Droughts and flooding rain and other things

[Mulga]

My first go at sending photos hope they are ok it took me long enough to figure out what to do
Before the rain

After the rain 8 inches

Heavy down pour

Lots of grass coming

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ws gaining weight fast
A perenti on the prowl

rising 2 year old home grown bulls
http://i546.photobucket.com/albums/hh434/Riverside2/IMG_0202.jpg

some of the stud breeders

the farm at the end of the murray river showing the effects of a long drought -- the pump is well high and dry

our neighbour help reap the oats that never made it to hay height -yeild 6 bushels to the acre --there is always next year

 

[coyote]

Thanks for the pictures.
What are some of your bloodlines of your Shorthorns?
Where abouts in Australia do you live?

Could you send some of those lizards up here, they should do a real good job on our gophers.

 

[Blkbuckaroo]

Mulga,Thanks for sharing pics of your part of the world,facinating! It's amazing the before and after pics on the farm.We've been in a pretty good drought here in the west to,so we fill your pain,although it looks like a couple of flash floods and you guys green up just right.How many acres to one cow does it take to get through the season there?Thanks

(Edit) Looking through your pics again,do you utilize the rain runoff for surplus or emergency water use,in a catch basin or set of ponds??

 

[Nicky]

Thanks for the pictures! Have been wondering how you guys were doing? It's amazing the difference in your 'before and after' pictures!! Congratulations on the rain and grass!

 

[per]

That is some though country you are trying to tame. The right amount of rain makes pretty good ranchers out of all of us. Hard to get the right amount though.

 

[Riverside]

Thanks for the pictures.
What are some of your bloodlines of your Shorthorns?
Where abouts in Australia do you live?

Could you send some of those lizards up here, they should do a real good job on our gophers.

Hi
Riverside here,
As you all may already now Mulga is my Dad and I do the Shorthorn breeding so I thought I would answer this question.
Our bloodlines are animals such as JR Red Cloud, Gumble Uranus, Eionmor Mr Gus, Eionmor Ideal, Waukaru Gold Ship, Marrington Victory, Chatswood Park Winning Drive (one of the best bloodlines we have), Royalla Universal Attraction (out of AFK Powerplay), Waukaru Prime Minister, HS Instant Enticer, Trevino Statesman 1st, Waukaru Gold Ship (out of Byland Gold Spear), Waukaru Goldmine 2109 (out of same sire as Gold Ship), We buy all of our herd bulls from breeders around Australia, and most of there bloodlines are imported from USA or Canada.

 

[leanin' H]

Riverside, You and your Dad need to become regulars on here! I love seeing your operation and how things are going down under. Thanks for the pictures! I'd say from the size of the Lizard you ought'a put a saddle on him and teach him to pack! :shock: If i saw a criiter that big i'd change my address!

 

[andybob]

Is the grass in the second picture Cenchrus Cilliaris? I had a lot of native Cenchrus on my ranch on the Zim lowveld, and propegated the improved strain on the in laws place in Namibia.

 

[Mulga]

andybob we call that grass buffel wwhich i think was introduce to our area from the U.S. It certainly does well with a little rain and is gradually spreading in certain areas of the station

 

[andybob]

andybob we call that grass buffel wwhich i think was introduce to our area from the U.S. It certainly does well with a little rain and is gradually spreading in certain areas of the station

It seems to be the same then, the South Africans call it Buffel Gras, so it may have kept the name when exported to the USA, I have seen it growing in the southern states, but is felt to be invasive in some parts of the USA. It is one of the best drought resistant grasses available.