The Rise of the Ranch King

Chapter 261 260. New surprise
Perhaps because the lakeside ranch is famous, or because the state government wants to appease the people in the pastoral area, this time the state government gave Lin Feng the right to purchase up to a thousand acres of land.

When Lin Feng took over, the Lakeside Ranch only had 500 acres, and with the 300 acres he later purchased, it was only 800 acres. This top-tier purchase meant more than doubling the entire ranch's area.

Of course, Lin Feng was happy to buy this thousand acres of new land. Money was not an issue. Besides, land in the Montana pastoral area was very cheap, unlike Texas, where every inch of land was as expensive.

When the Wendelton Group wanted to develop a resort, one of the important reasons for herdsmen's strong opposition was that once the resort was built, the land in the entire pastoral area would appreciate in value, thus raising taxes. Some small and medium-sized ranches could not afford it, leading to bankruptcy, and eventually the land was devalued. Sell.

This kind of case has happened in other states, and it is also one of the ways in which capital appropriates the land of herders.

"BOSS, although we are designated as a calf fattening base, it is best to mix them with adult cattle, which can enhance the collective immunity of the herd. Adult cattle are stronger and can act as a barrier to protect calves from natural enemies. "Intrusion." Charlie suggested to Lin Feng.

After hearing this, Lin Feng nodded in agreement. Charlie's suggestion was out of consideration for the overall ecological balance of the ranch.

At the same time, mixed breeding can also allow calves to gradually adapt to the environment of adult cattle during their growth and enhance their adaptability.

In addition to the layout of the cattle, Lin Feng also considered the ecological environment of the ranch.

Before bringing in a new batch of calves, the small world's well water should be used to plant high-quality pasture on the new land.

It used to be only four kilometers away from Tranquility Meadow, but now it has been shortened by half. By then, you will be able to overlook the hut in Tranquility Meadow from your own property.

But if you really do this, looking over the entire lakeside ranch, you will find that the wooden villa is located too far north, which means that it takes a lot of time to patrol the ranch every day, and if there is a problem in the south, it will take a lot of effort to rush there.

However, he can select the site in advance. The lakeside pasture does not border any pastures. In theory, it can expand outward in the four directions of southeast, northwest and northwest.

Charlie brought over a map he had drawn, which marked the locations of all pastures in the entire Hehe Valley Pastoral Area. This map was as valuable as Zhang Song's topographic map of Western Shu in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

One thousand acres of new land is like a blank sheet of paper, waiting for Lin Feng and his team to draw a grand blueprint on it.

After expanding the territory, the imagination space of the ranch will also expand.

According to Lin Feng's previous thoughts, he plans to continue to expand towards the south and make his territory as close as possible to Tranquility Grassland, so that when the time comes to "annex" it, it will become a large area.

After the death of MacLean Sr., Serenity Meadows seemed to have entered into infighting.

A clever woman cannot make a meal without rice, and without land, no matter how many ideas she has, it will be in vain.

The eldest son, Nicholas, was alone, while the second son, George, had the support of his mother and uncle, who wanted to usurp power by relying on "the power of many people".

At the same time, Lin Feng also plans to build some ecological facilities on the new land, such as artificial wetlands and bird's nests, to attract more wild animals to inhabit and enrich ecological diversity, so that the lakeside pasture is no longer a simple cattle grazing pasture, but a It looks like a nature park.

Therefore, he decided to still focus on the south, but also carry out a small amount of expansion in the east, west and north directions. This "combined" land purchase plan is also allowed.

On the other hand, Lin Feng believes that Montana’s land policy has affected his development speed. Relying on small world well water, he believes that he will have no problem even running the world’s largest Anna Creek Ranch.

The saying "I have a small world in my hand, I own the world" is so confident.

Of course, there will be a week's public notice period before this, and it will take a few days to complete all the procedures. In short, in a short period of time, we have to live on the existing 800 acres of land.

Looking at Tranquility Lake, although the water level has replenished some, there is still a large piece missing.

It hasn't rained much during this period. In the past, the pastoral areas at this time would often receive rain.

With his pockets bulging, Lin Feng thought it was time for the old boat to be decommissioned, so he planned to buy a small yacht and put it in the lake for daily fun. Don't forget his metal detector to ensure that there are no treasures left in the quiet lake.

There are also two new vehicles, one pickup truck as a tool vehicle for the ranch, and the other as a reward for the hard work of the past year.

There are a lot of things to buy, but Lin Feng will also save some money to avoid being overwhelmed by emergencies.

Keep at least three million dollars in reserve funds in your pocket, and the rest is pocket money.

In addition, Charlie is also planning to buy a new car. He plans to sell the Audi SUV he is driving and buy a better one.

After working with Lin Feng for a year, he made a lot of money, which was more than enough to change a car.

Everything is developing in a good direction and moving forward steadily.

Nowadays, we often receive calls asking if the ranch is short of manpower. Many of them are cowboys who are well-known in the town and plan to jump to the lakeside ranch to make a lot of money.

Lin Feng is not needed yet. Maybe he will recruit one or two more after he continues to expand his territory, but not now.

There is no shortage of people, but there is a shortage of cattle.

The approval of the land means that we can continue to introduce calves for fattening.

According to the quality of the grass in the lakeside pasture, one thousand acres would be more than enough to raise one thousand cattle. By then, he would transform into a "big landowner" with nearly two thousand cattle.

In terms of quantity, it has become a medium-sized ranch in River Valley Town, but its income is far higher than that of some large ranches.

Last year, three hundred cows were sold for a "sky-high price" of more than RMB 6 million, which is unimaginable for those ranches where beef costs more than ten dollars per kilogram.

Lin Feng had played a stand-alone game called "Earth Empire" before. It felt like he had entered the era of tanks, planes and cannons, and they were still wielding spears.

The metaphor is a bit exaggerated, but this is the joy of a small world.

Regarding the future thousand cattle, Lin Feng first contacted the Indians, who were a group of reliable partners.

However, Jorge said that the reservation had just sold 800 calves, and they also needed to keep some calves to maintain development, otherwise the herd structure would be broken if only adult cattle were left.

As a result, Lin Feng needs to find another seller.

Looking at the entire pastoral area of ​​River Valley Town, no ranch can provide so many cattle at one time.

If you go from house to house to collect dozens of cows to make up the number, not only will the process be cumbersome, but it will also easily cause various problems.

From a biological perspective, the number of bacterial colonies in each farm is relatively stable, and different cattle herds have different resistance to different pathogens.

If cattle are collected from a dozen or even dozens of pastures, it can easily lead to the phenomenon of "cross-bacteria", causing the entire pasture to be filled with various bacterial colonies, which may eventually lead to a mass infection.

Therefore careful consideration must be given to how to effectively harvest cattle to ensure the health and safety of the pasture.

Although the well water in the small world can have a sterilizing effect, this problem cannot be ignored. After all, a thousand cows is not a small number, so it never hurts to be cautious.

(End of this chapter)