magic ranch

Chapter 621
This heavy snow is really big enough.

Last year's snow was not small, but it only fell for five days. This year's snow fell for eleven days.Various news reports across the United States are about the snow disaster and the damage estimates caused by the snow disaster.

The situation is not that good, and this time it is not to say that the entire United States was affected by the disaster.As of now, 31 people have been killed, and all the salt companies in the salt industry are running out of snow.

No salt, no matter how much money you have, you can't buy it, salt is needed everywhere in the United States.

Another is the loss of farmers and ranchers everywhere. Not everyone can install heating devices on the greenhouses like Liu Heming for peace of mind, and many people don't.

The snow and the wind were too strong. At the beginning, they were able to climb to the roof to clear the snow. Later, no one dared to go up. They could only watch the roof being frozen and collapsed.

The cattle of many farmers are also forced to slaughter ahead of time. In the next period of time, a large amount of beef will flood into the market, and the price of meat will not rise but fall after the disaster.

It can be said that Xiangshui Town suffered the least damage from the disaster. Only a few people were slightly injured. The most serious one was Old Harrison. Because of the timely treatment, his life was out of danger and he is recuperating in the clinic.

Looking at the snow in the pasture, Liu Heming was very worried.

Those places where the wind blows are okay, the snow is not particularly thick, only more than one meter, but the places with a little bit of wind are more happy, the highest point is more than two meters.

And he is also facing a very difficult problem, the animals raised in the pasture don't have enough meat to feed them.The main reason is that too many animals gathered in the pasture in the last few days, and all the animals in reserve were fed to them.

Now I have to be fooled when feeding, because the transportation is blocked, even the food reserves in Glenn Town and Walker Town have been bought up by the residents.

"Dexter, I'm afraid it will take a long time for the snow to melt." George put the snow shovel aside, wiped the sweat on his forehead and said.

"This snowstorm was really enjoyable. Thanks to our power plant being put into use in advance, otherwise the electricity in the town would have been a real problem. The power transmission lines in many places were broken, and the longest power outage exceeded 3 days." Liu Heming grinned wryly.

"So, we are lucky, and you brought this luck." George said with a smile on his face.

"Don't expect such good luck in Xiangshui Town in the past. Without you, bad things might happen this time. Seven houses were crushed by the snow. This year's snow is really too big."

Liu Heming rolled his eyes. What George likes to say most now is that he has brought luck to everyone.I like to listen to it, but I feel a little embarrassed when I listen to it often.

Here they worry about how to clear the snow on the pasture, and how to supplement food for these animals.Alex and Heloise didn't have that consciousness at all. They had such a great time playing in the snowdrifts on the pasture.

There are quite a few workers in the ranch, now there are hundreds of people, but this kind of comprehensive snow clearing work only cleared a small area in one morning.

This area is still specially cleared out, and it is a place for the cattle, sheep and small animals in the pasture to take a walk.Many cattle and sheep also need exercise, otherwise they would all be fattened.

"Dexter, I heard some bad news." At this time, Anderson also purchased some meat from outside, but it was very little.

"Let's talk, no matter how bad it is, it won't be too bad. In a short time, the price of meat will still go up." Liu Heming nodded with a smile.

"No, Dexter, it's about the town of Glent. Did you know that the William family bought the entire town of Glent during the snowstorm?" Anderson said with a smile.

"Although the area of ​​Glent Town is not as large as that of Xiangshui Town, it's not too small, and William's family took advantage of the snowstorm to make such a big move."

"My God, they don't intend to compete with our Xiangshui Town?" George asked in surprise.

"Then I'm not very clear. It is said that their family has cooperated with some food companies, and the entire Glenn Town will be re-planned in the future." Anderson said.

"However, the general way is to let the existing farmers operate, but they must obey the plan of William's family in terms of future planting."

"Not bad, it seems that we also have competitors." Liu Heming said with a smile.

"You know, I have some expectations, otherwise we would be really boring. But I don't understand, who gave William's family such strong confidence, and dared to let them place such a big bet on agriculture."

"Although the land area in Glent Town is not as large as our Xiangshui Town, it still has tens of thousands of acres. The land over there is already developed, and the price is higher than ours. In addition, the land on the land Facilities, I am afraid that their overall purchase price should be at least more than 3 million U.S. dollars?"

"I'm afraid there are more than this number." George said from the side.

"The price of the land over there will definitely exceed 1000 or 4 U.S. dollars per acre. Adding the buildings and properties on the land, it may cost more than [-] million U.S. dollars, or nearly [-] million U.S. dollars."

"Do you think it will be acquired jointly by William's family and the grain company? They must be planning some big move? Otherwise, even if they target you, it is impossible for them to make such a big deal in a field they are not familiar with. invest."

"Wait, I guess there will be some news after their integration is completed. But they are doing it secretly, and we haven't heard a little bit of wind. Otherwise, we should go and stir up trouble to make their acquisition go too smoothly. It's gone." Liu Heming said with some regret.

Anderson and George shook their heads together, Liu Heming was really narrow-minded sometimes.Even if it was messed up in the past, it would not have any effect.

The specific acquisition plan of William's family has not been revealed yet. Although they are in the same business, they must be different from Xiangshui Town. Where can you mess up?

After chatting for a while, everyone had almost rested. Taking advantage of the time before lunch, everyone cleaned up again.Those trucks in the ranch are now playing a role, and the snow on both sides of the main road is transported to the distance by these trucks.

It's not like you can make a road and pile the snow aside.When the snow melts in the future, it will definitely flow turbulently, making the pasture muddy.Therefore, the snow can only be sent to farther places without affecting the normal life of human beings.

As the old saying goes, if you eat something, you will gain wisdom.This snowstorm also sounded the alarm for Liu Heming. In this year's construction, some auxiliary facilities have to be added to the ranch.

Liu Heming is a rookie in running the ranch, and has never had such experience before.Although George and the others are authentic American farmers, Liu Heming's management method is somewhat different from their habits.

Take the cold storage that is not very commonly used in the ranch as an example. Several cold storages have to be built in the ranch, which was not considered in the past.

In the past, in order to save money, Liu Heming put radishes, cabbage, and potatoes in the cellar he dug.This can really save money and is very practical.But there was never such a heavy snowfall at that time, and there were not so many wild animals waiting to be fed in the pasture.

In the dry summer, they can be provided with drinking water.But in the snow disaster in winter, if you don't want them to starve to death, you have to feed them.

For this item of expenditure alone, Liu Heming spent a lot of money this time.But the current result still can't make these animals really full, and the supply has been limited in recent days.

In the future, there will be more meat reserves in the ranch. There will be snowstorms in winter and floods in summer.If there is a storm that lasts for several days, according to the habits these animals have developed now, it is estimated that many of them will have to run to the pasture.

The meal at noon is much simpler, and there is still so much work to do, so it is an ordinary big pot of stewed sauerkraut.

The pigs in the ranch are still enough to eat, and everyone has nothing to avoid. After the snow stops, they will be sent to the slaughterhouse to be slaughtered and then stewed directly.

"Father, when are we going to build a big snowman together?" Alex asked after looking at Liu Heming after munching a piece of boneless meat.

"Father needs to clear the snow on the ranch with the uncles and grandpas first, and then go outside to clear the snow on the road, and then we can build a big snowman with Alex." Liu Heming gave the little guy a plate After putting some meat in it, he said.

"Okay then, you have to work hard, finish these things quickly, and then you can build a big snowman with Alex." The little guy said seriously.

"Alex, if you have nothing to do, you can go with us to shovel snow on the road in the afternoon." George said with a smile.

Hearing George's words, Alex's big eyes slipped to Sasha's side.

In fact, she really wanted to go and take a big car with her, but she played too crazy this morning, not to mention all the clothes were dirty, and the house was also dirty, and she was criticized by her mother for a while. pause.

"If you want to follow, you can just stay in the car. It's so cold outside after snowing just now, and your nose is red from freezing today." Sasha said, looking at the little guy.

"Well, thank you mom, Alex will be good, mom eats meat." The little guy was so happy that he even gave Sasha some of the boneless meat in his small plate.

Although the little guy is sometimes a little naughty, but his ability to coax people is definitely top-notch.

(End of this chapter)