The Cattle Feeders part 1

you we're not going on ball in the right one of our winter months what am I another not we're not pull you up what if I was my bro there's not the bidding has narrowed down to three men Jim Dave and dill what type of cattle feeders are these three men are not one about when one hour 30 going on brother my mouth and about wonder why Melbury ever fire and water will you mind what if I turn over 18 or 20 live for now 30 under water over not one tomato butter coconut what am I not looking awfully big area what if I'm getting here they're never gonna run around what if I already water when you 11 nobunaga way they operate on why have these three men bid on these cattle follow them through their routine of cattle buying and feeding to see how their operation compares with yours are you a specialized cattle feeder like Jim early in the fall you fly out west to the ranches for a first-hand look at how the cattle you buy are raised and handled you flew right over that corporation arrangement about twice as many cattles your entire county fed last year can't help wondering where he gets his corn what his costs of gain would be that's your competition it's big getting bigger early next morning they brought the Kathleen Oh after sorting by brands you moved farther down the valley so you could get a closer look at the cattle as they went by in the last few years the quality sure has been going up these are name brand cattle you know the location climate and range conditions in which they were raised you've been told of the health program called for the herd buying your cattle year after year for the same rancher means one less variable in your cattle feeding operation all that's left is price price and shrink while Jim is selecting his yearlings the work in the corral goes on there is still the job of branding and vaccinating the slicks Oh Oh after the brand inspector and veterinarian have released the cattle they are loaded for the trip home your own trucker you know he's reliable careful and he has a clean truck back at Jim's farm his lot was ready for the cattle you