Repeated heavy rain in the Plains could also cause flooding throughout the weekend. Nineteen tornadoes were reported as of 10:00 p.m. CT, the Weather Channel reported, including six in Oklahoma, six in Minnesota, five in Texas, and one each in Kansas, Nebraska and Wyoming. Very large hail was also seen around Texas Saturday afternoon, including tennis ball-sized hail east of Happy, Texas, just after 2:30 p.m. local time.
Size and Appearance According to the standards adopted by the American Dexter Cattle Association, the ideal three year old Dexter bull measures 38 to 44 inches at the shoulder and weighs less than 1000 pounds. The ideal three year old Dexter cow measures between 36 to 42 inches at the shoulder, and weighs less than 750 pounds.
Otherwise a long straight crowd alley works very well for processing cattle. Most cow-calf operations will need a Box that is at least 12 feet wide and 20 feet deep. It can be 14 feet wide and should be if the handler will be horseback.Depending on the size of the cattle being worked it could be 16 feet wide if the handler in the Box will always be horseback.Both the 14 and 16 foot widths are too wide for comfortably working most stock on foot. A Box can certainly be wider than an alley leading up to it.In fact, going from a 10 or 12 foot alleyway into a 14 foot wide Box will normally allow the cattle entering the Box to do so faster setting up the transition even better. Do not let the width of an alley dictate the width of the Box. Box can certainly be wider than an alley leading up to it. In fact, going from a 10 or 12 foot alleyway into a 14 foot wide Box will normally allow the cattle entering the Box to do so faster setting up the transition even better. Do not let the width of an alley dictate the width of the Box.