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<blockquote data-quote="Cattle Rack Rancher" data-source="post: 34648" data-attributes="member: 245"><p>As I said there are alot of guys up here who would beg to differ. Continental cattle up here almost have to be bigger and have that extra bulk to survive the cold winter because they are not as hairy as the british breeds. I used to spend my summers on the Bar 5 Simmental ranch back in the early eighties. Some of those cattle were huge and alot of guys around here haven't changed their genetics much since then. The other thing I like about smaller cattle is they are easier to handle if you have problems. My brother was helping his neighbor do chores a couple years back and had one of these big, new mamas come after him. That big of an animal trying to come through the fence at you is quite a bit scarier than a little 1200 lb cow. She made it half way over a six foot steel gate. My brother has mostly smaller frame cows, too and that incident affirmed to him that he was growing the right kind of cattle. I do have to say, though, that when you see those big, thick Simmi/Char calves in the fall, it makes what you're producing look a little weak in comparison.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cattle Rack Rancher, post: 34648, member: 245"] As I said there are alot of guys up here who would beg to differ. Continental cattle up here almost have to be bigger and have that extra bulk to survive the cold winter because they are not as hairy as the british breeds. I used to spend my summers on the Bar 5 Simmental ranch back in the early eighties. Some of those cattle were huge and alot of guys around here haven't changed their genetics much since then. The other thing I like about smaller cattle is they are easier to handle if you have problems. My brother was helping his neighbor do chores a couple years back and had one of these big, new mamas come after him. That big of an animal trying to come through the fence at you is quite a bit scarier than a little 1200 lb cow. She made it half way over a six foot steel gate. My brother has mostly smaller frame cows, too and that incident affirmed to him that he was growing the right kind of cattle. I do have to say, though, that when you see those big, thick Simmi/Char calves in the fall, it makes what you're producing look a little weak in comparison. [/QUOTE]
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