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continued from page 19 gate and watch what was going
on. It was an expensive lesson.”
fall growth. With milo getting Locke began taking his re-
500 cow days on an acre, there's cruits through basic training.
just no comparison. I will do it “I cut some heads off the milo
again next year and may plant a and put them with cubes in the
few more acres.” trough. When that failed, I took
Basic Training Required the grain off the grain heads and
March 27, 2021 cows are new to grain harvesting had a million little balls of milo
Just as Locke is no farmer, his
in the feeder. Then I threw cubes
as well. They were accustomed to in on top and they licked every
6TH ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE Locke's intensive rotational graz- grain out of the trough.”
Saturday 12 Noon at the farm in Dadeville, MO ing system. Their turf - 27 lush They almost immediately took
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directly from the heart of our ET program. meticulously mapped out the plot looked like hogs, rooting around
and run the poly wire for a 60' x under branches to find those
60' plot that would render each stalk heads. Their calves would
cow with 10 pounds of grain a eat grain off the ground.”
day, the cows were clueless when A few tweaks are in store for
it came to eating milo. timing it to where Locke can
“My cattle had no idea what start grazing earlier with his
it was,” he said. “They thought it next attempt.
Worthington Ashland 9311orthington Ashland 9311
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A daughter of the famed Chair Rock Prophet 4000. Big spread +11 CED, +78 WW and +144 YW. they bucked, jumped and beat out of it,” Locke said, “that gives
+15 CED, top 20% for growth and 10% Marb, $B and $C. +1.37 Marb with a top 1% $G, the grain down, then turned and me 20 more days to save stock-
Flushed 4 times to average 16 embryos. 2% $B and 4% $C. walked out of the field.” piled fescue.”
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The next day, he went back In addition to timing, Locke
up to give them another alloca- will have to commandeer a plan
tion; they had tromped down the for managing grain that falls into
first day. Second day, same thing. the mud and beating the wildlife
Locke had to coax them that time to the punch. Still, one year of
with cubes, only to watch them this joint operation between cat-
tromp around and exit again tleman and cows now completed
without eating any grain. Only a has left Locke confident his milo
couple of cows caught on. mission will be well worth it.
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+1.10 Marb & +1.04 RE, top 2% $B and $C with Top 1% $B & $C, +8 CED, +80 WW and +148 YW told myself,” Locke said. grazing this first year,” he said.
a top 4% YW and top 10% WW. with a +1.18 Marb and +73 CW. Day three he discovered a cow, “This is the fattest my cattle
“dead and as bloated as she could may have ever been through the
be.” One of those who caught on breeding process. Ultimately,
to the savory grain had inhaled when it's all said and done, I'm
two-days ration for 50 cows. already in the throes of ordering
“At that point, I panicked,” seed again, I was so impressed.”
Locke said. “Nobody is going in *To learn more about con-
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