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It’s Weaning Time,

Weighing Time

A. L. Eller Jr., Animal Science Department, Virginia Tech

Reckoning day is close at hand for most of the 420,000 beef cows in Virginia. Fall is here and most calves will be weaned and weighed during the next couple of months. Whether a cow has earned a profit for the year or winds up on the red side of the ledger will be determined by the value of her calf at weaning time. The weight and grade of each calf will determine its value. This is the season for the progressive cattleman to evaluarp rhp cows in his hprd

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