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[bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

When you have nine or so (you've told me how you get the steer calves from 
dairy farms), do they all become ready for butchering about the same time.  
Do you sell them through a 'sale pen' (livestock auction) , OR, do you sale 
them live and have them delivered live to the butcher, you gives the meat to 
the customer?  I'm conffused about the logistics

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--- On Fri, 12/5/08, Lynn Wigglesworth <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: Lynn Wigglesworth <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] You think they won't tax 
> yourhomestead...............
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Friday, December 5, 2008, 7:21 AM
> > Okay, so a typical homestead (with cattle) might have a
> milk cow, and have 
> > one steer to butcher later for meat?  If you have
> nine, then you would be 
> > a small commercial farmer?
> >
> Yeah; I file a Schedule F, although I  never make very much
> farming.
> 
> > ranchers out here have alot of cattle, but they let
> them wander over many 
> > thousands of acres.  We have a "range law"..
> Ranchers are not required to 
> > fence their cattle.  You need to fence off your
> propwerty if you don't 
> > want the cattle to graze your land.  Of course, it
> doesn't affect those of 
> > us in metro >areas.............................
> 
> Here we are required to keep our animals on our own
> property. If my cows 
> damage my neighbors property, or cause a car accident, I
> can get sued (I 
> have farm insurance covering that). Last year I spent
> $25,000 to have my 
> whole property fenced...it was either do that or get out of
> farming....I'm 
> still not sure I made the right choice. But I do like my
> animals, and 
> pasture-raised beef.  I had a Delmonico steak to die for
> last night....
> 
> Lynn Wigglesworth
> Tioga Co. PA 
> 
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