The Thistle Hill alumni club…

…well the son of an alum, anyway.  This young seven-month old bull, Tomina Farms Titan, is the son of Thistle Hill’s Magic.  Magic was the meatiest bull we’ve ever raised here and he’s seen herd sire duty first at Tomina Farms in Tennessee and then gone on to Louisiana.

Whenever Regina Tesnow sends us pictures from Tomina Farms, our animals seem to have improved with the trip and we wonder if we should have hung on to them.  The heifer was born here just six months ago.  Regina calls her Shenandoah.  Actually she was born alongside the Rappahannock river, but I guess that’s not a good name for a little girl.  Her sire is Thistle Hill U2.

It is true that Wooz and I have some differences when it comes to selling our animals.  (Only in this area, of course)  Wooz’ view might be summed up this way:   sell nothing!  As   producers, I feel it comes down to protecting a valued line.  If we have backup, I am willing to part with a top animal.

By the same token, we don’t believe in selling a cull.  If there’s a problem, the animal goes to the sale barn.  Incidentally, semen is available on Magic.