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  1. maverick

    Calf Pictures: Please Share Yours!

    We have been calving for about a  month,  finally had some of the AI calves! The first calf  is a Ali  bull out of a  Ice pick/angus 1st calf heifer     - 5 days old 2nd calf is a Strickly Business heifer X Angus cross cow- 6 days old 3rd calf a Hard Core  bull  X Angus/Sim  cow - 2 days old...
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    Economy

    Knabe, The e-mail from the company stated the increase was due to commodity prices. I believe the last price increase was in September - and it was only about a 1% or 2% increase. Maverick
  3. maverick

    Economy

    I run a school store a part of my Marketing/DECA program. I just received the following price increase for March and April. Kinda of scary! March and April Price increases Date Effective Supplier Name Supplier # Details / Comments 3/31/08 Pearson's Candy 696330 Up to14% increase on all...
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    The Angry White Man

    Bingo! Somebody finally gotit right. Thanks for sharing the article
  5. maverick

    Advice on who to breed to

    Thanks to everyone for all of your advice. I will use Heatwave on the cow  I am going to flush. I would like to pick out about ten more cows to bread to Heatwave I,  Sunseeker or maybe Golden Child for show prospects.  I am concered abourt getting a calf that is too big.  Our cows calve  in the...
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    Advice on who to breed to

    I am going to try again with the picture - does anyone know how I can delete the first picture I Posted? Jill thanks for the imput - unless I come up with a better idea I will fush the Full Boar cow to Heatwave.  We show at a small county fair and I was wondering if you think people would...
  7. maverick

    Advice on who to breed to

    Knabe, Thanks for all of your input. Have you seen any Tyson steers? Does Tyson add thickness to the top and lower quarter?   Do you have any suggestions on what bull to breed the Full boar cow to, I am hoping for show steers.  My son showed a steer out of her and our Ice Pick bull last year...
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    Advice on who to breed to

    I picked Gigolo Joe, Hard Drive and Total Package for possible heifer replacements – I liked their WW and milk EPDs. Total Package also looks like he is going to add tenderness and feed efficiency to his offspring.  If I bred them to the Maine cows I have they would be ¾ a Maine. Maybe I would...
  9. maverick

    Advice on who to breed to

    We have a commercial herd of Angus cross cows, we are trying to produce some winning steers for are two sons to show at our country fair. We have kept some heifers the last few years out of an Ice Pick/Draft pick bull (I had him tested and he is pha free).  For the most part all of our cattle...
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