justintime
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Hi everyone!
I am on day 3 of my visit to Scotland. My ansectors left here in 1884 for North America, and I am now wondering why they did. What a beautiful place! Despite many health issues in recent years ( BSE,Foot and Mouth, Bluetongue, etc) the cattle business is flourishing. I am presently at the Royal Highland show in Edinburgh. Met a Maine breeder from Wyoming this morning that is a good friend with a good friend of mine in Alberta.... it really is a small world!!
Commercial cattlemen here really take good breeding stock seriously. A friend of mine here, sold all his yearling bulls at £4500 or $9000 US out of his yard. He said he would have gotten considerably more if he had held them until they were two years old. I think I would be happy with selling my bulls for a $9000 average out of my yard. Quite frankly, the bulls he sold at this price would be hard to sell at home... quite rangy and not near as well muscled as ours ( ie: all breeds in N America). I have seen several offspring from embryos I have sent over here. They look good even though they are not as tall as many of the cattle here. They show mature bulls here so there are some pretty impressive monsters in all breeds. Several Angus by US and Canadian sires that weigh in excess of 3000 lb. I am impressed with many of the Angus cattle I see here.
I was suffering from ''lackofplanetitis'' and finally found a computer at the... and I had to check out the Planet. Hope everyone is doing well and surviving the crazy weather many have been getting. Back home, we have started to get some rains... we are not out of teh woods yet but we are thankful for what we have received. The grass is at least growing now.
Just thought I would check in.....
I am on day 3 of my visit to Scotland. My ansectors left here in 1884 for North America, and I am now wondering why they did. What a beautiful place! Despite many health issues in recent years ( BSE,Foot and Mouth, Bluetongue, etc) the cattle business is flourishing. I am presently at the Royal Highland show in Edinburgh. Met a Maine breeder from Wyoming this morning that is a good friend with a good friend of mine in Alberta.... it really is a small world!!
Commercial cattlemen here really take good breeding stock seriously. A friend of mine here, sold all his yearling bulls at £4500 or $9000 US out of his yard. He said he would have gotten considerably more if he had held them until they were two years old. I think I would be happy with selling my bulls for a $9000 average out of my yard. Quite frankly, the bulls he sold at this price would be hard to sell at home... quite rangy and not near as well muscled as ours ( ie: all breeds in N America). I have seen several offspring from embryos I have sent over here. They look good even though they are not as tall as many of the cattle here. They show mature bulls here so there are some pretty impressive monsters in all breeds. Several Angus by US and Canadian sires that weigh in excess of 3000 lb. I am impressed with many of the Angus cattle I see here.
I was suffering from ''lackofplanetitis'' and finally found a computer at the... and I had to check out the Planet. Hope everyone is doing well and surviving the crazy weather many have been getting. Back home, we have started to get some rains... we are not out of teh woods yet but we are thankful for what we have received. The grass is at least growing now.
Just thought I would check in.....