COMPARING THE FIVE BEST BACKYARD ANIMALS

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November/December 1982
 
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The advantage of buying a registered animal is that considerable information is available about its ancestry. Livestock from a particular family, or line, that has a record of high production will obviously be in great demand . . . and fetch a high price.

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This last cost-determining factor may or may not have a direct relationship to an animal's quality. Certain breeds are more popular than others in specific areas . . . and naturally enough, the higher the demand far a particular breed, the more that livestock sells for. Nubian goats, for instance, are favorites in my part of Kansas, so I'd expect to pay a slight premium if I were to purchase a Nubian.

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This article would not he complete without at least a mention of what may be the hardest part of livestock raising . . .butchering the animals you've nurtured since birth. If you find you can't overcome such squeamishness, you may do well to limit your operation to milk-producing goats (you can sell their offspring) or egg-laying chickens.

But if you choose to go through with the process, you'll discover that butchering is not difficult once you learn the techniques. And harvesting your own meat certainly instills respect and a sense of responsibility for the animal that provided it . . . an attitude too often lacking in those folks who simply pick up their chops or drumsticks, neatly prepackaged in plastic wrap, at the grocery store.

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