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people.
In connection with evaluating the reliability of Mr. Favre’s
cattle count numbers, the Court further considers noteworthy
that, in a combined report Mr. Favre and certain of the Hoyt
organization cattle people issued later in February of 1994,
they, among other things, asserted that thousands of cattle in
the Hoyt herd had perished from 1988 through 1992 as a result of
drought conditions. However, as discussed more fully infra note
31, the Court finds dubious this assertion of Mr. Favre and these
other individuals.
On the basis of the foregoing discussion and the credible
evidence of record, the Court concludes that, as of April 1993,
the Hoyt organization herd included 3,150 cows, 1,855 bulls,
2,000 heifers, 1,000 Timeshares Breeding Services heifers, and
2,300 calves. In arriving at these numbers, we have adjusted and
modified the cattle numbers Mr. Daily determined in some
situations where we felt it appropriate. It is to be noted,
however, that this still does not provide us with the numbers of
mature breeding cattle contained annually in the Hoyt
organization herd during the period from 1987 through 1992.
D. The Total Numbers of Breeding Cattle Present During 1987
Through 1992
Again (as was the case with the numbers of cattle determined
in Mr. Daily’s and Mr. Favre’s respective cattle counts) there is
a wide disparity in the numbers of breeding cattle the parties
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