kenmac
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- Feb 13, 2005
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- The Heart of Dixie
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- McCormick CX105 Kubota MX 5100 HST, Kubota ZD1021, Kawsaki Mule 4010 trans 4x4
we too have had very little rain. Had a little saturday but that's the first we have had in about two months. I really wouldn't call what we had saturday as rain.Right now is a bad time to get into cattle farming in TX. Hay is at an all time high, rain is at a low (although in the last month we have been getting some reprieve). Fertilizer is at an all time high. Beef per pound at the market is quite low. Steel is very expensive right now, so a pen and squeeze chute system will be a premium. Its near a perfect storm.
My advice is to keep enough cows to build the herd back up after you get some experience. Bull, maybe 6-10 additional females. Sell the rest.
My pond for watering cattle is down about 8 ft.
I sure hope we have a rainy winter season.
I will also advise him to be careful around those cattle. He may be a stranger to them, and it don't take much for a 1200# mama cow to hurt you accidently !