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I also believe you can tell so much from a bull's head and also from a female's head. As a long time sales manager used to tell me "just send me a picture of your sale animals heads, and I will tell you which ones are going to be in the sale". I used to think he was just being smart, but now I...

I did not ever use Enticer, as I did not like the way his offspring sloped off from hooks to pins. I was told by very good authority ( by a man who was involved in raising Enticer) that his dam was the Reserve National Champion Maine female in the US a few years before. This was a trait pretty...

There is no easy quick fix way to develop a market for Shorthorn bulls. Over 30 years ago, I made a long term goal of mine to develop a market for my bulls. I made this a goal as I watched several of my friends in other breeds sell their bulls to make their payments. I was always selling my...

Sorry for the spelling mistake xbar. I am so used to using a " u" after a " q" that I did not even notice that I had done that. I thought it was a interesting story to mention. Nothing more than that. I also know that these two Arabs came very close to purchasing one of the Charolais champions...

My parents were travelling in southern Alberta, when they heard, on a farm show on the radio,  about a new breed that had recently been imported into Canada. The bull Parisean was in an AI stud at Cardston, Alberta. This stud was Universal Semen Services. As they were only about 100 miles from...

Yup... that is correct. After Bluebook's show career was over, the owner said to me that he was only worth market price to him then. I told him I would give him market price, and of course he then said he would not do this. After a few months of negotiating, I was able to do a deal to bring him...

Highest selling bull I know of from Canada was Thermal Energy. What happened to your 32k bull? I honestly don’t remember the Bull you speak of. Americans pay good money for bulls. The UK prefers bigger cattle. Australia seems to as well but not to the extreme of the uk. Americans want 6 frame at...

I agree with you in regards to Cruiser's buyers deciding not to sell a half interest for what they paid for him. That was their decision and I had no part in it. I was not involved in Cruiser other than I had collected a few straws of semen when he was a year old. When the man that bought him...

That is exactly why I had a lady who takes cattle pictures for a living take the picture of Cruiser that I posted. I have tried to do it by myself, and I have never had any that looked as good as the bull does. Her exact words were " he is the stoutest Shorthorn bull I have ever laid eyes on'...

I took a few pics of some Cruiser calves this afternoon. The first one ( red and white markings) was the lightest bull calf we had at 75 lbs. He was born unassisted from a 2 year old heifer on February 24/18. The dam is a daughter of Waukaru Orion 2047 from the Picture Perfect cow family. He...

More assumptions on your part Ryan. If you had any idea of what my family and I have been through, you may think before you say some of the things you said here. Actually I have had to pay for my farm twice, and thanks to my cows I do not owe 1 red cent to anyone now, except for a small balance...

I chose NOT to make any references in my post and I think that is the only fair thing to do to my customers. I certainly am not going to bring them into this discussion so you can bash them as well. You have to be totally NUTS if you think I am going start giving you a list of names. Probably...

Ryan... you can make all the assumptions you want. I will let my record stand anyday besides yours. I feel fortunate to have spent my entire lifetime in this business, and I have never worked for anyone but myself My cows have provided me with my income. I also feel fortunate that over 90% of my...

A very useful set of bulls ! Several with outcross genetics to many of today's bloodlines. Bulls that will work in most any situation.

knabe... here is his other side. Maybe you can use this side?

The only semen that has been collected was some " in herd use only' semen that I collected for my own use when he was a year old. In order to get US qualified semen, he would have to be quarantined in a licensed AI stud for at at least 45-50 days and then after he passes all tests, semen can be...

Thanks knabe!  That gave me a chuckle!  The urine stains come from him laying down by the hay feeder the night before we pictured. He had a big straw pack he could have laid on... but no.... he has to flop down in the S**t.!

About a year ago, I posted a picture of HC Cruiser 59C and I received a fair bit of abuse including being called a liar etc etc. A couple regulars on this site accused me of tampering with the photo with photoshop. ( obviously they didn't realize that I don't know the first thing about doing...

That may be more true for you in the US but it certainly isn't true for everyone who raises Shorthorns. I have sold out of bulls every year for several years now, and I am not alone in doing this. More and more Shorthorn breeders are selling more and more Shorthorn bulls, and not just giving...