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<blockquote data-quote="TLCfromARK" data-source="post: 271464" data-attributes="member: 198"><p>Not knowing anything other than you have 200 acres and a little experence in the cattle business my advice would be the same as Dun's & Boogie's. </p><p> Start out small, if you can't repair all your fences maybe try to get 40 - 80 acres in good shape, get your pens, barn in working order, have your equiptment ( or have access to it ) and stock that part with a few cow / calf pairs, whatever the land can carry safely. Then while you're bringing the rest of the place up to speed you can be gaining a lot of experence with the stock you have, seeing what it takes in time / money & effort to make a go of cattle farming. Once you've got a "clear" idea of your cost / profit margins you can decide on whether to expand or how fast you want to grow.</p><p> The one thing I wouldn't do is borrow a large chunk of money to jump into this business all at once. Bank payments can be a very big load to shoulder when you're getting started. That being said, banks serve a very needed purpose. Very few people are able to "pay cash" for everything. Just be selective on what is "needed" and what "you'd just like to have".</p><p> Good luck,</p><p> ;-)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TLCfromARK, post: 271464, member: 198"] Not knowing anything other than you have 200 acres and a little experence in the cattle business my advice would be the same as Dun's & Boogie's. Start out small, if you can't repair all your fences maybe try to get 40 - 80 acres in good shape, get your pens, barn in working order, have your equiptment ( or have access to it ) and stock that part with a few cow / calf pairs, whatever the land can carry safely. Then while you're bringing the rest of the place up to speed you can be gaining a lot of experence with the stock you have, seeing what it takes in time / money & effort to make a go of cattle farming. Once you've got a "clear" idea of your cost / profit margins you can decide on whether to expand or how fast you want to grow. The one thing I wouldn't do is borrow a large chunk of money to jump into this business all at once. Bank payments can be a very big load to shoulder when you're getting started. That being said, banks serve a very needed purpose. Very few people are able to "pay cash" for everything. Just be selective on what is "needed" and what "you'd just like to have". Good luck, ;-) [/QUOTE]
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