Cows at Schutte & Sons Polled Herefords

In order to be honored as a Dam of Distinction, a cow must have
1) Weaned a calf born since January 1, 2003.
2) Produced at least 3 calves.
3) Initially calved at 30 months of age or less.

S&S Miss Lamp 123L	S&S Patty 821G
S&S Inas Mixer 718F	S&S Inas 930J
S&S Roberta 897H	S&S Roberta 850H

4) Had an interval between the first and second calves of no greater than 400 days. In addition, a 370-day calving interval must have been maintained after her second calf. The longer initial calving interval allows breeders to calve two-year-old heifers prior to the mature cow herd.
5) Every calf produced that was born before June 30, 2004 must have weaning records submitted to the Hereford Performance Program.
6) A progeny average 205-day adjusted weaning weight ratio of at least 105.
These are the cows that meet the highest standards of commercial cattle production. The cow must do her job, but also her owner must manage the herd correctly to give her the opportunity to excel. Only a small portion of active cows is recognized. All heifers have the potential of being a Dam of Distinction, but only a small percentage fit the job description of an ideal cow year in and year out.