Why not? If she has trouble settling every year or slips a calf I need to know that. With margins close and vaccinations getting higher you can't just run without data and guess at your herd. I can't imagine not keeping records of which bull they were with on which year - you would have calves that you couldn't keep because you might accidentally line breed them. I want to know the exact date some are put with the bull or breed so that I can get them moved to the dry lot for calving at the right time, but I sure don't want them all there "just in case". If I have a cow that isn't a good milker I need to write that down so that when that baby is weaned she can go to the sale. Currently I keep everything in a cattle book in the pickup, but I am looking for something easier. I've got about 100 head right now. I can't imagine not keeping good cattle records - I'd end up with a herd that would always have issues of some sort. I just don't have the memory for all of that!
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Today's Featured Article - Hydraulics - Cylinder Anatomy - by Curtis von Fange. Let’s make one more addition to our series on hydraulics. I’ve noticed a few questions in the comment section that could pertain to hydraulic cylinders so I thought we could take a short look at this real workhorse of the circuit. Cylinders are the reason for the hydraulic circuit. They take the fluid power delivered from the pump and magically change it into mechanical power. There are many types of cylinders that one might run across on a farm scenario. Each one could take a chapter in
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