The Rise of the Ranch King

Chapter 139 138. Spring begins

Since February, the average temperature in western Montana has been above 10 degrees, but the eastern part of River Valley, where the town is located, is still struggling with freezing temperatures.

There is a big temperature difference between the east and the west. When the temperature in Hehe Town is more than ten degrees below zero in January, the average temperature in the west can still be maintained at around 7 degrees.

The mountains here are all vertical. There are no horizontal mountains like the Taihang Mountains. The cold and warm currents go straight up and down. The place visited is very unlucky. It was a sunny day one day, and the next day it may be a strong north wind. blow.

But it will be much better in March, when the temperature is in the teens and there is no wind, it is very comfortable.

This year is considered a cold winter, and the price of hay continues to rise. One ton is almost 300 US dollars, which has almost doubled.

Lin Feng plans to sell all the excess forage before spring and harvest new ones next year.

The pasture that has been moistened by the well water in the small world will probably be sold at a higher price, but Lin Feng doesn't want to be too entangled. He can just pay the market price and earn as much as he can, but don't be too entangled.

Leave this matter to Charlie, this is his strength.

Uncle David's eldest son Thomas came to the ranch, and Lin Feng asked him how the group of coyotes who had entered the country were doing.

He said he was more optimistic, "The coyote has taken root in the jungle five or six kilometers away. It seems that it plans to live there for a while, maybe waiting for spring."

Lin Feng nodded, "It will be almost spring next month, will they go back?"

"I can't say for sure, but it's very likely. Coyotes are not gray wolves. They are small in size and know that they can't fight humans, so they won't rashly break into human life," Thomas said.

Lin Feng thought the same way. He had been dealing with coyotes for so long in the pastoral area.

This thing is called a wolf, but it's actually not much bigger than a fox. It's not a problem for an adult male to fight against three or five of them with his bare hands, as long as he doesn't be afraid of pain.

It’s better to pay more attention, because after spring starts in March, Lin Feng plans to take the cattle to the wild grassland in the west.

The grass there sprouts in February, and you can eat the tender ones in March.

Herdsmen in the eastern part of Hehe Town will take their livestock to graze at this time, stay for a few days and then come back. It lasts ten days and a half, and by then their family's pasture will be almost gone.

They are all wild grasslands, which are gifts from nature before they are bought.

One day in mid-February, Lin Feng felt warm after getting up.

The sun was already shining into the bedroom. He stood up, stretched and fell back on the bed.

I took the phone and looked at it. It was already nine o'clock.

The sunshine is good, but when I open the window, there is still a chill that creeps into my collar.

Trucks enter the pasture every day to transport forage, and the storage warehouse is almost empty in a few days.

To Lin Feng's surprise, he made more than 100,000 yuan just from selling forage.

Of course, the price of forage will not always be so high, and it will basically be cut in half by spring.

However, it is not impossible to make money by selling forage. The well water in Small World is better than other ranches, otherwise it would not be sold so quickly.

No wonder the whole family came out to say goodbye when a truck of hay was given to old McClun. It turned out that the 15 tons of hay was worth US dollars.

There were two figures busy in the bullpen, they should be David and Catherine.

The two men clean the bullpen every day, which has become their daily routine.

The biogas digester has not been built yet, but it is a pity that there is a pile of cow dung.

The old man who is almost 60 years old doesn't know how many more years he can work for himself, but depending on his physical condition, working for another 50 years shouldn't be a big problem.

The thought of a one hundred and ten year old cowboy is scary.

David and Catherine opened the barn door again and let them out to stretch their muscles. When the temperature is about ten degrees above zero, livestock can basically be kept outdoors around the clock.

I gained weight throughout the winter, so I didn’t have to worry about getting cold.

From a distance, you can also see how fast the calf is growing. It is no longer the calf it was when it first came to the pasture. If it eats one or two spring grasses before being sent to the slaughterhouse, it will definitely fetch a good price.

The lambs are more afraid of the cold and will stay in the room until spring is fully here.

In addition, the adult cows are pregnant with their calves, and the birth of the first batch of calves at Lakeside Ranch in autumn is also a milestone.

The cows have not been let out. After pregnancy, their bodies are more sensitive to temperature, so they still need to be treated with caution to avoid getting sick.

After all the cows are pregnant, the "big bull" has nothing to do. This is his window period.

Lin Feng asked Charlie to post Big Guy’s information on relevant websites, and ranches that needed breeding would contact them.

However, the big guy currently has no record to speak of in the pastoral area. If the reservation does not do these tedious tasks, there will be no records in this area.

Other ranchers can only rely on the big guy's external data to judge its breeding value, or they trust Lin Feng.

Someone really decided to take a gamble, and that was his future father-in-law, Hans Grando.

The men in their family are all excellent, but the bulls don't seem to be very strong. Either they look malnourished, or their seeds don't germinate.

On the day he came to the ranch to celebrate the New Year, Hans went to the cowshed. Looking at the fat and strong calves, he made up his mind to "borrow" a handful of them.

Of course Lin Feng is happy. He hopes that Grando Ranch can develop better and better. When the time comes, the two powerful forces can join forces to do something, which is very imaginative.

After getting up, I went downstairs to have a simple breakfast. During the Chinese New Year, I ate a lot of meat and fish every day, and my whole body became mellow.

This is absolutely not allowed. In the past few days, I have increased my exercise intensity and controlled my weight as soon as possible.

He went to the stables and took Joey out to stretch his muscles.

When I was a child, I loved winter. In addition to winter vacation, I could also play in the snow. Now I yearn for spring very much.

There is almost no trace of snow in the pasture, but the tops of the mountains in the distance are still white, like a mango-flavored KFC sundae.

I had boiled mutton for lunch, with bean sprouts, enoki mushrooms, Chinese cabbage and a little white radish as side dishes.

This thing is absolutely delicious. My parents don’t like spicy food, so they basically let him do it.

After eating, I wanted to take a nap at noon, but Uncle David called and said that Lin Feng's old sweetheart was here.

I thought it was Jia Simin, but when I opened the door, I discovered it was a large golden eagle!

This guy now uses the ranch as a designated canteen. He used to come here every Monday, Wednesday and Friday to eat meat and rest on weekends. Now he comes here whenever he is hungry.

They won't leave without food, and they are howling in the sky.

If he continues like this, he will really become an Internet celebrity wolf in Hoh Xil, with his eyes gradually turning from sharp to clear, and then he will be a shame in the world.

Lin Feng will not just obey. He will be hungry when he needs to be hungry. Taming a falcon cannot allow an eagle to tame a person.

The golden eagle wandered around for a long time without seeing any tribute on the tractor, so he asked for trouble and flew away.

At this time, Wayne would lead his dog brothers around the cattle, fearing that the guy in the sky would make a sneak attack.

In addition, Wayne has never dealt with the golden eagle, because the golden eagle once pecked a few hairs on its head, so he always holds a grudge.

It can also be regarded as a show of strength for this new guy, letting the golden eagle know who is the boss of the animal world on this ranch.

(End of this chapter)