After the gang left, Cannon smiled and said something to Zhang Chi.
"BOSS, you refused very simply."
"What?" Zhang Chi was a little confused about what Cannon meant. What did he mean by refusing or not rejecting? How did he do this?
Cannon laughed: "They want puppies from dogs!"
"Then I really didn't see it."
Zhang Chi really didn't think about this, but even if he thought about it, he might not agree. If someone wants it, just give it to him. Isn't this a bad guy? Besides, neither Daniel nor Erhu look like ordinary Tibetan Mastiffs at all.
Stupid.
If they wanted Zhang Chi when Zhang Wu first sent them here, they might have sent away the big cows and tigers, but now, that's another story. If they are so big, they will catch rabbits to eat, and then their own pasture will not be the same in the future.
There is a lot of peace and quiet.
Even if you want to give away good things, you have to give them in a way that makes people feel that they owe you a favor. At least Zhang Chi would not do it if you gave them away so simply.
"Get something to eat and then you can start working."
Zhang Chi thought for a moment about the remaining straw bales in his pasture, and said something to Cannon.
That's why Cannon came back.
The two of them had nothing to say, so they continued to collect straw bales after eating something.
The pasture was quite peaceful in the next few days. After Zhang Chi and Cannon collected all the bales of grass into the fodder warehouse, Zhang Chi began to sprinkle water on the pasture.
Cannon took care of the cattle.
This time Zhang Chi reduced the amount of gourd water by half again, fearing that Cannon would notice the growth of the grass. Just use a small amount several times, and the result would always be the same anyway.
However, about ten days after the water spraying, the grass in most parts of the pasture was ready to be harvested again. Although the grass was not as high as the first harvest, it had already reached the harvesting standard.
This time, Zhang Chi was much smarter in harvesting. He directly ordered an autonomous harvesting and baling machine, saving him and Cannon the trouble.
Although I spent a little more money, I really saved a lot of effort, and this thing is automatically harvested, bundled and transported, a one-stop service, and it can rotate continuously. The driverless machine naturally does not need to rest, even if it is stopped for maintenance.
It's just a matter of twenty or thirty minutes.
In just three days, all the forage that needed to be harvested was harvested and piled on the empty grassland not far from the warehouse.
Next, Zhang Chi naturally continued to spray water, and the grass continued to grow gratifyingly.
As the grass grows, Ergou, Da Niu and Erhu also grow in size. Ergou is already a handsome adult civet cat, which means that Ergou is now an adult.
Dan Niu and Er Hu have grown taller again, with a shoulder height of almost fifty centimeters. From the appearance, they are already two strong dogs, but for Dan Niu and Er Hu, they are still growing taller.
Dogs usually grow up to eight months old, but they are only about four or five months old now.
Zhang Chi doesn't feed them anymore, either the bull, the tiger, or the two dogs. He lets the three of them forage for food on their own in the pasture. Occasionally, he will throw them a bone or something when eating meat.
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Most of the time, they have to rely on themselves to fill their bellies.
The calves are naturally growing too, but most of them are not growing too obviously, only a few bulls are growing very fast.
The biggest job for Zhang Chi and Cannon now is to cut the grass, dry it and then put the grass into the forage storage.
During this break, the two of them also built several wooden fences in the pasture and drove in the ten sheep from Zhang Chi's pasture. The other one also contained the horses that had been grazing.
With the help of lawyer Leonard, Zhang Chi received a total of more than a dozen types of subsidies. Each item was not too large, some were two to three hundred, and some were three to four hundred, but when added together, it would not be enough.
Less than that, I received a total of more than 10,000 US dollars in subsidies.
With extra money in hand, Zhang Chi informed Lao Xu to stock up and prepare to build another cowshed before it snowed. Otherwise, with the current cowshed, even if Zhang Chi sells some cows, this small cowshed will not be able to hold so many cows.
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As time goes by day by day, summer has passed slowly. In autumn, small steps have been stepped on the grass of the pasture, and the pasture has begun to turn yellow.
The grass in Zhangchi Ranch has been harvested twice, and the warehouse can no longer hold it. Most of the fodder is piled next to the warehouse, neatly stacked, and the large rectangular pile has two floors.
As high as half a building.
There was no roof to protect from wind and rain, so Zhang Chi bought a large tarpaulin to cover the top of the haystacks. As for the outermost layer of haystacks below, he had no control over it.
Now everyone, including Zhang Chi, is most concerned about one thing, and that is the daily cattle price. Even if it increases by one or two cents per pound, the ranch owner will be happy.
On the contrary, it is a frown.
Although Zhang Chi's cost is low, who wouldn't like to make more money? He is not a miraculous person who is not surprised by favors and humiliations. What he likes most is green money, because this thing can give him the happiness that comes quickly.
Nothing can compare.
First-hand news about cattle prices now mainly comes from the Internet, but the best place to get such news is in bars.
So these days, Zhang Chi has to sit at the bar for about ten minutes after dinner almost every day, and he has to find a time to go there when there are more cowboys.
Not only Zhang Chi, but also many small and medium-sized farmers and ranchers nearby like to go to bars at this time.
At this time, there were not many cowboys working in bars, but there were more farmers and ranchers.
Zhang Chi rode Chiyanshan to the door of the bar as usual. He dismounted and tied Chiyanshan to the hitching post. He picked up some grass from the haystack next to him and gave it to Chiyanshan to chew while he lifted his feet.
I pushed open the small door of the bar and walked in.
"George, this way!"
Before Zhang Chi could see clearly who was inside, someone greeted Zhang Chi.
Zhang Chi turned around and saw that his neighbor Serriol was waving at him with his hand.
"right away".
After Zhang Chi walked to the bar, Kimberly took a bottle of beer, opened it, and put it on the bar without waiting for Zhang Chi to speak. Then she filled it with snacks on a small plate.
This is Zhang Chi's standard meal every time he comes. Others drink hard liquor, but every time Zhang Chi comes, he drinks a bottle or two of beer with some snacks.
"Thanks!"
After thanking Kimberly, Zhang Chi came to Selior's table with beer and snacks in hand.
There were three people at Serriol's table. In addition to Serriol, there was also Danny, who was also a rancher. He was older, in his sixties and almost seventy years old. The other person was unknown to Zhang Chi and was about forty years old.
age.
White, but not pure white, looks like he has some Indian blood.
"This is Richard, your neighbor."
Seliol introduced him, and Zhang Chi understood that this was Seliol's new neighbor. His ranch was not on the same border as Zhang Chi's, but it was not far away. The two ranches were almost two miles apart.
After a few polite words with Richard, Zhang Chi pulled out his chair and sat down.
"George, have you sold your cattle?"
As soon as he sat down, he heard Danny ask.
Zhang Chi shook his head: "I haven't decided yet."
Merchants who buy live cattle have arrived, and the price given is now 2.5 yuan per kilogram of live cattle. This price can be said to be far lower than everyone expected.
"The price is too low. Last year at this time it was only 2.6 yuan, but this year it is suddenly so low." Danny sighed.
Zhang Chi nodded: "The price is indeed too low. You can only earn a few dozen yuan from selling a cow."
This algorithm is naturally based on normal calculations. A calf is raised from birth to about 800 pounds, which is about 360 kilograms. Excluding the cost of manpower and feed, the profit per cow is extremely slim.
Serriol said: "Most places are free from disease and disaster today, so the price of cattle cannot be high, but no one expected it to be so low!"
As soon as the purchaser announced the purchase price, there was a lot of scolding in the whole town, especially the pastures that raised cross-breed cattle, such as breed cattle, such as Angus, Charolais, and Pierment. The prices were relatively reasonable.
If you can make do with it, of course Zhang Chi's Gascon price will be affordable.
However, compared with last year, the overall price of live cattle has shown a downward trend.
The ones that have fallen the most are cross-breed cattle, the most common type of cattle that are used both for meat and milk.
The price of one kilogram of beef has dropped by ten cents, and each cow is sold for twenty or thirty yuan less. Here are one hundred cows and one thousand cows. As the numbers accumulate, the hearts of the ranchers begin to bleed.
Originally, Zhang Chi planned to sell some of his cattle as soon as autumn came. Once the money was available, he could ask Lao Xu's engineering team to come over and build another cattle shed for him.
It also reflects an old Chinese saying: Ideas change faster than ideas. At the current price, Zhang Chi doesn’t know whether it’s better to sell it or not to sell it.
If he sells it, the price will be unbearable. If he doesn't sell it, he will be out of money.
The current price of beef in the market feels like Mr. Ye Shengtao's article "An Overcharge of Three to Five Dou" to Zhang Chi.
He, Zhang Chi, was the friend in the old felt hat in the article. He was happily preparing to sell the cow to buy some things for his family, such as large calico, a thermos bottle, etc. that his wife wanted. But when it was time to sell the cow, he saw,
Good guy, don’t worry about the big flower cloth. It’s a little difficult to even eat. It’s better to earn more in the disaster years.
"Are you ready to sell?"
Zhang Chi asked Serriol.
Serriol smiled bitterly at Zhang Chi: "I don't really want to sell it at this price, so I thought I'd better wait and see."
This is also the thinking of most people. Selling cattle at this price is almost equivalent to a year's work in vain. If you earn dozens of dollars per cow, you still raise woolly cattle. It is better to sell pasture directly.
"It's probably not possible to wait until the price rises." Richard opened his mouth and said, "It's early for us to sell cattle here. When cattle start to be sold in other places in Texas, the price of cattle may go down."
Amber is a relatively cold place, and winter begins earlier than in places like Texas and California, so cattle sales are also earlier. The price of cattle is pretty good every year. If you wait until a warm place to sell cattle, there will be a large number of cattle.
Listing will definitely cause prices to fall.
In other words, waiting may not guarantee a good price.
Doesn't Serior know? Of course he knows, but the current price of two and a half yuan is really unacceptable to him.
It hurts to sell, but there are risks if you don't sell. You might not even be able to earn these tens of dollars by then.
worry!
What should I do if a bunch of rough guys are in trouble?
Of course, he cursed people. He started with the people in the White House, then cursed the losers in the Special Administrative Region, and then cursed the four major slaughterhouses.
Can scolding solve problems? Can scolding increase the price of cattle?
Obviously not!
Swearing is actually the weakest method.
Zhang Chi didn't scold him, which of course had something to do with the fact that he didn't earn much at all.