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<blockquote data-quote="ToddFarmsInc" data-source="post: 564585" data-attributes="member: 8301"><p>Lots of great advice, so I won't comment on whats been mentioned. You don't need to worry about "clearing" the ground providing there is some grass. The animals will "clear" the ground some on their own. I've observed my cows eating a variety of things including poison ivy, but as been mentioned here, be careful of some plants like pine trees. </p><p></p><p>It's true that cows are herd animals, and do best in multiples, but one animal can exist by itself, maybe not as content, but can get by. </p><p></p><p>Also the cost of graining out a calf for processing, and the cost of processing the animal won't be a nearly free, or a very cheep source of meat for the freezer, however the quality <em>will</em> be there. </p><p></p><p>When you buy hamburger from the store, more likely than not, that <em>one</em> pound of ground beef didn't come from <em>one</em> cow, but rather it is a blend of <strong>50</strong> different cows, or <strong>100</strong> different cows. There will be some very old cows with the hides hanging off their bones, and there will be some lame old bulls, and just all different sorts of things there. (sorat makes ya crave a big mac huh? ) </p><p></p><p>When you process your own cow, the one pound package will contain ground beef from the <em><strong>one</strong></em> cow you supplied. The taste and burger quality can't be beat! :banana: </p><p></p><p>Best of luck on your beef project.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ToddFarmsInc, post: 564585, member: 8301"] Lots of great advice, so I won't comment on whats been mentioned. You don't need to worry about "clearing" the ground providing there is some grass. The animals will "clear" the ground some on their own. I've observed my cows eating a variety of things including poison ivy, but as been mentioned here, be careful of some plants like pine trees. It's true that cows are herd animals, and do best in multiples, but one animal can exist by itself, maybe not as content, but can get by. Also the cost of graining out a calf for processing, and the cost of processing the animal won't be a nearly free, or a very cheep source of meat for the freezer, however the quality [i]will[/i] be there. When you buy hamburger from the store, more likely than not, that [i]one[/i] pound of ground beef didn't come from [i]one[/i] cow, but rather it is a blend of [b]50[/b] different cows, or [b]100[/b] different cows. There will be some very old cows with the hides hanging off their bones, and there will be some lame old bulls, and just all different sorts of things there. (sorat makes ya crave a big mac huh? ) When you process your own cow, the one pound package will contain ground beef from the [i][b]one[/b][/i] cow you supplied. The taste and burger quality can't be beat! :banana: Best of luck on your beef project. [/QUOTE]
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