October 2006:  Tag # 508   Breed: Brangus X    DOB: 2001

Cow 508 was born to an old F1 Brahman X cow here on the farm in 2001 and was sired by an Angus Bull.  This cow has weaned 4 calves for Shadydale Farm, all of them being about average.  What makes her extra special is her cow family.  Cow 840 is this cow’s dam.  She is a 12 year old cow still producing on the farm with 5 daughters producing along side her, including cow 508.  Cow 840 also has 3 granddaughters producing on the farm.
 

September 2006:       Tag # 6380      Breed: ¾ Angus x ¼ Braford X         DOB: 2003

August 2006:      Tag # 553    Breed: Brangus X     DOB: 2001

Cow 553 is a home grown cow out of one of our Angus herd bulls and an old F1 Brahman X cow.  Each of her 4 calves has weaned well above average for the herd.

July 2006:        Tag # 529      Breed: Angus X Gert     DOB: 2001

Cow 529 is a home grown cow out of cow 123, our very first dam of the month.  Cow 529 is now being bred back to black Simmental bulls and has recently weaned her 4th calf.

January 2006: Tag #532   Breed: Brangus X   DOB: 2001

Cow 532 was born to an old F1 Brahman X cow here on the farm in 2001 and was sired by Angus Bull.  The steer pictured weaned at 714 pounds, 155 pounds above the average of his contemporary group.  The steer was sired by a Simmental Bull.  In 2004, cow 532 weaned a calf, her first, weighing 736 pounds.  She is just another example of the quality genetics we continually work to improve here at Shadydale Farm.

December 2005: Tag #6324   Breed: Angus X Braford   DOB: 2003

Heifer 6324 just weaned her first calf(pictured), a 614# steer, while her contemporary group of 1^st calf heifers weaned an average of 517#.  Heifer 6324 is a replacement female raised on the farm out of cow 180, a registered Braford from Adams Ranch, FL, and one of Shadydale Farm’s quality Angus Herd Bulls.  Over the last 3 years cow 180 has weaned 3 heifers weighing 630#, 588#, and 656#.  Her 2003 heifer is this heifer # 6324, her 2004 heifer is due to calve any time, and her 2005 heifer is currently in our heifer development program.

November 2005: Tag #063   Breed: Brangus X   DOB: 2000

Cow 063 is one of many quality replacement females producing calves each year for Shadydale Farm.  75% of the cows exposed this year are home grown replacements.  Cow 063 is out of cow 884, another F1 Brahman X cow purchased from Happy Hollow in 1997, and one of Shadydale Farm’s quality Angus herd bulls.  Cow 063 has weaned 3 calves at 624#, 658#, and 690.  She is currently in our herd being bred to Hereford bulls and the calf in the picture is her most recent, just weaned in September. 

October 2005: Tag #6319   Breed: Brangus   DOB: 2003

Heifer 6319 just weaned her first calf (pictured), a 690# heifer, while her contemporary group of 1^st calf heifers weaned an average of 517#.  Heifer 6319 is a replacement female raised here on the farm out of cow 853, a F1 Brahman X cow purchase from Happy Hollow Farm in 1997, and one of Shadydale Farm’s quality Angus herd bulls.  Over the past 5 years cow 853 has weaned an average of 680 pounds each year.  We expect heifer 6319 to continue that tradition.  We also have a sister to 6319 about to calve with her first calf, and we have another sister just weaned about to enter our heifer development program with 6319’s heifer.

September 2005

Cow 413 was purchased from Applewood Farm in 1997.  She is currently 14, born in 1991.  In September she will wean her 9^th calf in 9 years for Shadydale Farm.  Her previous 3 calves weaned at 654, 680, and 720 pounds, 100 to 170 pounds above herd average.  Cow 413 keeps getting better with age and this year’s calf, pictured, will continue that tradition. 

August 2005

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Cow 530 is a born and bred Shadydale Farm product whose dam was also a replacement female from our herd.  Cow 530 is a ¾ Angus ¼ F1 Brahman X cow who will wean her second calf in September.  Her first calf, a heifer, weaned at 656 pounds while her contemporary group weaned an average of 477 pounds.  That first calf is now a bred heifer in Shadydale Farm’s herd and will calve in December with her first calf.  Cow 530’s second calf, the heifer in the picture, will likely follow her sister into the farm’s herd.   Cow 530’s dam is a ½ Angus ½ F1 Brahman X and she will wean her 5^th calf this fall.  Her 4^th calf weaned at 758 pounds last fall, 200 pounds heavier than the average of its contemporary group. 

July 2005: Tag 5647. Breed: 1/2 Angus, 1/2 Brangus X. DOB: 2002.

Cow 5647 is a replacement female born and bred on Shadydale Farm. Her dam, cow 055, was cow of the month in June and this heifer was mentioned for her 1st calf, a steer that weaned at 640#. Currently cow 5647 is raising a heifer, her 2nd calf, whose spring weight was 414#, compared to her contemporary group of 2nd calf heifers who averaged 313#.

June 2005: Tag 055. Breed: Brangus X. DOB: 2000.

Cow 055 is a born and bred Shadydale Farm replacement female. Her mother was one of our old F1 Brahman X cows bred to an Angus Bull. She has had 4 calves, each has been a daughter. Two of her first 3 daughters are currently mothers, and the third is in our replacement female program. The calf in this picture is her fourth. Cow 055’s first calf just this fall weaned her first calf, a 640 pound steer, while her contemporary group of first calf heifers weaned an average of 460 pounds.

May 2005: Tag 123. Breed: Santa Gertrudis X. DOB: 1991.

Cow 123 is one of the most productive cows in our herd. Each year she weans a calf 100+ pounds over the herd average and has more daughters on the farm than any other. Currently, cow 123 has 4 daughters and 3 granddaughters producing calves this year. She has also just calved with another daughter and has her first great granddaughter on the ground.