Shipped calves today

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SVcummins

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• Oct 29, 2020

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Sent 6 semi loads to Kansas and one to twin falls

 

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David G

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• Oct 29, 2020

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Are you an empty nester now, no cattle?

 

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JayinNY

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• Oct 29, 2020

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Nice! Were those all your cows? Or were you work? Good looking cows, and 🐴

 

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SVcummins

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• Oct 29, 2020

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No calves . I bought three replacement heifers so i can build my heard up again

 

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SVcummins

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• Oct 29, 2020

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They belong to a guy i do quite a bit of cowboying for

 

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JayinNY

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• Oct 29, 2020

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Nice to see horse being used for that.
Always like your pics from out your way. Thanks for posting them

 

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Fred Werring

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• Oct 29, 2020

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I like it

 

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fixerupper

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• Oct 29, 2020

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How many acres do you need for a pair in that area?

 

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Robert (ID)

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• Oct 29, 2020

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Bring in some outside blood and change up the genetics. I did that last fall, I bought bred back cows with heifer calves on the side.

Im sorting heifers tommarow.

 

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Farmaller

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• Oct 29, 2020

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Whats the weather like? I remimber the days we used horses, you have the good life!

 

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SVcummins

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• Oct 29, 2020

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Weather was cold from 530 untill about 10 then it warmed up nice

 

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SVcummins

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• Oct 29, 2020

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It all depends about 5 acres per cow is what we normally run

 

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banjoman09

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• Oct 29, 2020

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Wow such beautiful scenery...your lucky to live there.....and quite the herd! Nice!

 

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SVcummins

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• Oct 29, 2020

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Thanks

 

SweetFeet

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• Oct 29, 2020

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Great photos, SV. Really interesting to see - nothing like that in tropical MN.

 

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SVcummins

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• Oct 29, 2020

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Thats what I’m doing . Heifers will breed next summer

 

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Kow Farmer

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• Oct 29, 2020

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Nice looking cattle there sir. I like the corral system for loading also. Great pics too. Thank you. Kow Farmer Kurt 🐂👨‍🌾

 

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SVcummins

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• Oct 29, 2020

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Thanks glad you liked them . It is a pretty nice corral we need s tub for the chute though.

 

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SVcummins

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• Oct 29, 2020

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Thenks

 

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RBnWA

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• Oct 30, 2020

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SV you have the life. Would love to do what your doing. RB

 

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greg oliver

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• Oct 30, 2020

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SV great photo’s. Snowing out all day today. First of the season had to run out with the plow truck and sander this morning. A few of my horse pictures this morning. Morgan was the free horse an old neighbor gave me this spring. Just put the plow and wing on Tuesday.

 

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SVcummins

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• Oct 30, 2020

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Looks good please send me some of that will you? Do you use the horse at all? That looks like a nice snow plow

 

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SVcummins

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• Oct 30, 2020

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Thanks i do enjoy it a lot

 

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larbear

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• Oct 30, 2020

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What does it cost to feed a cow per day in your part of the country, ball park figure?

 

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SVcummins

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• Oct 30, 2020

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I lease my pasture for 100$ a pair for june through the first of September takes 3 ton of hay to winter a cow here