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<blockquote data-quote="KHereford" data-source="post: 955950" data-attributes="member: 18150"><p>We have a milk cow, if your just drinking the milk it will never pay. We(my wife, I and three kids) drink a gallon a day, and take the left over milk and feed three calves at a time. I have always figured the gallon we get from her pays for the feed and the calves make a little. She will raise two to three groups of 3 calves depending on how long we milk her and we keep one to feed out to butcher. If you dont put to much into your calves outside of purchase price and a little feed you can make a lot of money on one cow. Last year we had a jersey raise 6 calves on nothing but pasture and five pounds of grain to keep everyone happy and cleared $1800 on the bunch. Not bad for a cow we gave $600 for but it is a lot of work and doesnt always work that well. Get the milk cow, raise a few calves on her, enjoy her milk and keep one to butcher.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KHereford, post: 955950, member: 18150"] We have a milk cow, if your just drinking the milk it will never pay. We(my wife, I and three kids) drink a gallon a day, and take the left over milk and feed three calves at a time. I have always figured the gallon we get from her pays for the feed and the calves make a little. She will raise two to three groups of 3 calves depending on how long we milk her and we keep one to feed out to butcher. If you dont put to much into your calves outside of purchase price and a little feed you can make a lot of money on one cow. Last year we had a jersey raise 6 calves on nothing but pasture and five pounds of grain to keep everyone happy and cleared $1800 on the bunch. Not bad for a cow we gave $600 for but it is a lot of work and doesnt always work that well. Get the milk cow, raise a few calves on her, enjoy her milk and keep one to butcher. [/QUOTE]
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