rkaiser

[cswilson]

Now grassfarmer tell me why a 2200 pound Highland bull with lopsided nuts would be a breed marvel and the toast of Scotland. Isn't he an example of breeders rushing to the extreme of a breed.I thought Highland were small hardy efficient cattle not enormous hairy beggars with balls that don't match. If extremes are a sin in the more popular breeds they still are in the fringe breeds.

[grassfarmer]

CS, he was a Galloway bull not a Highland. He was needed at the time to counter a breed that had gone into terminal decline due to getting overly small. Since then the breed has imported lots of Canadian genetics to increase size. Many Galloway steers were unable to be fattened or weigh 400kg(880lb)live at 30 months. You can get too small to be economic too, thus you need a "corrective factor".

[cswilson]

Thanks for the clarification-that might make some sense-sure alot easier to just stay in the middle-then the size pendulum hits you on the way up and the way down. You could make a million bucks if you had a tank full of dwarfy little british cattle right now. What's the odds of we see bulls being promoted as 'frame improvers' within 3-4 years lol.

[rkaiser]

Thanks for the support on them 800 dollar bulls guys - especially you cowman. Was sure nice to meet your son up at our sale. Too bad he didn't get himself a bull, but maybe next year. Don't worry cownman, your identity is still a secret with me!!!!

[rkaiser]

Just a little follow up on the 800 dollar bulls. I encourage entreprenuership (is that a word?). I want folks at my sale who think they can make a buck by supporting me.

One of the 800 dollar bulls has already changed hands twice. The fellow who bid at the sale paid for his gas and more before he left the stands by selling the bull to the fellow below him for a 100 dollar profit. This next fellow has found a new home for the bull already and has not revealed his price to me. He wears a halo, but rather loosely. LOL

I needed those guys at my sale or I may have had to dig down to 600 bucks to sell the bull.

They get my program, and will be back; and they are more than welcome, along with any other entrpreneur who figures out what I am up to, and spreads my Damn Good Bulls around the country for more prospective customers to see.