Chapter 293 Autumn Day on the Farm
Under the light and shadow of the clouds in the morning sun, the endless red soil and yellow-green pastures appear like oil paintings. From afar, I saw cowboys on horseback driving a herd of cows to appear on the horizon, and the red dust raised from far to near seemed to be the appearance of a character in a western movie --- I haven't seen anyone, first Hear it! Leather chaps with tassels, a cowboy hat, a thick floral long-sleeved shirt, rope loops hanging around the legs, and a square scarf covering the mouth and nose.
Dusty, Hank Farm Temut lake pasture in the morning, the red sun slowly approaching and running past the herd of cows and behind the herd, cowboys, Dowles, Hughton, Dowles, Han, Sarah, Liu Minghe and two little cowboys join in the fun.
The bouncing cows gradually stopped by the lake, and the galloping cowboys stopped and lined up on the hillside, just like cowboys appearing in a western movie, Li Han pulled Xiaohongzao and unwrapped them. With a square scarf on his mouth and nose, Liu Ming said with a smile and a look of embarrassment. "Ming, how do you feel? Not bad, right?"
Liu Ming untied the scarf and coughed a few times, a little uncomfortable with the fierce wind and dust. The pastures and pastures were already withered and yellow, except for a touch of green left by the lake, a small part of it was yellow-green, and more withered yellow. The sun rises in autumn, it is very beautiful, sprinkled with golden light spots, today is a good weather, grazing cattle and sheep, before winter, perhaps, this is a rare sight, the stored green materials are piled up like mountains, wheat and corn are so winter Feed, the small farm is enough to cope with the coming winter.
"It's okay." Liu Ming didn't want to show that he was inferior, especially the two little guys, Dudu and Baobao, were fine.
"Uncle, drink water." Dudu rode on Dabai, and handed Liu Ming his small water bottle. Dudu was dressed in a cowboy style, with a cowboy hat and some gorgeous decorations on his riding boots. Leather trousers, riding whips, gloves, leather jackets. Plus a kerchief facade.
Dabai is strapped with all kinds of denim necessities. Plus a shotgun and a new air revolver for complete cowboy gear. "Thank you, Dudu." Liu Ming took a few deep breaths. "Han, I didn't expect it would take so much effort to drive the cattle. It's really not easy to be a qualified cowboy."
Li Han said with a smile. "Ming, the state prairie we're going to is much more desolate than here. Dead grass, bushes, exposed sand, drought fraught with danger, gray wolves, mountain lions, and maybe bears and bison, these big guys, are you really going to Follow us to hunt, you know, Wei Li would rather go to jail than go to that damned place."
Early this morning, Liu Ming came to the farm. He didn't know how to get in on a whim or to experience the cowboy life. Cowboys are not a good job. Cowboys used to work very hard, even today cowboys are still not a good job. Relatively most of the time, cowboys ride on horseback. Now that there are more pickups and all-terrain vehicles, cowboys can show off, but most of the time they still rely on horses, which are true all-terrain tools that ignore the terrain.
"I love the wilderness best, and it would be wonderful to shoot a wolf or a grizzly bear.
"Liu Ming handed the water bottle back to Dudu, and wiped the water from the corner of his mouth. The pasture stretched as far as the eye could see. The sun was rising in the east, and the withered grass in autumn looked even more desolate.
The small bushes were messy with branches, and the wreckage was just cleaned up. It was the first time for Liu Ming to feel the life of the cowboys so closely. Hughton, Dawles and Sarah ran around the herd from time to time, driving the herd to the selected pasture.
Li Han shook his head helplessly. "I hope you'll be in such a good mood then, Jem, the cows are grazing today, which is the pasture side of the lake." "Yes, Han, this pasture hasn't been harvested yet, and the grass is pretty good."
Jem pointed to the herd of cattle and said to Li Han. "Mr. Han, Mr. Lambton came to the bullpen yesterday, and he seems to be very interested in our bulls." "Really? I know, I will talk to Lambton. Don't worry about it, Jem. How is the situation of the beef cattle?" "There are two hundred heads that can be sold, and the rest are too small, and Hughton and I feel that they are not suitable for sale."
Before winter comes, autumn is the peak of cattle and sheep trading, but this year's price is not satisfactory, Li Han nodded. "Han, do we need to submit a transaction application this trading day?" "No, Jem, I think we can wait a little longer, can't we, we have enough forage, and I don't want our beef cattle to be as expensive as other beef cattle .”
Now Li Han needs to talk to Chris, Hilton, and Jennifer. The demand for beef from Chris Manor is increasing day by day. I don’t recommend buying beef from Hank’s Farm, which can save a lot of traffic. The premise is that Li Han breeds beef cattle. The beef is of high quality.
Jem didn't know Li Han's plan, but Li Han was very firm in what he said. Jem also knew Li Han a little these days. Li Han is a person who is hard to change after making up his mind. Of course, Li Han is willing to accept opinions. Jem is willing to stay on Hank's farm, and Li Han has absolute trust in him. Li Han rarely asks about the internal affairs of Hank's farm, and most of the time it is handed over to Jem and Hughton, and Dalton discusses the decision. "Well then, Han, I just hope these big guys are off the farm before winter comes."
Beef cattle grow to a certain extent, and the proportion of forage consumption and weight gain decreases. For a cowboy, it is not a good idea to keep beef cattle that can be sold for the winter. "I think so, maybe not too long, Jem, and I hope this batch of beef cattle will be eating the freshest grass soon."
Jem nodded. "Han, I will make arrangements." Li Han and Jem talked for a while about the winter plans for the cattle and sheep, forage storage, and transportation. Of course, Li Han will not forget to know some recent trading markets, beef cattle price trends .
Jem left, Liu Ming said with a smile. "Han, isn't it good? Jem is a good manager. You, the owner of the farm, are really relieved." "Thank you. Jem and Hughton are good people. The farm will be better with them."
"Let's go, we won't disturb Jem's work anymore." Li Han pulled the rein, rode the horse and galloped, lowered his cowboy hat, wrapped the square scarf in his hands, and galloped away with full momentum. The two little cowboys Dudu and Baobao didn't say anything, they slapped the white bull under their crotches, and jumped out, leaving three trails of dust flying.
"Ahem, Li Han must have done it on purpose." Wrapped in a square scarf, Liu Ming pulled the reins and chased after Li Han. Jem and the others by the lake looked at the dust and smoke and smiled at each other. "Okay, guys, we're getting to work."
Li Han, Liu Ming, Dudu, Baobao all the way to the side of the cattle road, Li Han said to Liu Ming with a smile. "Let me show you how real cowboys live." Li Han pointed to the empty road in front of him, Liu Ming was a little puzzled, but after a while, Liu Ming understood.
Thousands of longhorn cattle appeared on the cattle road, and the smoke and dust billowed, and a lot of dust would accumulate on the hats of the cowboys around, and the black spots on the eyebrows and beards, as long as they shook their heads, the dust would fly up.
"How do you feel?" "Unexpectedly, I was impressed by cowboys who are chic, free, and hold a revolver, just like Chinese knights who rob the rich and give to the poor, duel, brave and free." Liu Ming was slightly disappointed, it was not the same.
Li Han said with a smile, to say that the cowboys are working hard now. "The cowboys used to drive cattle across thousands of miles. The situation at that time was not like now. It was much more difficult at that time. At that time, the hat cattle team could generally drive 2000-3000 cows." , usually consists of 11-12 cowboys. Most of the time when driving cattle, the cowboys are on horseback and travel 10-15 miles a day. It is not an easy task to let thousands of cows walk in an orderly manner. The herd can't go too slow to affect the progress, nor can it go too fast, because when the cow reaches the destination, it will grow hard muscles and be not suitable for consumption, which will affect the price of the cow. On the hat of the cowboys After a while, half an inch of dust will accumulate. The dust on the eyebrows and beard is as thick as animal hair. As long as you shake your head, the dust will fall like rain.
Not only that, at the end of the day, the cowboy's throat and lungs are full of dust, which is why many early cowboys suffered from lung and respiratory diseases. Along the way, the cowboys not only have to climb mountains and wading, but also face the unpredictable bad weather and the obstacles of the Indians. But what scares the cowboys the most is that the herd suddenly explodes at night. Any abnormal noise may alarm the herd, and they will run around crazily.
Along the way, the cowboys not only have to climb mountains and wading, but also face the unpredictable bad weather and the obstacles of the Indians. But what scares the cowboys the most is that the herd suddenly explodes at night. Any abnormal noise may alarm the herd, and they will run around crazily. "
Liu Ming rolled his eyes speechlessly. "Han, I just want to participate in a hunt, but I don't mean to be a cowboy." Liu Ming will react now, this guy just said something bad, which made him really hesitate.
"By the way, Han, you didn't come early in the morning just to take me to watch the cattle drive." Liu Ming looked at Li Han with a serious face in doubt. "Of course not. With such a large herd of cattle, if you want to trade, you have to go to a large bull market fifty miles away from Comixing. These are just passing by. I want to see the situation."
Most of the beef cattle were sold at 1,200 pounds, and they were fat and strong. Among the cattle in front of them, some lean beef cattle appeared, weighing 700 to 800 pounds. "Han, are you planning to buy some of these cattle?"
"Why not?" Liu Ming looked at Li Han in surprise, and Li Han was amused. "Just kidding, I just looked at the recent plans to sell beef cattle. Have you seen that there are some leaner beef cattle. I think there may be problems with the pastures, or problems with the farmers' funds."
Liu Ming’s eyes lit up, and he was right. Recently, farms and pastures have been sold less and less, but most of Mixing’s surroundings have been bought by Xiaowang Farm and several large real estate businessmen. Although Liu Ming’s reaction was not slow, he did not take to how much.
When Li Han came to see the cattle, he just thought that the price of beef cattle might drop further. As for whether there is something wrong with the farmer, it has nothing to do with Li Han. Although the funds in Li Han's hands are not too small, they are not too much. For the reconstruction of the Pearl Flower Ranch, Li Han has no spare money. Maybe he can buy some calves. I think there will be no problem with the funds. Now it depends on the situation. I want to come to various companies. Farmers and ranchers are also willing to sell some. The calf market is relatively deserted, and it is rare to buy cows with calves or pregnant cows.