77Herford Farm Zoo Journal Moving

[WildRoseBeef]

Sounds like the bull was a Simmental.



The upgrading program in America has introduced a wide range of colors to the breed. The original coloration for Simmentals was red and white or gold and white. All colors and all color patterns are accepted within the American Simmental Association

-American Simmental Association

That's interesting. I know about the diluter gene in Simmentals, and have certainly heard about the unlimited colour characteristics of Simmentals, especially with quite a number being solid red or black, but this is the first time I've heard of a grey Simmental bull. Thanks for the update.

Do you have a picture of him or if your uncle can send one along that you can scan to here? Just curious but it'd be neat to see him.

 

[77Herford]

Well a picture is extremely doubtful as this was over twenty years ago. My Uncle had a cow calf farm for beef. My dad told me that he had; Red Angus, Simmental, Hereford, Black Angus and Black Baldies for cows. My Uncle mainly used Simmental or Brangus Bulls but I recall his last one being a Hereford before he retired. I wish you could make a good living on 100 Cows like the old days but its just too hard.

For me to make money I have to diversify alot. I produce: Fish (Catfish, Brown Trout, Bass, Bluegill, Walleye) , Milk (Cow and Goat), Cream, Beef, Mutton, Lamb, Goat, I use to train dogs but that was too time consuming.

This spring I will be expanding a few of my ponds for Fish farming. Its like a kid in a Sandbox. I could dig probably all day and have. Some may find it odd but I enjoy cleaning out my pens with my little John Deere tractor.

 

[autumnprairie]

Well a picture is extremely doubtful as this was over twenty years ago. My Uncle had a cow calf farm for beef. My dad told me that he had; Red Angus, Simmental, Hereford, Black Angus and Black Baldies for cows. My Uncle mainly used Simmental or Brangus Bulls but I recall his last one being a Hereford before he retired. I wish you could make a good living on 100 Cows like the old days but its just too hard.

For me to make money I have to diversify alot. I produce: Fish (Catfish, Brown Trout, Bass, Bluegill, Walleye) , Milk (Cow and Goat), Cream, Beef, Mutton, Lamb, Goat, I use to train dogs but that was too time consuming.

This spring I will be expanding a few of my ponds for Fish farming. Its like a kid in a Sandbox. I could dig probably all day and have. Some may find it odd but I enjoy cleaning out my pens with my little John Deere tractor.

Only because you get to play on the tractor
boys and there toys

 

[marlowmanor]

I was telling my DH about your farm and the pranks you were sharing with us yesterday. He really enjoyed the prank stories! How much land do you have again and what all do you have on it? I was trying to tell DH about it but I couldn't remember all the details.

I'm only asking because DH was talking about farms and all that. He just bought a computer game that is a farm simulator and is addicted to it! He was talking about how much acreage is used for the farm on the game. I had told him I knew some people on BYH that have lots of agreage they use for their farms and yours was one of the bigger ones i knew of.

 

[77Herford]

I was telling my DH about your farm and the pranks you were sharing with us yesterday. He really enjoyed the prank stories! How much land do you have again and what all do you have on it? I was trying to tell DH about it but I couldn't remember all the details.

I'm only asking because DH was talking about farms and all that. He just bought a computer game that is a farm simulator and is addicted to it! He was talking about how much acreage is used for the farm on the game. I had told him I knew some people on BYH that have lots of agreage they use for their farms and yours was one of the bigger ones i knew of.

Just about 320 acres. Some of it is used for Hay and Oats. Though I may rotate crops.
I raise Goats, Cattle, Sheep, Chickens, Geese, Pigs and Fish. On good years I sell extra Hay. Products that come out of my place are Beef, Mutton, Lamb, Milk, Cream, Eggs, Pork, Catfish, Walleye, Bluegill, Bass and Fertilizer.

Having to get my livestock well completely fixed up. Putting in a steel pipe in place of the old concrete wall thats erroding. This will be expensive and time consuming.

 

[marlowmanor]

I was telling my DH about your farm and the pranks you were sharing with us yesterday. He really enjoyed the prank stories! How much land do you have again and what all do you have on it? I was trying to tell DH about it but I couldn't remember all the details.

I'm only asking because DH was talking about farms and all that. He just bought a computer game that is a farm simulator and is addicted to it! He was talking about how much acreage is used for the farm on the game. I had told him I knew some people on BYH that have lots of agreage they use for their farms and yours was one of the bigger ones i knew of.

Just about 320 acres. Some of it is used for Hay and Oats. Though I may rotate crops.
I raise Goats, Cattle, Sheep, Chickens, Geese, Pigs and Fish. On good years I sell extra Hay. Products that come out of my place are Beef, Mutton, Lamb, Milk, Cream, Eggs, Pork, Catfish, Walleye, Bluegill, Bass and Fertilizer.

Having to get my livestock well completely fixed up. Putting in a steel pipe in place of the old concrete wall thats erroding. This will be expensive and time consuming.

Thank you for answering 77.

Hope you can get the well fixed. Sorry it's become more expensive and time consuming than you thought.

 

[elevan]

Some may find it odd but I enjoy cleaning out my pens with my little John Deere tractor.

I'd enjoy it too if I could do it with a tractor. It's a shovel and a wheelbarrow for me.

 

[autumnprairie]

Some may find it odd but I enjoy cleaning out my pens with my little John Deere tractor.

I'd enjoy it too if I could do it with a tractor. It's a shovel and a wheelbarrow for me.

X2

 

[WildRoseBeef]

Some may find it odd but I enjoy cleaning out my pens with my little John Deere tractor.

I'd enjoy it too if I could do it with a tractor. It's a shovel and a wheelbarrow for me.

I'd probably be needing a tractor myself to phart around in: making my own hay, moving bales, harrowing pastures, that sort of stuff. I miss our big 7240 CaseIH Magnum, but it would be much too big for the kind of operation I'm wanting to start up. Something a bit smaller with the HP for handling a good baler and haybine and heavy enough to handle those big round bales would be perfect. Not John Deere though. I like my tractors red.

 

[77Herford]

Some may find it odd but I enjoy cleaning out my pens with my little John Deere tractor.

I'd enjoy it too if I could do it with a tractor. It's a shovel and a wheelbarrow for me.

Yeah, thats what I get to use in the stalls but instead of a Wheelbarrow I use a wagon that I can hitch to the John Deere and pull it to the burn pile.

http://www.machinefinder.com/ww/en-US/machine/1804106

This is the model and year of my highly used little John Deere. It may be small but its really the work horse of my place. I clean out the pens with this and lay gravel, plow snow and rake my pens. I use it to pull or load square bales and it can do round bales in a pinch but you have to be careful. I can put six square bales on the front loader, you just don't see too well.