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<blockquote data-quote="Ruark" data-source="post: 821716" data-attributes="member: 16279"><p>Nobody's trying to be arbitrarily negative here; it's just a given that there is a MINIMUM amount of resources necessary to decently raise cattle, and this gentleman just doesn't seem to have it. This guy is way up in Maryland, remember. Temps in the low 20's all winter. He'll need to build cold weather shelters for the animals. Water supply will be an issue. Yes, he can run a hose out to an automatic waterer, but the water in the hose is going to freeze solid. Then what? Been there, done that. The only thing they'll have to eat 24/7 will be whatever commercial feed and hay he buys and puts out there (assuming he has a place to store it). </p><p></p><p>In this case, I'm really more concerned about him only having 2 acres. I've lived on a 2-acre plot, I know what 2 acres is. It's not much. Every blade of grass will be worn off of it in a few weeks. And after a good rain, you can imagine what that place will look like after a couple of 800 pound cows have walked all over it. </p><p></p><p>Again, I just can't see this working. Oh, sure, he could probably keep an animal alive, but it would be quite miserable in such POW-like conditions. My suggestion, as before, is to visit a nearby rancher and buy one of his calves or yearlings. Give him some money to cover feed, medicines, etc. and then harvest the animal when it's ready.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ruark, post: 821716, member: 16279"] Nobody's trying to be arbitrarily negative here; it's just a given that there is a MINIMUM amount of resources necessary to decently raise cattle, and this gentleman just doesn't seem to have it. This guy is way up in Maryland, remember. Temps in the low 20's all winter. He'll need to build cold weather shelters for the animals. Water supply will be an issue. Yes, he can run a hose out to an automatic waterer, but the water in the hose is going to freeze solid. Then what? Been there, done that. The only thing they'll have to eat 24/7 will be whatever commercial feed and hay he buys and puts out there (assuming he has a place to store it). In this case, I'm really more concerned about him only having 2 acres. I've lived on a 2-acre plot, I know what 2 acres is. It's not much. Every blade of grass will be worn off of it in a few weeks. And after a good rain, you can imagine what that place will look like after a couple of 800 pound cows have walked all over it. Again, I just can't see this working. Oh, sure, he could probably keep an animal alive, but it would be quite miserable in such POW-like conditions. My suggestion, as before, is to visit a nearby rancher and buy one of his calves or yearlings. Give him some money to cover feed, medicines, etc. and then harvest the animal when it's ready. [/QUOTE]
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