Around the Ranch
A 2-year-old daughter of B/R New Design 036 who has a Precision dam.
GAR Precision 1680 crossed on 036 stacks a lot of carcass genetics into one animal.
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We have a lot of good ones like that here in our herd at GAR.
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2-year-old cows with their calves taking it easy in
an Old World Bluestem meadow next to Antelope Creek.
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This 4-month-old Focus son is out of Grid Maker’s dam.
Might be one of the good ones in next year’s sale.
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These 4-month-old bull calves are looking very good.
They will be sold in our production sale a year from now on April 5, 2003.
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A 6I6 calf out of 755 (Expectation’s full sister).
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These April 6 sale bulls spend the winter
on dry grass and 5lb. of “cake” (a 20% protein).
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This poor cow has a big baby sitting job!
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A beautiful set of mares and colts.
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Old World Bluestem makes a good source of prairie hay for GAR.
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The poet might describe this as a bucolic scene.
That is sort of an ugly word for a pretty sight.
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Calving TIme
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Cows, calves, and Canadian geese.
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Cows, calves, and horses along Antelope Creek.
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It’s nice to see cows that are calving in this good of condition,
two months after they weaned their last year's calf.
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An early morning ranch scene.
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This flashy colt has a wide-eyed stare.
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A good set of bull calves.
Candidates for the 2003 April Sale.
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A 4-month-old Grid Maker calf. His calves are good. He is not a heifer bull
(birth weight EPD +4.7). Grid Maker has lots of growth Wn Wt. = +59 (Top 1%), YW = +104 (Top 1%)
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and very good carcass genetics in all traits.
IMF = +.11 (Top 15%), Rib Eye = +.75(Top 1%), Fat = -.005 (Top 30%), %RP = +.44 (Top4%).
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It looks like these young boys are having a good visit.
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