For the next full week of flight training, Link attended on time. The instructor always changes during the day, but four times at night it is the female instructor who acts as his instructor.

When he inquired, he found out that she was only part-time. Her serious job is as a flight dispatcher at Las Vegas International Airport. As long as it's not night shifts and weekends, she comes here as a flight training instructor.

But he just asked this thing from the mouth of the female instructor, and even asked the other instructor's name to know it.

Perhaps he was attracted to this woman, who was obviously a few years older than him.

But the other party didn't seem to have any interest in men, and he didn't act rashly.

After a week of flight training, he took a break. He needed to make a trip to Ozette and Hanova. The loggers on the Ozete side have returned to work after Christmas and New Year's Day. Link needs to see what's going on there, and get ready to plant grass and plan the number of cattle to buy.

But before he could do that, he had to make a trip to Hanova. There, he needs to calculate the profit and loss of the past six months with Bob, and discuss the work plan for the new year.

As soon as his car drove into the front yard of the farm office, Bob stepped out of the office. Seeing Link get out of the car, he walked over with a smile and said, "Link, you have a good complexion." It looks like you're having a great Christmas and New Year. ”

Link nodded and said, "Yes, I had a great Christmas and New Year in Nevada. ”

The two walked towards the office, and Link asked, "Are all the workers coming to work?"

"Yes. No workers resigned. We are well paid, and no worker is willing to give up such a job. ”

Link smiled and didn't speak.

Bob pushed open the office door, and the two walked in. Bob brewed a cup of hot coffee for Link before he said, "The grass in the meadow hasn't grown yet." However, we have plenty of hay in stock, and we will have no problem getting through this winter. Maybe it's time for us to think about our work plans after the spring. ”

At Hudson Farms, a large amount of pasture is planted on previously cleared farmland. Occasionally, some corn was planted. Habano has sold more than 4,000 cattle this year, many of which are still half the size and require less feed. It also allows Hanova Farm's cattle to buy even a dollar of feed.

However, it does not mean that the cattle have feed to eat, and everything is fine. Link also learned a few things to keep in mind when raising cattle: "This winter, the herd didn't lose much weight because they couldn't graze. ”

Grazing cattle usually lose some weight during the winter, except for those that are originally raised, they are almost fed concentrate, and winter is also a good time for them to gain weight. But unless the grazing herd is willing to spend a lot of money on concentrate feed, it is inevitable to lose weight.

"Good. The grass we grow is quite high in sugar, the herd likes to eat it, and the weight loss of the herd is within the normal range. ”

"Good. Link nodded and said. "And how big do you think the herd needs to be this year?"

"I recommend going with last year's goals. Expand the herd to 15,000 by the end of the year, and of course, this includes selling some. ”

"How many cows are available for sale this year?"

"More than 3,000 head of cattle can be sold by this winter. ”

Link asked, "How much budget does the farm need this year?"

Bob pulled out a couple of pieces of paper, all of which were lists. The list contains what the farm might want to buy, what to use, and a budget for the workers' expenses.

Lin Ke looked at the total, this year Hanova plans to spend a total of 7 million, the main expenditure item is to buy cattle, and last year's income from the sale of cattle was more than 7 million US dollars. That's pretty much enough to balance out this year's expenses.

Farm expenses and income, in order to file taxes, he will ask a special accounting firm to audit every year. And some bulk purchases and sales, Link will also be involved. So he doesn't have to worry about any of this.

He signed his name on the report and said, "Hanova will follow your plan." Will the reservoir over there be repaired by this summer?"

"I went to see the progress yesterday and Dick said it could be built in mid-March. However, it will not be possible until July and October. You know most of the rain on our side is concentrated in those months. ”

When Link heard this, he thought for a moment and said, "Hudson's drip irrigation system needs to be completed before the summer, and the first three hundred acres of vineyards will be cultivated there." Follow up on this. When it's time to plant grapes, you have to cooperate. ”

"No problem. Bob thought for a moment and nodded. "But this part of the budget ......"

"I'll arrange this part of the budget. ”

They talked for a while about the work of the farm for the year. After the matter was settled, Link said, "Bob, can you walk away these days?"

"Is there anything going on? Hanova isn't busy yet. ”

Link then said, "You know, I bought a piece of land in Huazhou. It is intended to carve out a pasture in it. Grazing can be carried out this year, and I want to find a professional to see how many cattle should be distributed there. If you can walk away here, come with me to Huazhou. ”

When Bob heard about this, he immediately said, "Of course there is no problem. When to go. ”

"As soon as possible. If you can, go over today. ”

Bob thought for a moment and said, "No problem. ”

Although Bob works for Link, his position is the manager of Hanova's side, and Link's other industries have nothing to do with him, so he can actually refuse to go. Because that's outside of his work.

Bob's home is in Logan, but he also has a dormitory on the farm. He just packed up at the farm and set off with Link.

This time, his plane departed from Conx National Park Airport and landed directly at the small airport inside Ozette Farm.

Before Lin arrived, he made an appointment with the person in charge of the logging company on the farm and asked about the progress of the logging.

He learned that after more than five months of deforestation, 60,000 acres of secondary forest had been cleared, and with the addition of the previously existing vacant land, there were already nearly 80,000 acres of vacant land that would be prioritized for grazing.

By June, the newly cleared land will be used to grow grapes.

Link heard that he would have three months to complete all the felling tasks. This is because Link is willing to spend money, there are hundreds of logging meters alone, and there are thousands of lumberjacks, and they are all cut down by those secondary forests, and the timber does not need to be transported, which makes the cutting speed so fast.

Of course, he didn't dare to say this speed. Otherwise, it will surely be criticized as the world's wildest action to destroy the environment.

The next day, the plane was filled with fuel, and Benjamin flew the plane around the clearing with Link and Bob.

On the small plane, Link said loudly to Bob, "In the plan, one piece of ranch will be cultivated, and another piece of open space will be used for another purpose." Now the open space under the plane is intended to be carved out into grassland. ”

Bob looked down from the porthole, and the plane wasn't flying fast or high. The height will not exceed a hundred meters at most, so he can see it clearly.

The ground became potholed because of the stumps being dug out. Seeing the surface, he said, "Link, this kind of land is very flat, but there are too many tree pits. There is a lot of rain here, and there are a lot of puddles when these tree pits are compacted. In fact, there are now. That's very bad for the pasture. ”

Link nodded and said, "That's ten questions, indeed. I'll take care of it. "Just find a tractor to pull all this land.

Bob added: "It was originally a forest, and there were many kinds of plants. When a tree is cut down, weeds grow vigorously. ”

"Yes. A lot of grass grew last fall. ”

"But those grasses are not suitable for grazing. Therefore, it is necessary to sow grass seeds before spring. In the spring, this is the only way to allow the grass to form a community dominance and squeeze the living space of other weeds. Otherwise, the amount of grass produced in the pasture will be greatly limited. ”

Link himself had plans to sow seeds, but he didn't think about it before spring.

He nodded again and said, "What else?"

"It's going to be quite costly. First of all, you have to buy a lot of forage seeds, and you also have to pay a lot of money for the planting plane. ”

Link said with a smile, "As long as you can make the land below a good pasture." Money is not an issue!"

He was given more than a billion dollars in cash after the post-Christmas gamble, and he would have paid a maximum of $100 million in taxes, according to his tax return last October. Coupled with the money he had left, it was enough for him to do a lot of things.

He asked, "Then how many cattle do you think can be raised on such a 70,000-acre pasture?"

"The pastures are still rising, and now I can't say for sure, if weeds are still dominant in the coming year, I think we will only be able to raise 30,000 cattle at most, and we will need to harvest as much dry grass as possible for the winter, and maybe buy some concentrate feed. If the grass grows well, the yield of grass should be quite high in such a moist land, and I think there can be up to 50,000 head of cattle grazing. Of course, it is also necessary to purchase a certain amount of concentrate feed. ”

The pasture has enough water, fertility, and temperatures are not low, and one acre can produce 20 tons of fresh grass, enough to feed a cow for a year. But that requires scientific management. Otherwise, it becomes overgrazing.

However, 50,000 cattle, Link may need four to five years to slowly replenish that number. And those cattle have to be sold every once in a while. Otherwise, if you raise a batch and sell it at the same time, I'm afraid that contacting the slaughterhouse will make Link's scalp explode. And if there are too many cattle to sell at the same time, it is easy for people to lower the price.

He wanted to know how many cattle could be raised on the farm, mainly because he wanted to plan how many barns would need to be built on the farm, as well as warehouses for hay.

You know, the winters here aren't too cold, though. However, it also snows and rains occasionally. The herd should have a place to cover its head in winter.