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CPF0000 » November 2007

Re: Bread and Butter Issues



These are Texas cattle, Jeff.

Jeff Crosby wrote:
>From the article:
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"It gets rid of the 141 pounds of manure each of the 52,000 dairy cows in
rural Erath County produces daily, "

I was raised on a dairy farm. Does a single cow even eat 141 pounds of food
a day? That can't be, can it?

A quick google shows anywhere from 30-80 pounds per day.







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