Gentle Giants!

Bull buying....each year new bulls and rams need to be bought.

Mum and Dad went off today to find a new poll Hereford bull. I hope they get a good one!

 There are lots to choose from....

When buying new bulls there are lots of things to look at.

The bulls have numbers that tell us how well they grow and how good their meat is.

We also need to look at how well the bulls are put together.
They need to have good feet, good eyes and good legs.

Dad and Mum got one....Number 78, his name is Frank. He is worth $3500.00.
 I really hope the cows like him, they won't get to meet Frank until the spring.

In the meantime,
the cows need to say goodbye to the calves they have now 
AND hello to new ones they will have in August.

They are busy GALS!

Money In MUD?

The weather man got it right......the rain came followed by really strong winds!

Dad says there is plenty of money in mud BUT................I can't seem to find it!

The paddocks look better all ready.

25 millimetres or one inch of rain......PopPop says it is worth a million dollars. It seems it has made everyone happy!

AND guess what, the weatherman says there is more coming!

SALE O!

Spring time is BUSY on the farm.

Mum says it is a pity really because it is a beautiful time of year YET we never seem to have time to really enjoy it.

Time for farmers to buy new bulls and rams.

Mum helps farmers choose the rams that best suit their ewes and the farms they live on. Yesterday Mum was very busy doing her job. Each ram is looked over and she tries to rank them from best suited to least suited. Then it is up to the farmer to see if he can pay enough money to get the ram.

The rams are sold in an open cry auction. Lots of calling out numbers and hammer banging!

There were alot of people at the sale, it was tough competition.

 

The most money paid for one ram was $9000.00. 83 rams were sold and they averaged $3300.00 that is a very good result. Farmers had to really bid up to get rams. Hopefully they will all get lots of lambs next year and cut lots of beautiful wool.

I hope the rams like their new homes!

POLL RAM

and RAM with HORNS!