Recent content by cowman52

Its amazing, only time the farmer is even mentioned is to bash Trump. Until the " trade war" the media didn't give a damn if we starved, died, or hopefully didn't vote. Then the tariff deal pops up and we are such pore victims, about to lose our lively hood. Not so deep down, they would be...

The vermeers are stout, easy to keep up. New Hollands don't break down often, can be worked on, hardest is replacing a complete box, usually you can just put a new rotor on top and go on. Like the deers, but when one needs to be worked on it is usually pretty involved. Ran a 14 ft...

Hope your winter is mild and short.

6 this morning and 16 now west of San Angelo. We don't know how to function in this kind of weather. Had a bit of ice last night but at least today high clouds and no wind today.

We had a 57 GMC pickup, ordered a add on heater for it from Montgomery wards. Old timers would put a candle on the dash to keep frost off the windshield.

I have been selling bulls for along time and I understand your thinking. Most of the problems i have came across has been due to the feeding program and not so much anything else. Small pens, hot feed, trying to get them fat too quick, not enough exercise. In the past 10 years, not one bull...

I had a stray bull show up 3 weeks ago, typical for our country, poor fences, weekend ranchers, working in town to hang on. Any way, bull had 2 USDA tags, one maybe less than a year old from the wear and one probably 3 weeks old from the hole in the ear not healed. Well, I finally get him...

I believe you are missing a triangle that the lower lift arms attach to and the topmof the triangle goes in the ear under the pipe. It's an old ford lift I believe.

I'm a determined sort, have bred cows for several ranches in the past, most were just like you are imagining, scattered. It got easier every year, you learned the cows, the pastures. Best year was on a commercial place, 4 places, 2800 total acres, 55 miles round trip. Bred 165 out of...

Mine sleep in a jug in the feed room. They don't tear up fences, they don't go wandering, never have sore feet, and if I want a different one, I shop in a magazine and I can use him for less than 200 bucks.

Back in the Day when bigger was better in the show cattle deal, had several customers who thought ralgro was THE cure. It was until semen collection came calling. Sent every one to the sale barn. Heifers tended to grow but fertility was poor, catching heats was next to impossible.

Heeler Had been just a touch off the past 3 weeks, still working,still her contrary self, bark at the windshield wipers, knew when she heard sorry a** hussy, something was not where it was supposed to be. Unloaded at the barn, and started bringing in calves, would leave one just to look at...

Speak for yourself, don't do fowl, period

Not real sure what you mean by dry stalk, but we have raised it forever, makes good feed, with some moisture, will make 3 cuttings. We plant in late march hopefully, first comes off early June, second in august, 3 rd just before frost. It usually less quality and more quanity, trick here is...

When she utters, do you get a warm feeling? If you had started milking her out earlier, you might have saved the quarter, would bet it's hard and pretty much shot by now.