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    feeding pelleted cottonseed hulls

    Only problem with the pelleted ones is we have seen lots of calves that can do a wonderful job sorting the pellets out and leaving them in the bunk so we feed the loose hulls when we can.
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    Eye Catching Low % Simmy

    May Low% Simmy Sells this sat December 10 at the Pride of the Prairie Sale in Seymour, IL. Puppy dog broke, outcross pedigree (Her sire was an Illinois state fair Champ and is Black Raptor son by a New Design 036 angus cow) very cowy, and to top it off she's a BALDY...
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    Simmental Open Heifers

    I have 2 Purebred Simmental Heifers selling in the pride of the prairie simmental sale this Saturday December 10th at Seymour, IL. They are full siblings and are sired by Built Right and out of HPF Desa Rae U334. She is a direct daughter of STF Desa Rae and was a division winner at the Illinois...
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    Still Looking...Show Heifer

    Here is a link to one of our heifers selling in the Pride of the Prairie sale this Saturday December 10th in Seymour, IL the sale is managed by Eberspacher Ent. out of Minnesota and there will be trailers headed back that direction. The link to the heifer's video  is...
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    Steel Force VS. UPGRADE

    From my experience and advice of owners of upgrade he needs to be used a a very soft made cow. Also sometimes his calves seem to be plainer about there head and neck but i have also had some freak necked ones out of him for a pb simmy.  Another bull to think about is Pays To Dream he is a dream...
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    Steel Force VS. UPGRADE

    What type of cow? also what are you wanting the sire to help in?  All stuff you need to know when trying to pick a bull besides picking something just cause its popular. In terms of steel force there are alot of other dream on sons out there that will do a great job for 10% of the price of steel...
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    Very Complete March PB Simmental Heifer!!!!

    Catalog is out and she is Lot 29 in the NAILE Select Simmental Sale. Here is a pic taken as of 10/30/11. I tried to get a current picture because we have had a couple of very reputable breeders stop in and said her catalog picture does her no justice for as good as she is.  She has really...
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    Very Complete March PB Simmental Heifer!!!!

    Very complete March PB Simmental open heifer by Trademark ASA#2586131. She will sell at the North American Select Sale on Nov. 14th She has been out one time to the Illinois State Fair where she won the March class. Feel free to email me if you have any other questions at...
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    Sores on heifers flank

    What you have is probably rain rot. Google it and look at pictures and see if it seems similar.  Don't know if you got it from cedar fiber or not but we had it in one heifer where we caught it right away and we tried about everything we were told and finally gave her a shot of long acting...
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