I received this request this morning, and thought some of you might be able
to help. Please send any information to Norma, cc:ed above.
Thanks in advance -
Valerie Berton
SARE Communications Specialist
>Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 22:38:26 +0000
>From: Norma Bumgarner <nbum@email.dnet.net>
>MIME-Version: 1.0
>To: vberton@wam.umd.edu
>Subject: Farming
>Status:
>
>I would like to have more information on Farming for Profit.
>I raise meat goats. Percentage Boer / Alpine, I am interested in
>the possible use of "feedloting" bucks. We also have cattle. In the
>summer the cattle usually runs out of grass in the pastures. This
>summer where I had 25 goats on about two acres of grass we were able to
>round bale 6, 4X5 rolls of hay off the small piece of land.
>I believe the future meat will be goat. The problem with alot of goats
>in a small area is worms. But I know this can be done . With proper
>care and maintenance of the animals. I would like to have your
>thoughts on the matter.
>Thank you,
>Norma Bumgarner
>
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Valerie Berton
SARE Communications Specialist
2121 Ag/Life Sciences Surge Bldg.
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-3358
(301) 405-3186
(301) 314-7373 (fax)
vberton@wam.umd.edu
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