And Kerry, the reason he wants to have the farm is because he grew up on a farm and no matter what job he ever has, it will never be his calling unless it is on the farm. He wants to raise show cattle. It is a niche market like having show dogs just on a higher level. He would raise a larger number of cattle and probably have crops, too, to make enough money to pay for the show cattle enterprise. Once you get a good heifer (girl cow), you can 'flush' her for embryos and get hundreds of dollars or more per embryo. With a good bull you get 'straws' of semen and can sell them for BIG money, thousands if he is really good.
Our best cow cost over $10K when he bought her. He flushed her and 8 of our other cows are carrying her babies this year. Gives new meaning to the term "cash cow"...
