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I would find out your PH level first , 6.5or better for alfalfa . is important & potash. if its low I would spread Pell lime on it , It might take all summer for the little alfalfa plants to get a root in the ground & grow . If it wont make a hay crop I would just clip the field with a mower...

I asked the local Jd dealer here about those tractors & he said don't bring it here if you by one , we don't have the micro fish for them for parts & we cant fix them .

Neospora Caninum can do that to cows , there is a blood test for it

how related are the cows of the effected calves ? sisters

I think there is a timing adjustment on the auto tie if its like a 855

Very nice pics

what drives the tie arm ?

I had a deal like that on a case IH , on it it was circuit breakers for the forward reverser that were weak , there in the fuse box on mine

there is a mechanical lift you can buy it clamps over the hip bones & has a hook in middle for a chain ( cow lift ) Had a heifer down for 6 weeks once from a bad calving one day she got up & walk away . Its hard to keep them dry & clean while they repair them selves . Never used the lift on one...

If you put something on a newborn calf that changes its smell its mother will not take it back . years ago the neighbors bought some little wool calf blankets 12 of them . Used them all 1 stormy night by the next day all the cows disowned their calves ...........The cute little blankets all...

A few years ago the neighbor had 1 the intestines were out & torn , they took it to the vet & she put it back together & it lived just fine . That 1 was hard to believe .

wolves are a definitive host of neospora caninum there is no way that livestock & wolves can co-exist

I would spend a summer on a ranch & haying crew & part of a calving season . Before I went & invested in an Ag School. Make sure that's what you want first . 1 more thing there are no Sundays west of the Mississippi .

I use liquid nitrogen & 3.5 inch irons , 26 seconds makes the best brand for me , up to 30 if the wind is blowing hard . my ranch brand is made of sandcast aluminum , I would say the failure rate on the aluminum brand is far less that the brass #s .............. we still get 1 out of about 30...

Puts a whole new meaning on a foxy piece of a$$ don't it? Just what seasoning would you use on that ?.........Some kind of rub I suppose