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I worked for Wilson & Co while attending college and went to the Livestock Exchange Building daily to deliver checks for livestock Wilson had Purchased. The building was quality built and today is much like it always was - except pretty empty, I think the Colorado Brand Board is still there...

We calved in pastures of about a section. Tagging was a pain, so we didn't do it except for those that needed assistance or doctoring. We never kept heifers. We always tagged the cows - twice - one in each ear. I was always pleasantly surprised when the guys went out in late summer and...

I would guess it would be 46,656. There are 10 numbers and 26 letters or a possibility of 36 different characters in each position. Therefore 36 x 36 x 36 is 46,656. At least a full day of branding, right. Thiis would, of course assume the characters are right side up and in one place on...

Soak the corn in antifreeze.

Another side of this issue---- We generally bought 5-7 bulls each spring from a purebred breeder. We sorted through the bulls - some 150 - 200 in the pen. Carefully noted tag numbers of the bulls we liked. Then went to look at the EPD's. After making our selection , the breeder would...

Did you talk to Dr Leveret or Dr Lisa McCue from the Limon Veretinary Clinic. They always came out and checked our cattle and know what they are doing.

Last fall, one of our heifers that we were getting ready to ship was hit by a car. The county road went through one of our pastures and was unfenced. The driver came to the ranch house, admitted that he had hit the heifer and that it would need to be destroyed. He admitted that he was...

Oldtimer If you really believe this stuff, put your money where your mouth is and make millions in the commodity markets!!! :D :D :D

We sold our Limo cross heifers for about $700 this year. We kept about 45 heifers last year and bought 21 more last week. The ones we bought weighed 1030#, were all BWF with black around the eyes, bred to Angus to calf in February and March. They cost $1,000 apiece. There are some folks that...

We will probably be leaving the business in the next month or so, but our story is a bit better. We bought 14 years ago when no one wanted the land. Spent a fortune on fixing the place up, doubled our herd, calf prices are OK. But I am getting a bit on the old side and we have a good offer to...

Wonder why we have not heard where all this beef came from. I would guess it was mostly imported from South America and Mexico. Of course, maybe it cam from those huge ranches in New Jersey just across the Hudson from NYC.

A couple of local guys were working to get the neighbors bull out of their pasture. They roped the bull and were trying to drag him into a trailer. One guy was on a horse with the rope through the trailer and the other was behind the bull giving him an incentive to get into the trailer. The...

Ritchies tags are readable forever - as long as they don't come off. We use them on all of our replacement stock, get them from ritchie pre-numbered. We put tags in both ears in case one of them comes off. Kind of nice to go out and see tags that are readable. We had some allflex tags we put...

We have a half dozen yearlings in the pasture around our house. They have about 100 acres with all kinds of trees, rocks and buildings to lay around in. It has been between 90-95 degress for the past three weeks. Not very much humndity. I guess I am surprised that these yearlings seem to...

Some good thoughts here. Our neighbor (an animal lover) had an old Gelbvieh bull that had been injured fighting. (Never pick on young guys when you get old!!) One day when it was raining, she found him down in the corral in mud. She was frantic. I said to leave him alone, but she insisted...

Remember that Chrysler went German and how it came out.

Sandhusker, I am not positive about how all arbitration panels work, but they are used by stock brokers, automobile makers, etc. Most of them provide for each party to pick one representative and that the third representative must be independent - maybe chosen by the two selected by the...

Just don't sign an agreement for arbitration. Go somewhere else.

and its not because of Walmart, Targtet, Safeway, Etc. We moved here near Castle Rock, CO about twenty years ago. It was a small town and it was just full of small businesses. The other night, we could think of only a couple that are still here. The only small business where Mom & Pop can...

That is goiod news Haymaker, but I sure have to be a little cynical. The US Government is beating the drums to let Argentine beef into this country even though they still have foot and mouth disease there. I still do not know whose side the UDSA and their followers are on. Don't think it is...