If that 1600 pound cow is raising an 800 pound calf Cattle Annie, I'm not going to argue that she is not paying her way. More than likely his sire weighed 2800 pouinds too eh? I'll tell you one thing, I wouldn't want to be feeding those calves and trying to catch a top grade.
As far as the pasture thing. I partially agree as well. Rental usually boggles my mind when it comes to units. I wonder if the owner will wake up some day and wonder where his pasture disappeared when he had to ask the owner to pull his cows out early. She simply HAS to eat more Cattle Annie.
With all of the so called forward motion that the industry has seem over the last 30 years concerning gain ---- I still have yet to see any of these bigger cattle convert feed more efficiently than small ones. This is an area that our industry certainly needs some work. Big cows and small cows.
As far as the pasture thing. I partially agree as well. Rental usually boggles my mind when it comes to units. I wonder if the owner will wake up some day and wonder where his pasture disappeared when he had to ask the owner to pull his cows out early. She simply HAS to eat more Cattle Annie.
With all of the so called forward motion that the industry has seem over the last 30 years concerning gain ---- I still have yet to see any of these bigger cattle convert feed more efficiently than small ones. This is an area that our industry certainly needs some work. Big cows and small cows.
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