by Kit Pharo | Feb 17, 2021 | Bull Sales, Sale
All of the beef publications I receive are still jammed full – cover to cover – with bull sale advertisements. You will quickly notice that nearly all of the bulls being offered have been bred and selected to help you increase your production per cow...
by Kit Pharo | Feb 11, 2021 | Bull Sales, Bull Workdays, Customer Feedback, Kit Pharo
Question: I’m sure you have explained this before. Why are your bulls able to cover more cows than bulls coming out of other programs? Also, I am wondering how many cows you recommend putting with a bull. Answer: The fact that our bulls can...
by Kit Pharo | Feb 10, 2021 | Bull Sales, Cowboy Logic, Kit Pharo, Sale
A periscope is a very handy instrument used to observe activity above the water’s surface from a submerged submarine. When the command “up periscope” is given the periscope is raised for use. Once in place, it has the ability to swivel around...
by Kit Pharo | Feb 8, 2021 | Bull Sales, Bull Workdays
Have you ever heard a veterinarian or a seedstock producer caution against overworking a bull, especially a young bull? What do they mean? How can you overwork a bull? When someone advises you against overworking a bull, they are...
by Kit Pharo | Feb 3, 2021 | Bull Sales, Bull Workdays, Sale
I look in on a couple of internet discussion forums on a regular basis just to see what the status quo whiz kids are saying and thinking. On Monday, February 1st, one discussion forum started a thread on “Horn Fly Control.” Really? ...
by Kit Pharo | Jan 27, 2021 | Bull Sales, Bull Workdays, Kit Pharo, Sale
I recently read an article in a beef publication that quoted Stan Bevers who is a ranch economist in Texas. Stan said, “The average cow cost in the late 1980s and early 1990s was about $365 per year.” In other words, every calf had to sell...
