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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 20533"><p>Craig -- thanks for your comments. I believe you and I think pretty much alike most times and you'll certainly never get any static from me. </p><p></p><p>I've can't say that I've ever done any one thing that I thought made a huge difference to my humble little operation, just a bunch of small things that hopefully will add up. I too try to be real snug with a buck and don't spend on flashy equipment or things that I don't really think can be economically justified. I don't think I run my little place like most "gentlemen ranchers" that I have seen (or the joke farm ranchers that our friend Blackpower is so "fond" of). Looking back now with the benefit of hindsight and some experience I see that a lot of the positive things I did were really no-brainers. We can all continue to learn, but I sure wish I knew on day one what I know now!</p><p></p><p>I keep very good records on my cows, their calving dates and what each of their calves ultimately weigh and bring when sold. And I keep a diary of sorts and write down my observations of even minor significance each time I return home from my place. Of course I know all that's probably easier for me to do than it is for the large outfits. I'm currently just a part-timer with little operation and have never had more than 39 mama cows at any one time.</p><p></p><p>But a few thinkgs stand out in my mind as to what I have done WRONG. I need to be more like you and some of the other full-time guys when it comes to culling. I realize that I'm still WAY to slow to cull cows that haven't performed up to par, and I give a few of them too many extra chances. The second thing is that in my neck of the woods we absolutely need to deworm at least twice a year. Some years back I got a little lazy and "penny wise pound foolish" on this and didn't deworm for a couple of years. At first there was no apparent adverse consequence. Then we had a very rainy middle to late summer that created optimum parasite conditions, I got extemely busy with my "real" job and it seemed like almost before I knew it about a third of my cows were in really sad shape due to worms and flukes. Fortunately I didn't lose any but it sure set them back for a good while. Lastly, I need to try to do less hay buying and more forage stockpiling. </p><p></p><p>Kindest regards, Arnold Ziffle</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 20533"] Craig -- thanks for your comments. I believe you and I think pretty much alike most times and you'll certainly never get any static from me. I've can't say that I've ever done any one thing that I thought made a huge difference to my humble little operation, just a bunch of small things that hopefully will add up. I too try to be real snug with a buck and don't spend on flashy equipment or things that I don't really think can be economically justified. I don't think I run my little place like most "gentlemen ranchers" that I have seen (or the joke farm ranchers that our friend Blackpower is so "fond" of). Looking back now with the benefit of hindsight and some experience I see that a lot of the positive things I did were really no-brainers. We can all continue to learn, but I sure wish I knew on day one what I know now! I keep very good records on my cows, their calving dates and what each of their calves ultimately weigh and bring when sold. And I keep a diary of sorts and write down my observations of even minor significance each time I return home from my place. Of course I know all that's probably easier for me to do than it is for the large outfits. I'm currently just a part-timer with little operation and have never had more than 39 mama cows at any one time. But a few thinkgs stand out in my mind as to what I have done WRONG. I need to be more like you and some of the other full-time guys when it comes to culling. I realize that I'm still WAY to slow to cull cows that haven't performed up to par, and I give a few of them too many extra chances. The second thing is that in my neck of the woods we absolutely need to deworm at least twice a year. Some years back I got a little lazy and "penny wise pound foolish" on this and didn't deworm for a couple of years. At first there was no apparent adverse consequence. Then we had a very rainy middle to late summer that created optimum parasite conditions, I got extemely busy with my "real" job and it seemed like almost before I knew it about a third of my cows were in really sad shape due to worms and flukes. Fortunately I didn't lose any but it sure set them back for a good while. Lastly, I need to try to do less hay buying and more forage stockpiling. Kindest regards, Arnold Ziffle [/QUOTE]
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