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[scholtefamily]

Spring Valley Farm! We picked up a sweet little heifer calf and a cow in milk over the weekend. I do believe he may have a few bred heifers left for sale. Here's a picture of the calf...

I'll try to get a picture of the cow up later today. (My camera battery died when I was out their earlier)

[SCRancher]

I know it's a Jersey and they are way thinner but I'm just so used to looking at this:

And he's lost some condition due to the heat and forages available this summer. Pic taken 8/6/2011

Good luck with your new heifer!

[Pasohorsegal]

Its so sad to see the stock thin from the drought . It seems folks hang on untill their animals are in such poor condition. Here most have just sold off their stock rather then see them hungry ... As for me I buy hay at all cost even if I have to credit card it. My farm animals will eat before I do...
But that calf is precioue with a bit of good feed and worming you will never know it was the same calf in a few months Would love to find something like that my self......

[gone-a-milkin]

Congratulations on the new girls.

(there was nothing wrong with the first pic either )

[springvalley]

Well I must start off saying The scholte family is wonderful and I couldn`t ask for a better place for my girls. You also know that this is a four month old JERSEY calf not a angus, and she is a bit thin but it has nothing to do with drought, we grass feed our cattle on the most part and this little gal is just that, little. She had been getting hay and milk in the barn and Stacey I`m sure will get her out on some nice grass and she will bloom nicley. I have some nice cattle and sold some wonderful cows, mostly for people that wanted family cows, I tried pairing cows up with famlies the best I could so they all will get along. The Scholtes also got a young cow called Lorreta, and is a great little cow, they milk with a machine so was not a hard to pick them out a cow, as some people want to hand milk. So for those of you that no very little about jersey dairy cattle, she may be a bit thin now, but she will be a great cow for the scholte`s. Thank you Stacey, and God bless. > Marc

[SCRancher]

Marc - I want you to know I was NOT critical of the calf and I saw it was one of yours when I read it.

I was just stating that I'm used to looking at my Angus cattle is all - ALL of the pictures I have seen of Jersey cows show them as being thin to my beef cattle eye.
+ my picture was of an almost 3 year old bull; huge difference right there!

I agree with gone-a-milkin - nothing wrong with the first picture...

[springvalley]

I don`t mean to be offensive either, I raised angus for a good many years, and are a total differant breed of cat. Our hay supply this yerar isn`t greatest, as we have goten alot of rain and making hay has been hap-hazard to say the least. I seem to make better hay in the fall when the weather settles a bit. I didn`t see the first picture, but Stacey said some had said the calf was a bit thin. > Thanks marc

[DWH Farm]

Is that what people mean when they say "thread hijacking"?

OP - Congrats on your beautiful new calf.

[nduetime]

Beautiful calf! Four month old jersey's are a little gangly anyway. I think she is a doll. Lovely, Friendly face. I have to get down to SpringValley one of these days. I love my Jerseys. My Clover is bred and due in April! I cannot wait. Nothing like Jersey milk and cream. Soooo, what is the name of this little cutie?

[Patty0315]

Your calf looks like ....well like a dairy calf ! Feed her well keep her worm free and do not worry . Some Jerseys will never look heavy and others look like they need Jenny Craig ! I have both in my pastures .


SCRancher ... you may have problems getting milk from that cow

[topside1]

Marc has the best....Nice calf...Topside

[springvalley]

Top that is very nice of you to say, but I don`t have the best. I have the best I can afford, and do the best I can do with what I have. And I think more of my Jersey`s than I do of myself. > Thanks Marc

[Catalytic]

She is adorable! Marc, I wish you would move to Alabama! There's 40 clean acres for sale down the road from me, I think it has your name on it!

[Callieslamb]

Great calf.

No, Marc needs to move up the road for me - there's 50 acres there for sale. And I'd make one heck of a relief milker......and I'd let you bale me some hay because your so good to us here.

[scholtefamily]

I promise to have a picture of Loretta up sometime tomorrow. I've been moving a bit slower than I'd like this week as I am due to calve (err, give birth) soon.

We are so happy to finally have a calf! She follows my daughters everywhere. They named her Clarabelle. I hope we do her no harm and one day we are able to milk her.

Marc does have the best cows!

[scholtefamily]

Here she is! Out of our 3 cows, she is definately the gentlest. Our other jersey can get pretty frisky.

Ignore the horrible looking pasture in the back............reason #1 to mow pasture after grazing........WEEDS!

[Catalytic]

She is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[farmgirl6]

lovely, just lovely...

[springvalley]

Yep, that was my lorreta, she is such a sweet heart, just a young cow, second calf and has never had a bad day in her life. I will miss her but she sure seems to have a good home, Stacey will take good care of her. > Marc

[Cheribelle]

AWE, excellent for you all. And congratulations! Gorgeous girls.