by Kit Pharo | Feb 22, 2021 | Bull Sales, Bull Workdays, Kit Pharo, Sale
Crazy Times in a Crazy World — By Kit Pharo I have inhabited this world for most of seven decades — and I do not remember a time as crazy as the current times! Just when I think the world can’t get any crazier, it does! I wonder what my grandparents would think if...
by Kit Pharo | Feb 22, 2021 | Bull Sales, Kit Pharo, Sale, We Believe
No, this is not an ailment that affects big calves. This is an ailment that affects ranchers who believe they must produce big calves to be profitable. Big calves are not always profitable. In fact, small calves are almost always...
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 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 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...
