After Kota Ono got the pasture, he focused entirely on the rich copper mines buried deep underground. He did not build infrastructure for the pasture, nor did he invest money in cattle breeding, grass seed improvement, or effective cultivation of corn and other refined roughage.
land management.
In addition, 2,000 acres of pasture, coupled with corresponding management methods, should be able to raise 1,000 beef cattle, 100 horses, and about 2,000 sheep at the same time.
However, the actual feeding capacity of the pasture under Ono's management is only 500 beef cattle, 16 horses and 500 sheep. It is far from achieving optimal efficiency.
It seems to save labor costs, introduction of improved varieties, and infrastructure costs. However, correspondingly, the profitability, hematopoietic ability, and production recovery capabilities of the ranch have also dropped significantly.
If it weren't for the excellent foundation of Garrison Ranch and Dennis and his team's dedicated efforts in operating and maintaining it, the ranch might not be able to continue operating long ago.
Therefore, after years of fooling around like this, it would be unreasonable for Ono not to lose money.
Counting Dalton and the other three, the ranch currently has a total of sixteen employees. Compared with the area of the ranch, there are a few people, but compared with the ranch's business, the staff reserve feels a bit bloated.
The late 1970s was the peak of agriculture and animal husbandry in the United States. After that, the development of agriculture and animal husbandry in the United States was sluggish for several consecutive years. For Montana, which relies on agriculture and animal husbandry as its economic pillar, it has been severely affected.
Big impact.
So these days, everyone is worried about whether there will be layoffs after the new owner of the ranch comes. Some nearby ranches are already being put up for sale, and there are already unemployed people in the town. Now it is really difficult to find a job at other ranches.
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After introducing the basic information of the ranch, the three people on the ranch looked at Sun Dahai and others, waiting for the new owner of the ranch to announce their decision.
Chen Feng, Fang Ying and Linkwood also turned their attention to Sun Dahai.
Sun Dahai shrugged and said: "I just want to say one thing: I feel that the current ranch is a bit small. If there are other ranches next to our ranch that we want to sell, we will buy them."
Everyone present looked at the upstart Sun Dahai in surprise. No one expected that Sun Dahai actually wanted to increase investment at this time.
Chen Feng knew that Sun Dahai had prepared 300 million US dollars for Jiahua Investment Company, but he did not know that after Sun Dahai obtained the 9,000-acre pasture, he actually felt that it was not big enough.
There is nothing wrong with Chen Feng's idea. In China, except in western and northern Xinjiang, where a family can be happy with just a few acres of land, who would dare to imagine buying land measured in units of 10,000 acres, and it is still an acre.
Joseph was surprised. He did not expect that the Chinese young man in front of him had such a big appetite. Regardless of whether he could eventually buy other ranches, at least he increased his investment and fully demonstrated his ideas for improving the ranch management.
Dalton and Dennis were very happy after hearing what Sun Dahai said. At least they would not be in danger of losing their jobs in a short time.
Sun Dahai waited for a while and found that no one answered his question, so he sighed and said, "No? If the ranches are not next to each other, it will be more troublesome to operate and manage them in the future."
"Mr. Sun, do you really plan to buy other ranches now?" Joseph asked.
He originally thought that Sun Dahai was using his words to boost morale, which was just a language technique. But now Sun Dahai asked again, did he really want to buy a ranch?
"Lawyer Joseph, you can just call me by my name or the sea. I intend to expand the area of the Garrison Ranch.
Now there are mountains, rivers and lakes in the pasture, but the actual pasture area is not large, only 2,000 acres.
I want to develop Garrison Ranch into a tourist and leisure ranch. I need to increase the types of farmed animals, establish orchards and vegetable gardens for tourists to pick, and carry out activities such as hunting and fishing in the future.
The current grassland area is far from enough to support my plan."
Chen Feng and Linkwood had heard about Sun Dahai's plan, and this was the first time Joseph and the others had heard of it. Such a huge plan requires not only time and manpower, but also equally huge financial support.
How could Sun Dahai have so much money at such a young age?
Dalton, Dennis and Rockgill are employees of the ranch and can be regarded as Sun Dahai's subordinates. It is not convenient for them to ask such questions.
Joseph also had the same doubts, so he asked them on their behalf.
"Dahai, with the resources of Garrison Ranch, it is very feasible to develop a leisure tourism ranch. But if you really want to do this, not only will you need a lot of capital, but the return on investment in the first few years will be very low. Do you know these situations?"
"I know. I have already prepared the initial funds. An investment of US$200 million includes acquiring nearby pastures, increasing infrastructure construction, and building a pastoral hotel that can accommodate a hundred people.
As for daily investments in the ranch, such as introducing improved seeds, building irrigation facilities, etc., the ranch manager Linkwood makes plans and applies separately to the company every year. These costs are not included in the US$200 million."
This is really a big deal.
While Sun Dahai was operating the ranch normally, he also added an additional investment of US$200 million to transform the Garrison Ranch from an ordinary ranch into a leisure and tourism ranch.
Sun Dahai paused for a moment and said to Dennis and Locke Gill: "There will be many projects on the ranch in the future, and the two of you alone will definitely be too busy. If you know other capable people, you can also introduce them to the ranch to help you.
Handle project-specific matters.
But you must be responsible for the people you find, and take into account their personal abilities and professional ethics. If they have problems in the future, I will hold you jointly and severally liable."
Dennis and Lockegier looked at each other and saw a hint of joy in each other's eyes.
When Sun Dahai said this, he clearly wanted to prepare to reuse them and allow them to properly form their own team. If the surrounding pastures are acquired according to Sun Dahai's plan, the prototype of a huge pasture will soon be formed.
They all know that the current agricultural and animal husbandry industry is in recession, and many surrounding ranches cannot survive. If Sun Dahai buys it now, as long as he pays 70 to 80% of the market price, most ranches will probably agree to the transaction.
As for the manpower issue, both of them are locals and are familiar with the conditions in the surrounding ranches. Everyone has an idea of who is more capable and who is good at what.
There is no way for Sun Dahai to delegate power. America's agriculture and animal husbandry is mechanized production. Only when it reaches a certain scale can the overall cost be reduced.
In other words, when operating a ranch in the United States, the bigger the farm, the easier it is to make money, but it is more difficult to survive on a small farm.