The Rise of the Ranch King

Chapter 215 214. Spring slaughter period

The $20 that Lin Feng won from betting on Joey was only left with more than $, and the $ bonus that Jasmine received was only $. The rest was swallowed up by the IRS.

I feel deeply helpless, but there is no other way. This is not the first time this has happened. It was the same with the previous auction of green jadeite.

Taxes are everywhere. Sometimes I feel like I am working for the IRS, and two or three of the ten cows I raise are for them.

Speaking of cattle, late May has already entered the slaughter season.

It is the busiest time for the slaughterhouse. A large number of livestock are sent in every day to exchange for banknotes. Almost every larger slaughterhouse has a designated employee of the Ministry of Agriculture to collect banknotes from ranchers to stamp their beef.

Lakeside Ranch is facing a “big test”.

After nearly a year of busy work, it’s time to call it a day.

According to Charlie's suggestion, he first sent a few cows as samples to the slaughterhouse to test the water, because this year's epidemic has caused the number of cattle slaughtered in River Valley Town to be lower than expected, and the price of beef may be higher than in previous years.

Of course, the final price will be dynamic and the product of competition between ranchers and beef traders.

David kept talking plausibly on the way, and Lin Feng turned around and asked him what he was mumbling about.

These cattle were around 4-6 months old when they were first bought, and they were fattened for more than 8 months. Theoretically, they have not yet reached the normal slaughter period, but these cattle have grown tall and strong, and the lightest estimate is that At around 600 kilograms, anyone who looks at it will think it is at least 16 months old.

I can't help but think of the scene when I first came here. A barren land has now turned into a vibrant pasture.

Lin Feng also wanted to know what level the beef nourished by the small world well water could reach. This would have guiding significance for the future cattle raising business.

There are many slaughterhouses in Riverdale and even in the entire Montana pastoral area. It is also important to choose one that is both convenient and reliable.

David and Charlie all went out to see the results of their months of hard work.

"Take another look at the pasture. You'll never see it again." David patted the cow's head, which was full of black humor.

If you want to send cattle to the slaughterhouse in large quantities, you will definitely need to hire an extension truck, which is probably another big project.

The day after the decision was made, Lin Feng planned to take two cows to test the water.

After returning from Oregon, Lin Feng started working on this matter.

The scenery along the way has become familiar and cordial in Lin Feng's eyes. This land carries too much of his hope and sweat.

A local slaughterhouse in River Valley Town came into Lin Feng's sight. It was under the supervision of the Montana government. It was said that it could slaughter tens of thousands of cattle in a day, and it relied on mechanized operations to be very efficient.

One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, and it is equally difficult to load two cows in the trunk. It is difficult to sit down side by side, so we can only sit head to tail, looking at each other's butts, and reluctantly settle down.

In fact, just pulling a cow is difficult. It seems that the ranch's transportation team needs to be upgraded. Sometimes a pickup truck cannot solve the problem, and a big one is needed.

But soon they discovered that it was overloaded and the tires were about to burst!
I quickly rushed one end down, so I will only give away this one.

The car slowly left the lakeside pasture and headed towards River Valley Town.

After all, there were a lot of things he needed to buy. There were forklifts and various agricultural machinery waiting for him. In addition, buying land for expansion would also cost money.

In order to be as objective as possible, two Angus cattle were randomly selected.

The uncle said that he had a heart-to-heart talk with the cow in the back, telling it not to jump out of the car and escape, and that the ideal destination would be to be brought to the dining table.

Lin Feng was slightly speechless.

Regarding the slaughterhouse, Lin Feng still had memories of his childhood. He could hear pigs squealing before dawn, which made people panic. When he arrived at the slaughterhouse, it was hard to imagine that this old-looking building could slaughter tens of thousands of cattle in one day. He was amazed by this efficiency.

I drove past here with Jasmine on Christmas Eve, but I didn't expect it to be a slaughterhouse. I thought it was an abandoned factory or something.

They had made an appointment before, and their car drove in smoothly and drove directly to the slaughtering workshop.

Fundamentally, this public slaughterhouse is owned by the Montana Department of Agriculture.

There are also private slaughterhouses, but Montana stopped issuing permits to build slaughterhouses a decade ago, so each one looks old.

As long as the mechanical equipment inside can operate normally, there seems to be no need to pay attention to the outside.

The irony is that the previous suspension of license issuance was due to environmental protection considerations, but now the state government has decided to sacrifice the environment to build an "Eden Tourist Resort".

The cattle are driven off the pickup truck, and the rest is left to the staff here. They are all veteran employees and are quite skilled in their business abilities.

There are many livestock transport vehicles parked in the large open space to the west of the slaughterhouse, which can be rented out. With just a phone call, they can come to help you transport livestock, as long as the money is available.

"What should we do?" Lin Feng asked.

David spread his hands and said, "Find a place to smoke, or just be in a daze, waiting for our cows to finish the process."

They went to the waiting hall of the slaughterhouse, where the beef was graded.

A public slaughterhouse like this will have an office of the Ministry of Agriculture inside. In addition to the meat graders, there will also be special commissioners of the Ministry of Agriculture working here.

They are responsible for the supervision of daily work, including checking the hygiene of employees every morning, including the length of their hair, whether the equipment is clean, and whether yesterday's garbage has been disposed of.

Then, another important task is to press the buttons of the entire slaughterhouse equipment, because the director of the slaughterhouse has no right to start work, and the switches that turn the equipment are in the hands of these special commissioners.

They also need to supervise two things. One is whether the internal organs of the livestock have been minced after slaughter, and the other is to send a sample of the same day to the federal government's testing center by express.

Power easily breeds corruption. I wonder whether that set of principles of doing things is suitable for the land of the United States.

Ranchers are not allowed to enter the workshop, but they can see the progress of their cattle through electronic screens in the waiting hall, which are all public.

Most of the scenes are mechanized, and of course when manual labor is needed, they play more of a supporting role.

There were others in the waiting hall, most of them knew Lin Feng, and a few looked familiar. They were all present during the confrontation with the Wendelton engineering team that night.

Famous for the town of River Valley, it feels pretty good, a little bit arrogant.

Everyone talked about this year's spring slaughtering period. The recent epidemic caused losses to them all. Fortunately, Lin Feng generously donated money to allow their livestock to drink water.

Now the Huangshi River has been unsealed, and after multiple tests by authoritative departments, it has been determined that there is no foot-and-mouth disease virus, but the pastoral area is still in the recovery period.

The water in the water storage tanks of major farms carries germs and needs to be inactivated before it can be drained, which takes time.

Soon an old acquaintance came in, Fred Cunningham of River Run Ranch, and his son Brown Cunningham.

With smiles on their faces, it looked like they were here to slaughter cows too.

As noon approaches, there are more and more people, the hall starts to become lively, and the motorcade outside is also driving in one after another. This is the busyness and expectation that occurs every year during the slaughter period.

Everyone is waiting for the cattle from their pasture to be sent to the slaughter line, and then expect to get a good grade and price.

(End of this chapter)