Years ago Herefords and Angus

[jodywy]

Growing up in western Wyoming in a high mountain valley. There were 2 kinds of cows Herford's and Holstiens. one grazed the mountains in the summer the others got milked twice a day f till dried up and freshened again. The mountain drained water to the snake and Columbia, the Smith fork and Bear, then the Green and Colorado. So when I peed in the water it covers a lot of people. But back to the cows, there was a herd of black angus, that wintered on the farm in the lower valley and trailed to river bottom pastures in the upper valley. This was back before all the PAP testing and lot of the poor things had brisket disease. Before we moved there were cattle brokers that bring in grass cattle and pairs, Most were black angus from lower elevations. after a week or two they load up a 5th wheel trailer and haul those what had started Brisket Disease back to a lower elevation.

 

[jodywy]

I slowly moved most the herd to the dark side, but my bull battery is mostly Herefords, I like putting white faces on black calves. We also have moved 500 miles east, and highest spot on the ranch is 5500 feet. The Little Missouri River heads over the divide just a few miles west of the ranch, Cabin Creek runs into the Bell Fourche, both river run into the Missouri, then the Mississippi, so whole different world I now live upriver from , Only taken one eye out of a Hereford here, but actual have doctored more black cows for Pink eye, and lot of them get lame on the frozen ground in the winter.

 

[jodywy]

their lot of people I don't like down stream

 

[jodywy]

Was chairmen of WSGA marketing committee years ago, A Bull seller- Feedlot operator and a small chain of steak house operator came in. He introduced himself then said his grandad told him when he got older if he wanted to see a Hereford or a sheep he have to go to a zoo. We went around the room everybody introduced them selves and told what their operation was, Well I was last and said I run Herefords and sheep. The first guy I had on the agenda was a representative from Certified Hereford Beef, they just been formed. He told of the premiums that their grid was paying. The bull seller got up said "there more differences within breeds then between them" then he left.

 

[webfoot]

I live on the Burnt River. It runs into the Snake River not far from here. The Snake runs into the Columbia. There is a lot of people down the Columbia who I have no use for.

 

[Faster horses]

Mr FH always maintained the best cross was an Angus cow and a Hereford Bull.
Trouble with the Black Baldy heifers is where do you go from there?
A well-known Hereford man told us once, he kept the black baldy heifers. That first cross was dynamite but it was downhill from there.
He sold all his black baldy cows.
Of course that was years ago. But he was a greatly respected cowman.

 

[jodywy]

I live on the Burnt River. It runs into the Snake River not far from here. The Snake runs into the Columbia. There is a lot of people down the Columbia who I have no use for.

Lived close to the head of the Salt and greys river, they both ran into the Snake with in a mile of each other. Now only a few miles from head of the Little Missouri , bit more for the Bell. But still up stream :)

 

[Older Whiskey]

I live on the Burnt River. It runs into the Snake River not far from here. The Snake runs into the Columbia. There is a lot of people down the Columbia who I have no use for.

Hey Hey, be nice now!!!

 

[Older Whiskey]

My favorite has always been the Hereford and Black Angus cross. My grandpa called his herd Whitefaces. There were all kind of tones of brown and black. He had some Red Angus mixed in. Lots of spots and patches. They did great at 6500 feet.

 

[webfoot]

Hey Hey, be nice now!!!

The people further down stream.

 

[jodywy]

The people further down stream.

just pee....

 

[Older Whiskey]

The people further down stream.

Alrighty then!

 

[Older Whiskey]

just pee....

Please boys, stop already. The water down here is taking on an orange color. I am worried about your dehydration up yonder.