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Why is a farmer in the great plains advised to raise cattle rather than grow rice?
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∙ 13y ago
Because it's much cheaper to raise cattle on the existing grassland than to buy machinery and irrigation systems to plow the land under, plant the seeds, flood the land and drain the land then harvest them. Cattle just need grass to grow and remain healthy, and require no man-made mechanical or chemical sources to live and grow, except fences to keep them in.
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How did georgaphy affect the way people lived in North America?
depending on what you can grow in certain areas, you might live the life of a cattle man rather than a farmer, depending on the soil.
What brought cattle to railway centers?
Not what, but rather who. And that would be the cowhands that rounded up the cattle and drove them to the railway stockyards.
What will highland cattle eat and do they eat vegetables?
It will eat grass and plants other cattle would rather avoid.
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What is a trend in selling cattle?
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What is a commercial crop raised for income rather than a subsistence crop raised for the use of the farmer and his family?
Cacao is a commercial crop raised for income rather than a subsistence crop raised for the use of the farmer and his family.
What crop grown primarily for sale rather than for the farmer's own use is known as a?
indigo
What are beef cattle?
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Do cattle ranchers still brand there cattle in the twenty first century?
Yes, I'm not sure why, but they do. They often will tag their ears rather than branding, but it is still done.
Why are cattle called steers?
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What grade letter is 78 percent?
Typically a C, but it is advised that you ask your instructor rather than on Answers.com.
