Chapter 72 The Pretty Cow

Guo Yang and the other two walked along the cement road in the middle of the cowshed. On both sides were the yellow and white Simmental cows and the purple-red Qinchuan cows.

As the few people walked by, the cows on both sides raised their heads and mooed.

Some cows even came forward on their own initiative.

Zhang Wei, who was carrying a backpack, smiled and said, "It seems that this cow's nose is very sensitive. It knows that we have brought good things."

Cai Bin wanted to feed the cows some alfalfa, but Guo Yang stopped him and said, "Don't feed it yet. Ask the administrator and see how to feed it."

Guo Yang knows that agriculture seems simple, but many times a well-intentioned move can lead to a big mistake.

Especially in the breeding industry, the risks are even greater.

There is a saying that goes, even if you have a lot of wealth, the hair on it doesn’t count.

Only when I walked to the end did I see the staff here.

Two people in protective suits are cleaning up.

Seeing someone coming, one of the tall, thin young men wearing glasses stopped.

"Zhang Wei, Cai Bin, what are you doing here? We are busy right now."

Zhang Wei stepped forward, pointed at Guo Yang and said, "We are not here to play with you. We are bringing the company boss here to feed the cows."

The young man was a little surprised. Which boss would feed the cows himself?
But the two of them were carrying baskets with green grass visible in the baskets, so it didn't look like they were joking.

Zhang Wei then introduced: "Boss, this is Ding Ji, the manager of the cattle farm. The one over there is a villager from Shuangqiao Village, a worker hired by the cattle farm."

Guo Yang smiled and nodded to Ding Ji.

He had been busy promoting the construction of the seed base in Tianhe some time ago, and seldom came to the ranch, and this was his first time to visit the cattle farm.

But he had read all the information and documents reported by Alfalfa Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, including information about the progress of the breeding farm and Ding Ji's information.

Lao Xiang also specifically mentioned Ding Ji to him before he went on vacation.

Ding Ji had just graduated a few years ago and was working as a breeding technician at a large dairy farm. He was not satisfied with the work and wanted to change jobs.

After being introduced by someone, Ding Ji came into contact with Alfalfa Agriculture and Animal Husbandry.

During the interview, Ding Ji heard that Alfalfa had 20 acres of alfalfa grassland and the salary was high, so he happily agreed without asking any questions.

It was only after arriving at the venue that I realized that the gap between ideal and reality was a bit big.

When he saw the shallow alfalfa grass, his heart skipped a beat.

Could this be the 20 acres of grassland?
Ding Ji felt something was wrong because the grass seeds had obviously been sown not long ago and the grassland had not even been completely green yet.

The growth of alfalfa is also uneven, and from the exposed soil one can feel that the soil is not very fertile and is likely still raw soil.

How long will it take for such pasture to grow before it can be used to feed cattle?

But he still decided to wait and see, and if there was no fodder, he would just go buy some outside.

However, when he arrived at the cattle farm and saw the empty cowshed, Dingji was stunned.

Where is my cow?

Why would you hire a manager if you don’t have any cows?

When he found out that there were not only no cows in the entire farm but he was the only employee, he immediately moved to Bengbu.

I was wondering how a breeding technician like me could be hired as a farm manager, but it turns out he is the bald commander!
Dingji wanted to escape.

But when he thought of the generous salary, he hesitated again.

Finally, I chose to meet with Xiang Tianshan, the person in charge of Alfalfa Agriculture and Animal Husbandry.

After some conversation, Dingji finally understood that Muhe had plans to build a large dairy farm, but it would take some time before it could be implemented.

Because the ranch is still in the process of improving saline-alkali land, most of the forage grass in the early stage will be directly used as green manure and returned to the fields to improve the soil, and the forage yield will not be high.

But according to the boss's request, the work at the breeding farm had to start again.

That's why we are recruiting for this position.

Before him, several people had come for interviews, but none of them chose to stay in the end.

Seeing Ding Ji still in a daze, Guo Yang took the initiative to ask, "Well, can we feed the cows with the alfalfa we just cut? There is still snow water on it."

Guo Yang has never fed cows, and his understanding of cows is still at the level of "eating", beef, tendon, brisket, steak...

Ding Ji came back to his senses. "You can feed it, as long as the ratio does not exceed 30%. If you feed too much, you will get bloat. But where did you cut the fresh alfalfa? It can't be from the pasture outside. How can you cut it when it is so short?"

After saying that, Ding Ji walked closer to the backpack. When he saw the tender, green alfalfa with dense and small leaves, he felt a little dazed.

"Is there such good alfalfa in the pasture?"

Guo Yang and the others laughed as well. Their expressions when they first saw the seed field were even more exaggerated than Ding Ji's.

"This is a new variety of alfalfa from the seed field. The boss cut some to see if the cows like it."

Ding Ji smiled and said, "During this period, we have been feeding them chopped straw and fodder. The cows really like this fresh alfalfa grass."

"Not to mention the cow, I want to get some to eat too."

"Can humans eat this thing?" Zhang Wei asked curiously.

"Hehe, you don't understand. Alfalfa has strong medicinal value. It can relieve cough and asthma, prevent aging, prevent prostatitis, bone hyperplasia, and even relieve angina symptoms in patients with coronary heart disease."

Zhang Wei and Cai Bin both turned their heads to look at Guo Yang.

Guo Yang also asked simply: "How do you eat it?"

"Wash the young shoots or stems and leaves, blanch them in boiling water, remove them and rinse them with clean water several times, drain them, chop them and serve them cold, stir-fry them, or use them as stuffing."

"Pick a few and go back and try them later."

Zhang Wei put down the backpack and began to pick alfalfa.

When the surrounding cows saw the green grass, they immediately became restless and started mooing non-stop.

Dingji tried to calm the cattle, but unexpectedly the cattle became more and more aggressive, with some strong ones even trying to climb over the cattle rack.

A pair of big round eyes were staring straight at the grass in the basket.

Seeing this, Guo Yang had an idea in his mind, "Can I feed this basket of alfalfa to a cow?"

Dingji lifted the backpack and estimated the weight. "It's a lot. It can feed two or three cows with the feed."

"Okay, then I'll pick two cows to feed."

Guo Yang began to look at the herd of cattle carefully. He didn't know much about cattle, so he asked Ding Ji to follow and introduce them.

“Simmental cattle are mainly used as hybrid sires, and they have a significant effect on improving local breeds in China.”

"Qinchuan cattle have a long history and are native to the Guanzhong Plain in the Weihe River Basin. During the Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian brought back alfalfa seeds from his diplomatic mission to the Western Regions. They were widely planted in the Guanzhong area and used to feed cattle, which significantly improved the quality of the Qinchuan cattle."

Guo Yang looked at the cows one by one, observing each one for a while.

He found that the yellow and white Simmental cattle were generally tall and had very muscular bodies.
The neck of Qinchuan cattle has a more moderate thickness and is more pleasing to the eye.

One of them in particular had fur color not the common purple and red, but yellow, which is relatively rare among Qinchuan cattle.

Guo Yang stared at the cow for a while and actually felt that it was very handsome.

(End of this chapter)