Names….
We in the registered Hereford business or any seed stock
business, encounter the challenge of naming your animals, particularly the top
end animals. Picking names is no easy
task as many or you know.
Years ago when Churchill Cattle had our first calf crop, we
made the decision to name all of the females Churchill Lady with their tattoo
number. Dale’s parents used the method
of naming cow families with fun names like Pearl, Effie, Susie and many more. This of course allows you to identify a
female with a certain cow family and follow that cow family through many
generations. And so, like many children,
we wanted to establish our own identity, right or wrong, consequently we chose
to forgo the fun cow family names and all our females carry the Churchill Lady
name.
Bulls, on the other hand often carry their own name preceded
with the Churchill name. How do you pick
a name? At Churchill, it is much like
picking names for our children. Nancy
throws out a name, and Dale gives the Yay or Nay.
As many of you know, we are avid New York Yankee fans, and
so naming Churchill Yankee was a no-brainer.
The Churchill Sensation bull was actually named by Roger Stuber at our
kitchen table right after he bought an interest in the bull. We had quite a lively discussion over this
but in the end, everyone was pleased with the name.
Churchill Cattle will sell our bulls in a bull sale this
year, rather than private treaty as we have done in the past. So look for these bulls, with special names, in our Jan. 27, 2014 World Class Bull Sale.
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| Churchill Galaxy 444B ET | |
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Sensation x 002X
1-11-14
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| Churchill Jim Dandy 4158B ET |
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A1 x 0104 X
1-31-14
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| Churchill Manhattan 428B ET |
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Sensation x 002X
1-9-14
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| Churchill Bravo 3275A ET |
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HH 0132X x 9123W
8-15-14
