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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1720136" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>The one thing a cow does is give you a calf each year. If she can't feed/raise her calf longer than 3 months, she is a cull. That is free growth as far as I'm concern. Cow isn't going anywhere. You still have to provide all her nutrition year in and year out. If my cow can't keep her condition on grass and hay AND raise a 7-8 month old calf, and breed back in a 60 day season, she is a cull</p><p>Everyone knows I raise Simmental - big Simmental which are really, really good milkers. Not like my old 1970's, 1980's cows, but more than adequate to raise a big calf. </p><p>Location is everything. My land grows grass and grows enough to make the hay to feed my cattle 6 months of the year. It would be a total waste of my time to have a little cow or a cow that can't raise a big calf. EVERY cow, big or little requires just as much TIME to observe .... for health, breeding, calving, injuries. EVERY cow takes just as much TIME to work thru the chute, Everyone likes to claim a little cow won't eat as much, but research proves their maintenance isn't linear. Worming would be one thing that costs more for a big cow since it is based on weight. My TIME is worth something (maybe not much - LOL)_</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1720136, member: 968"] The one thing a cow does is give you a calf each year. If she can't feed/raise her calf longer than 3 months, she is a cull. That is free growth as far as I'm concern. Cow isn't going anywhere. You still have to provide all her nutrition year in and year out. If my cow can't keep her condition on grass and hay AND raise a 7-8 month old calf, and breed back in a 60 day season, she is a cull Everyone knows I raise Simmental - big Simmental which are really, really good milkers. Not like my old 1970's, 1980's cows, but more than adequate to raise a big calf. Location is everything. My land grows grass and grows enough to make the hay to feed my cattle 6 months of the year. It would be a total waste of my time to have a little cow or a cow that can't raise a big calf. EVERY cow, big or little requires just as much TIME to observe .... for health, breeding, calving, injuries. EVERY cow takes just as much TIME to work thru the chute, Everyone likes to claim a little cow won't eat as much, but research proves their maintenance isn't linear. Worming would be one thing that costs more for a big cow since it is based on weight. My TIME is worth something (maybe not much - LOL)_ [/QUOTE]
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