Chapter 387: Unexpected Joy
Ruth smiled mysteriously, then took out another piece of paper...... "This is good news, see for yourself." With that, he handed it to John.
Fox glanced at her suspiciously, this girl's smile was a little weird, John was a little puzzled in his heart, but he didn't think too much, he was still confused by the bad news just now, just took the paper and raised his eyes to look at it.
Just one glance, a smile appeared on John's crumpled old face.
I thought that the heavy snow closed the road, the traffic was inconvenient, and the pasture grass was all covered by heavy snow, and a large part of the cattle and sheep in the pasture must be hungry, after all, there was not a lot of hay and various fodder stored in the pasture, and it was impossible to supply more than 10,000 cattle and sheep for more than a week at once.
This is also the biggest problem faced by the ranch, like other water, electricity, warmth and cold, and even roads, which are insignificant problems in front of food.
After all, water can also be called from Half Moon Lake, electricity can also be repaired, the ranch also has a backup generator set, the road is too big for people to clean, and those security guards are tall and big, and they are not all dry meals.
More than 10,000 cattle and sheep need to consume an astronomical amount of feed every day, and without grain and grass, half of the more than 10,000 cattle and sheep have to die in a week's time.
A cow eats about 30-50 kilograms of grass a day, take a middle number, according to 40 kilograms, there are about 12,000 cattle in the pasture now, so the daily consumption of hay is 48,000 kilograms, what a huge number? That week is 3,360,000 kilograms, that is, 3,360 tons, my God, where to get so much hay now?
In addition to hay, each cow has to eat another 5 kilograms of concentrate per day, and that 12,000 cattle is 60,000 kilograms, which is another big number.
But he saw a piece of news on this piece of paper that was too good to be good: in addition to the hay and fodder stored in the previous warehouse, there were as many as 35,294 bushels of barley in the pasture.
My God, 35,294 bushels, that's nearly 100,000 kilograms, so much barley, make it into feed, and combine it with the hay and fodder that the ranch is now storing, how can it survive this week!
Although these barley may not be so suitable as feed, cattle and sheep may not like it, and it can even be said that it is a bit wasteful, but how to say that these are all food, and they are all life-saving things at critical moments!
God willing, this is really a timely rain!
John shouted frantically in his heart, his excitement overflowing, and two big words were written on his old face: happy.
Joey read the bad news and was in a state of worry. When the heavy snowstorm came, they did not expect that the ranch was not prepared in advance, and it was very likely that they would suffer huge losses.
So the question is, although this is a natural disaster, but the loss is real, they are not fully prepared in advance, if the boss wants to hold him accountable, what should he do?
Well, you might say, it's a big deal to quit your job...... Oh my God, you're really thinking about how rare it is to find a ranch like Bauhinia Ranch?
Each of them now earns one of the best salaries in the whole of Montana, just like himself, at $1,300 a week, which may not seem too exaggerated, but it's just the basics.
You must know that the ranch also has an official website, and there is also a kind of thing called live broadcast, and although the shows he performs are very popular among tourists, this brings him at least $5,000 a month, which is not a small amount.
For example, a bonfire party can also get a lot of money...... Suffice it to say, the job at Bauhinia Ranch is a golden job, and Joey doesn't want to lose it.
Fear is like that, when you don't want it, there's nothing, but when you start thinking about it, then the problem comes, the more you think about it, the more terrifying you get, the more you think about it, until you fall into a vicious circle.
In such a snowy weather, Joey was sweating profusely on his forehead, and his eyes were frightened, which was in stark contrast to John on the side.
Ruth didn't bother the two of them, just looked at them with a smile, one laughing, the other crying, which was very interesting.
I don't know how long later, John suddenly let out a loud laugh: "Hahaha, God forbid, the cattle and sheep are saved! I really didn't expect it, hahaha, there are so many barley ...... there" The sound came far away, and even the wind and snow could not stop it.
Joey was awakened, looking uncertain, sweating profusely, "John, are you crazy? What are you laughing at with such snow? Oh God, damn it." ”
"Joey, do you think I'm going to go crazy? I'm not the savage cow. Hahaha, it's so gratifying, I didn't expect there to be so much barley at the distillery, it's really unexpected. See for yourself. With a smile on his face, John shoved the life-saving piece of paper into Joey's hand, who looked confused.
Then he said to Ruth: "Although there is good news, the challenges we need to face are still not simple.
Roads need to be cleared, otherwise feed cannot be delivered and movement is not easy.
Cattle and sheep need to be comforted and greeted, and more importantly, cold and disease prevention, so many cattle are crowded together can not have the slightest problem, otherwise there will be a big incident.
Electrical facilities need to be overhauled, as well as drinking water, cold protection...... In short, everything is not simple.
Ruth, it's up to us next, and it's going to be a lot of pressure, are you confident?"
Ruth was smiling at first, but as John spoke out about the difficulties she was about to face, she realized the seriousness of the problem and her face began to grow grim.
Yes, it's a snowy day, and although it's not enough to freeze to death, it's really simple to freeze to death those calves who have just been born, or not long after birth, and are still very weak.
Moreover, the fattening barn of the ranch cannot hold more than 10,000 cows, and a considerable number of cattle must have to survive this difficulty in the kind of simple shed with only a shelf.
Who knows how many cows will freeze to death? It's all money!
And a lot of cattle are huddled together, what if one of the cows gets sick? Hehe, so many cows, as long as there is an infection or something, then it's all over.
Don't tell me you can't have infectious diseases in winter!
In addition to these, there are also great requirements for manpower, and there are so many cowboys, but each job requires more people and more effort than usual.
If nothing else, just clearing the roads and taking care of the cattle is not something that can be done by a dozen or twenty people.
Thinking of this, Ruth's face was pale and ugly to death, but she gritted her teeth, her expression was very resolute, and she nodded heavily: "Mr. John, let's work together, God willing, Daxue will not be our opponent." After saying that, he reached over and shook John's hand, "Let's work together." ”