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[Rob <becida AT comcast.net>]

At  5/11/2005 09:41 AM, Bill wrote:
> I read now that you already have the land.  Out west where land is much 
> more expensive, my advice would be not to worry that you don't have $1/4 
> million for a "real" farm.  Here nearly every guy with a grassy acre has a 
> couple of calves.  There may not be a huge supply of firewood, and you may 
> have to buy hay and grain, but considering that any cow part is now up to 
> $3 a pound, it's still worth doing.

I remember back in '75 there was a family in town (Coatai, CA in Sonoma 
county) that keep beef on their front lawn (lawn for lack of a better word. 
it was a large grass area). They had two or 3 and controlled what they 
grazed by having them chained to an area.



Rob

becida AT comcast.net
Western Washington State, USA