What do you wish you were told?

[momt5]

hmmm, I'm daring to start a new topic: :cboy:

What is the one thing you wish you were told prior to beginning your farm?



Thanks,
MomT5

 

[Anonymous]

That I would NOT go blind :mrgreen:
On the serious side, I wish some one would have told me to do this 20 years ago. I really enjoy the learning and the work

 

[1wlimo]

That I should have learnt to weld or drive a semi and gone to Canada 20 years ago, that or how to avoid a steeling cheat, before you are back at square one again, but he ho, with out the bad the good would not be so good

 

[backhoeboogie]

Shoot. All I had to do was listen. Several generations of cattlemen in my history going back to the cattle drives out of TX. All I cared about was chasin women.

I swore I would never own a cow and swore I would never have a garden. I still don't have a garden.

 

[Isomade]

That to make a small fortune in the cattle business I needed to start with a large Fortune. And I'm being serious.

 

[Isomade]

That a good bull is worth the extra money.

 

[SRBeef]

That everything about cattle takes a long time. Definitely not for the folks that need instant gratification. On the other hand cattle teach you patience. Always something to look forward to with the new calf crop.

 

[terra8186]

That I should have learnt to weld or drive a semi and gone to Canada 20 years ago, that or how to avoid a steeling cheat, before you are back at square one again, but he ho, with out the bad the good would not be so good

I would like to know how to avoid a stealing cheat. Or I would like to hear the story of the "Stealing Cheat"

 

[pdfangus]

i WAS TOLD PLENTY....

BUT THEN MY HEAD AS ALWAYS BEEN SIMILAR TO 10,000 PSI CONCRETE.

 

[ALACOWMAN]

that you'll never do better than a black baldy

 

[stocky]

Backhoeboogie and PdfAngus were thinking along the same lines as I was----doesn't matter what I was told, what was important was that I listen. But, like most, no matter what someone tells me, I have to make the mistake myself before I will believe what they told me is true

 

[dun]

Backhoeboogie and PdfAngus were thinking along the same lines as I was----doesn't matter what I was told, what was important was that I listen. But, like most, no matter what someone tells me, I have to make the mistake myself before I will believe what they told me is true

Yup!

 

[Scroote]

To not take a laxative and a sleeping pill on the same night!

AND

Isomade's first post

 

[Ouachita]

To get my soil and grass up to snuff before buying a herd. I'm doing OK, but I can sure see where it would have been a lot easier if I had planned a couple years in advance for the forage quality and conditions.

 

[gonzo]

the higher the dryer, I'm still climbn :deadhorse:

 

[CottageFarm]

i WAS TOLD PLENTY....

BUT THEN MY HEAD AS ALWAYS BEEN SIMILAR TO 10,000 PSI CONCRETE.

Ditto. Sorry I can't come up with anything else. Everytime I think I'vve come up with something, I remember somebody, at some point, had already told me not to do that. :cry2:

 

[slick4591]

I wish I had been told to not waste so much money on horny women. Oh crap! I was told that. Think of all the cows I could have had by now. :shock:

 

[Double E]

First would be to quarantine anything new for two weeks before exposing the whole herd to whatever the newbies bring with them, reducing the treatments to a few instead of all. Second, keep a year's worth of hay in reserve in case mother nature throws you a curve. Third, learn all I can BEFORE jumping in with both feet, as it seems you are doing. But even with the harsh lessons, love what you do or don't do it at all.

 

[jedstivers]

I wasn't told anything, but this is all I've ever done. I was even raised in a hog barn till I was 5. ( I have a reason for the way I am, what's y'alls excuse?)

 

[jedstivers]

I wish I had been told to not waste so much money on horny women. Oh crap! I was told that. Think of all the cows I could have had by now. :shock:

Slick, thats a durn sight better than spending it on non horny women.