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<blockquote data-quote="pdfangus" data-source="post: 1431038" data-attributes="member: 6543"><p>there is also the matter of location and history....</p><p>my guess is that a stockyard in Oklahoma is somewhat different than a stockyard in Virginia. There are two or three that I know of with decent reputations within three hours of here...then there are two or three with somewhat shady reputations.</p><p></p><p>the local yard is a thing of the past in my part of the country...closest one to me went bust last year and has just reopened under new management...don't know the guy or his reputation yet. </p><p></p><p>but in general....around here if you walk into a stockyard as an unknown quantity be it buying or selling there will be plenty of assistance in attempts to separate you from your money...</p><p></p><p>as an old friend of my daddy's used to say "there is characters there that I wouldn't trust in an outhouse with a muzzle on."</p><p></p><p>and my strongest objection is still the disease factor....Had a neighbor who bought a set of put together cows from an order buyer...he wanted herefords bred to hereford....He got a bunch of red and white cows bred to goodness knows what all, but the calves didn't start to drop till four months later, and only lost three of the twenty to anaplasmosis that came in with them....not to mention getting to treat the whole herd for anaplasmosis and the one sick cow that went crazy and tried to kill him....anaplasmosis will do that.</p><p></p><p>not trying to tell anyone that they should not buy any darn thing they want anywhere they want....personal freedom and personal responsibility are my motto.... :deadhorse:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pdfangus, post: 1431038, member: 6543"] there is also the matter of location and history.... my guess is that a stockyard in Oklahoma is somewhat different than a stockyard in Virginia. There are two or three that I know of with decent reputations within three hours of here...then there are two or three with somewhat shady reputations. the local yard is a thing of the past in my part of the country...closest one to me went bust last year and has just reopened under new management...don't know the guy or his reputation yet. but in general....around here if you walk into a stockyard as an unknown quantity be it buying or selling there will be plenty of assistance in attempts to separate you from your money... as an old friend of my daddy's used to say "there is characters there that I wouldn't trust in an outhouse with a muzzle on." and my strongest objection is still the disease factor....Had a neighbor who bought a set of put together cows from an order buyer...he wanted herefords bred to hereford....He got a bunch of red and white cows bred to goodness knows what all, but the calves didn't start to drop till four months later, and only lost three of the twenty to anaplasmosis that came in with them....not to mention getting to treat the whole herd for anaplasmosis and the one sick cow that went crazy and tried to kill him....anaplasmosis will do that. not trying to tell anyone that they should not buy any darn thing they want anywhere they want....personal freedom and personal responsibility are my motto.... :deadhorse: [/QUOTE]
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