Soapweed's Ranch
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Crossbreds work well in cattle, and also in people. The older I get, the more "holes" get
blown into the high cattle-producing theories I had as a younger man. At one
time, I thought an F1 half Hereford-half Angus cow was the only way to go, and
breed them to a third "terminal cross" sire. It works well, but is no better
than a two-way cross. A multiple don't-give-a-darn-cross is just as good if
not better. What works is "uniformity". Get as many look-alike same-sized cattle
in a selling group as possible, and the buyers like what is presented.
It is a foggy morning (I can't see the yard fence), and I would love to expound
on some of my newer theories that throw sand at my old theories, but it will
have to wait. Most of the older-timers on this board have already been inundated
with most of my present ideas, so I hate to be-labor the deal anyway.
Have to grope our way several miles to preg check a couple hundred cows. It's
going to be chilly, with rain a possibility. Might not be as fun as it could
be.
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