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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

Yeah, I did the math on it and adjusted conservatively and came up with 
a steer supports 3 people for a year, based on one 4 oz serving a day.
If there are 50 people on my loop, my neighborhood, I could put 15-20 
head of cattle on my pasture and feed everyone for a year.

Lynda wrote:
> Even with canning and dehydrating, you would have too much meat for one 
> person unless they ate it for breakfast, lunch, dinner, desert and for 
> snacks inbetween.  The average steer that goes into the average butcher shop 
> weighs at least 250 a quarter (more for a hind).  A half a beef would feed 
> one person for more than a year!
>
> Lynda
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "EarthNSky" <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>>
>  It doesn't have to be that way...many hands make light work.  One thing
> > I have learned from homesteading is that one animal, whether it is a
> > pig, a chicken, a goat, or even a mule(for plowing) can provide a lot of
> > food for a good many people.  Everyone on this list is oft challenged by
> > how to make the best use of the excess-either they sell it, they process
> > it(like making cheese and soap) or they feed other animals with it.
> > Do you think everyone is entitled to a paid vacation and health insurance?
> > I don't think too many people get paid vacations, and I certainly don't
> > think it should be an entitlement.
> > Health insurance, if the society you speak of existed, where people ate
> > what they grew and raised, then we would see a lot less serious diseases
> > and health care would amount to little more than well care and emergency
> > care.
> > A question for you Lynn...how many months can a person live off of one
> > beef cow, properly processed with no waste, i.e. soup bones used, blood
> > used, etc.
> >
> >
> > Bev
> >
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