Re: Acres, U.S.A.

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In a message dated 2/24/02 5:56:19 PM Central Standard Time,

ynos@... writes:

> The farmer I buy my milk from feeds his cattle nothing but grass.

> When not on pasture, they only get hay, no supplements. His average

> veterinary bill is about US$.31/cow/year.

> If you wonder who Albrecht is, I suggest reading the " Forward

> to Supplement " and Chapter 23 of " Nutrition and Physical

> Degeneration " by Weston Price. Both are by Albrecht.

> Chi

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If you don't mind asking the farmer how he gets his animals to come in and

stand still to be milked I'd appreciate knowing. I'm beginning to think we

have some pig-headed dairy cows. If the grain mix isn't up to their standards

they won't even come to the gate the next milking.

Belinda

LaBelle Acres

www.labelleacres.com

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--- In @y..., " beckymauldin2001 " <beckymauldin@h...>

wrote:

> In particular I need to learn how to create fertile pasture

> for the animals, what to grow for forage, what to

> supplement their feed with, etc...

Hi Becky:

Acres, U.S.A. would be a good source for books on eco-agriculture.

From " The Albrecht Papers " , for instance, you can learn that animals

select their food according to the soil fertility, not according to

the particular forage you choose to grow. You can also learn that

corn is a fattening food, at its best. Albrecht talks about " go "

foods and " grow " foods. Corn is a " go " food. It's the " grow " foods

that require the higher soil fertility, not the " go " foods.

The farmer I buy my milk from feeds his cattle nothing but grass.

When not on pasture, they only get hay, no supplements. His average

veterinary bill is about US$.31/cow/year.

If you wonder who Albrecht is, I suggest reading the " Forward

to Supplement " and Chapter 23 of " Nutrition and Physical

Degeneration " by Weston Price. Both are by Albrecht.

Chi