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winter is not hard on them, money by producing year after The Midwest Cattleman · March 31, 2022 · P19
but it's not great for calving.” year and producing offspring
Miskimon said these sum- that will do the same.
mer babies hit the ground “I don't think anybody in the
running. Brahman breed has dedicated
“We want 70-pound calves themselves any more than our
to be our heaviest,” he said. family to getting moderate,
“We like them in the high 50- to easy keeping, heavy muscled
60-pound range ideally. When animals,” Miskimon said.
crossed, that birth weight will With a customer base that
jump about 10 pounds, so our extends both north and south,
customers can expect with the Miskimon Ranch is widen-
hybrid vigor, just the right size ing the territory for his beefy
and a good, healthy calf.” Brahman. By raising bulls on
Developing the type of cat- almost all grass and keeping
tle that naturally perform is them in some rocky pastures,
what Miskimon first banked he conditions them for custom-
on when looking for genetics
in which to invest. continued on page 20
“Foundation wise, that
grand champion cow's father
Dakota would be like Secre-
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around $20,000 for her clone.
The cow we cloned had pro-
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business wise, it made sense
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