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<blockquote data-quote="Katpau" data-source="post: 1141941" data-attributes="member: 9933"><p>My luckiest purchase was quite a few years back. In 1995 I went to an estate auction held in late August and they were selling some cows. The guys running the sale were cussing and shocking the cattle to get them in. One of the cows was so worked up she went over a solid wood 6 foot fence. They got her back in, but she looked ready to take on anyone who got close. She was a good looking black cow and had a nice April heifer on her, but her disposition and the fact they called her open, meant there were few bids. I got the pair for $350. She surprised me with another heifer in January. It took some time before I trusted her. She was still pretty rank by the time she had that second heifer, and it was many months before I could get within a half mile without her raising her head ready for flight, but she eventuality settled down with patience, kind treatment, and the example of the herd around her. By her third calf she would let me walk right up. She went on to give me 15 calves in 15 years. Almost every one of her calves weaned in the top percentile for weight, and all of the daughters and granddaughters I kept, had excellent dispositions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Katpau, post: 1141941, member: 9933"] My luckiest purchase was quite a few years back. In 1995 I went to an estate auction held in late August and they were selling some cows. The guys running the sale were cussing and shocking the cattle to get them in. One of the cows was so worked up she went over a solid wood 6 foot fence. They got her back in, but she looked ready to take on anyone who got close. She was a good looking black cow and had a nice April heifer on her, but her disposition and the fact they called her open, meant there were few bids. I got the pair for $350. She surprised me with another heifer in January. It took some time before I trusted her. She was still pretty rank by the time she had that second heifer, and it was many months before I could get within a half mile without her raising her head ready for flight, but she eventuality settled down with patience, kind treatment, and the example of the herd around her. By her third calf she would let me walk right up. She went on to give me 15 calves in 15 years. Almost every one of her calves weaned in the top percentile for weight, and all of the daughters and granddaughters I kept, had excellent dispositions. [/QUOTE]
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