Herd Sire - Paturn 320 of 428 7009

Proud – Arrogant – Vain. This is how I would describe Paturn 320. He thinks he's quite the stud muffin.

Paturn 320 is a son of the JMc 428 bull and out of the Manor 7009 cow. The JMac bull is a Shoshone Encore bred bull that I lost in 2013 with a broken leg. Manor 7009 is a granddaughter of the great Sitz Manor cow at the Oxbow. I compare all cows' mothering ability to the Manor cow. She is calm and attentive and stays out with her calf for three days. (Side note: I now own her mother and sister.)

The Encore bred cattle are known to be low maintenance, low input cattle. The JMac daughters mothering compares almost equal to the Manor cow. The JMac daughters seem to be more fuel efficient and have higher quality milk. The Manor cow is very heavy milking and the Outcross 364 daughters seem to milk heavier and longer into the fall.

I never intended to keep the 320 bull but he was so good I couldn't sell him. As a calf he had a nice wide stance and good depth that carried his full length. We all know that height equals height, but length equals weight and 320 adds that extra length. His calves have nice structural balance. Daughters are feminine and clean fronted with good depth and width into the hind quarter. I was concerned about disposition but his calves all seem to be pretty docile. A good heifer bull – weights in the 70's and low 80's. I never touched a calf.