Chapter 54: Selling Feeder Cattle (Part I)
In northwestern Montana, there are thousands of farms, large and small, and many of them come to Roger every year to slaughter.
Especially in the period before the winter, Great Rapids has set up a testing agency in the slaughterhouse to facilitate the process of market sales.
The red, blue and black stamps were placed on the table, and the two reviewers under the United States Department of Agriculture, after carefully examining the beef, were stamping on it, stopping from time to time, and continuing after reading it, with a surprised expression on their faces.
The speed in the hand is very fast, almost half of it is a red mark that represents the best, and the seal does not need to be changed in the hand, just cover it directly.
There was a rancher next to him who was looking at this place jealously, and a lot of the beef in front of him was black, indicating that he had just qualified.
Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day are all peak times for beef consumption, and many ranches have come to check on their cattle.
But the two judges can say with certainty that these are definitely the best quality Angus beef they have ever encountered.
Although it is not as perverted as the Japanese cattle last month, the fat distribution in it is also very good, if it weren't for the test report has come down, and the reputation of the snowy mountain ranch was also very good before, you have to wonder if they have used hormones or something.
"It tastes great, even better than last year's!" said Old Barton, tearing off a small piece of meat and putting it in his mouth, chewing it a few times and spitting it out, gargling with water.
He took care of these cows himself, from the time the calves first came to the pasture, and after more than a year of suffering, it seems that today it is worth it, which is the greatest reward for him, and the other cowboys think the same.
"John, bring these back later, and give them all to the cowboys to taste. ”
Han's father took a piece of meat and led his son back, and the matter here was almost over.
Albert and Justin looked at each other, pulled the slaughterhouse owner Roger aside, and admonished, "You can't tell anyone about this!"
"Yes, we've known each other for so many years, at least until I buy the cow, we can't leak it out!"
Roger looked embarrassed, pointed out the door and said, "I'm not a big-mouthed person, he's what you have to guard against." ”
Justin looked out and saw that one of the reviewers had finished his work and was on the phone, and he didn't have to think about it to know what he was doing, and his face immediately became gloomy.
There are many pastures and cattle in the United States, but the number of high-end beef has not kept up, and customers are not as foolish as they used to be, and would rather spend more money than buy low-grade meat.
Although the Broken-B ranch raised Seaford cattle are early maturing and easy to fatten, the meat quality is not very good, and most of them can only be regarded as second-class at most, and the price that buyers are willing to pay is not high.
The income of the ranch has been declining year after year, and the dividends have also decreased a lot, which is why Justin urgently needs to buy new varieties.
A few years ago, during the economic crisis, people didn't have money to buy but sold well, but now that they have money, they are tricky.
Just been fooled by Han Qianshan, and the other breeding cattle couldn't meet the requirements, thinking of this, Justin was annoyed, and turned back to Albert and said, "Let's go quickly, those buyers will come over when it's late!"
"How much are you going to buy, and as long as the price is right, I can talk to you. The old businessman looked at Justin, he couldn't eat the tens of thousands of heads, and he was not afraid of other buyers coming over, but the decrease in income was certain.
The Broken-B ranch has an area of 124,000 acres and needs a lot of breeding cattle, so it is better to be a middleman and get some kickbacks.
The two muttered for a long time, and when the old cowboy and John had packed up, they were going back to the snowy mountain ranch with them.
Old Barton saw Albert's secret gaze, and saw Justin's expression, and his mind turned a corner, and he smiled.
The lavender on the roadside goes dormant, and the withered stems and leaves slump to the ground, leaving only the roots in the dirt, waiting to grow again next spring.
Like it, there is alfalfa, and the whole pasture is not like spring and summer, which looks a little depressed.
Romney sheep are not afraid of the cold, their hair is so thick that they munch on dry grass, and Merino sheep hurriedly change into winter clothes and wrap themselves tightly.
The cowboy rode the flower horse, and followed unhurriedly, probably because he felt that his hands were frozen, and he didn't even want to grab the reins, so he let the horse go forward on its own.
Jenny Turtle began to stop eating, lying on the dry soft mud and sand of the lawn and not moving for a week, its shell covered with birch leaves.
In the dark green pine forest on the edge of Lake Rota, several spruce trees stood proudly, a large section higher than the pine trees, looking forty or fifty meters, and poking straight into the sky.
The clever Pooh is here again, the house has heating and the glow of the fireplace, and when the father and son come home, he is sitting on the sofa, staring intently at the television, where the documentary of fishing is being released.
The whole sofa is sunken, just when it is time to raise autumn fat, and often come here to eat and drink, and now Pooh's weight has exceeded 850 kilograms.
Fat Ding took the Kodiak bear as a mountain, and climbed up from its back, and when it was about to reach the top, Pooh looked up and ran towards the boy, and the fat cat lay there in place.
The boy reached out against the brown bear's head and walked towards the kitchen with the beef, when the mother heard the voice and poked her head out of the corridor on the second floor and asked, "Pooh is gone?"
What answered her was a big round face, Guo's mother was angry and funny, and went downstairs to continue: "A few more times, our house will change the sofa, and the carpet that has been laid for it will not sleep, so it has to lie there, and it will play tricks when the TV is turned off, rolling around on the ground, like a child." ”
"Look at your dad like that, you know it must be good, I'll help you hold it, eat it at noon." ”
"Needless to say, I don't look at who raises the cattle, it's a lot better than last year. ”
Seeing his father's narcissistic appearance, he couldn't even stand his own son, and turned around with contempt: "If you want to say that raising is also the credit of Barton, what does it have to do with you." ”
"Hey, little bunny, I'm usually managing whether it's good or not. ”
"yes, watching from the sidelines. ”
“…… I helped too!"
The doorbell rang outside, and Guo's mother smiled and watched the father and son arguing, and went over to open the door by herself.
Outside was Old Barton, and Albert and Justin stood aside, and seeing that they seemed to have something to talk about, they stepped back and said, "Come in, it's too cold outside." ”
"Thank you. ”
Justin was not polite, and when he came to the house, he saw the decoration of the entrance, turned his head and praised: "This place is so beautiful, I can see that you are a person of good taste, ma'am." “
"You're so polite. Everyone loves to hear good words, Guo's mother smiled, waited for them to sit down, and quickly brought coffee.
Albert had seen Pooh at Han Xuan's birthday party, and when he saw it, he was just stunned, and he stretched out his hand to the brown bear, and the big guy thought he had something to eat, so he ran over.
Standing on the couch and stopping, he yelled at Justin, a few centimeters of long teeth frightened the manager, and the boy peeked out from behind the brown bear, and no one else saw him when he was blocked by Pooh, and whispered, "You sit in its place, sir." ”
"This?!"
Justin looked down, hurriedly gave up his position, and gestured to Pooh in a gesture of invitation.
As soon as the big guy sat up, the sofa suddenly sank, and the old Barton and Albert in the same row felt that their butts were hanging in the air for a moment just now.
Han Xuan sat on Pooh's lap with him, and he also wanted to know how the cow could be bought this time.