A Lot of bull (Not Politics), but $380,000 worth
@JamesHxstatic (29242)
Eugene, Oregon
February 26, 2018 2:10pm CST
That is the auction price paid for a Longhorn cow (no bull) at a livestock auction in Ft. Worth, TX . This is a hobby, really. Longhorns aren't raised for their beef, but for the length of their horns. The ones in the photo I used here must be young ones, not ready for a prime time showing.
I will attach a link to the article about the real thing with horns of 129.5 inches tip to tip.
The article does go on to say that the horns can get so heavy if the animal is not big enough to carry them that they weigh the poor thing down.
I have a photo somewhere that I took in the 1950s of some Longhorns in west Texas, but could not find it.
Some people collect tea cups.
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@amadeo (111948)
• United States
26 Feb 18
@JamesHxstatic do you collect older books.What kind of books do you collect
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
27 Feb 18
@amadeo I have some older ones, but I mean that I seem to collect more than I can read.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
26 Feb 18
I guess I collect books, sure have a lot around here.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
26 Feb 18
I guess it's all about genetics.
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@kobesbuddy (74483)
• East Tawas, Michigan
26 Feb 18
What are these horns used for? Are they suppose to be valuable for something?
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
26 Feb 18
I guess that it must be bragging rights about who owns the one with the biggest horns. They leave the horns on and show the animals at livestock expos.
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@TheHorse (205596)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Sep 18
@JamesHxstatic Freud would have a field day with this hobby, wouldn't he?
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
27 Feb 18
Oh my goodness. That is amazing. I'm in the wrong business
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
27 Feb 18
No kidding, but those things must eat a lot of hay.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
27 Feb 18
@JamesHxstatic and they space they must take up with those horns
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
22 Mar 18
That is quite interesting, importing longhorns and other breeds.
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@JudyEv (325594)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Mar 18
@JamesHxstatic I don't think there are too many breeds of any livestock that aren't represented in Australia. Did you know we export camels to the Arabian states?
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@Hannihar (129388)
• Israel
12 Jul 18
@JamesHxstatic
I would not like to get myself caught in their horns whether they are short or long.
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