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TRAPPE, Md. (AP) - If you're a suburban cowboy hankering to raise a herd and short on ranchland, mini-cattle may be for you.
New breeds of pint-sized heifers and bulls are making it easier for small farmers to raise cattle for milk, meat or just fun. On Bill Bryan's 20-hectare spread on Maryland's Eastern Shore, he has sold seven calves this year.
"We've sold the vast majority of our calves to people who have these little three-to five-acre farmettes and they'll fence in an acre, buy a calf and more or less keep 'em for pets," Bryan said.
Two mini-cattle calves stood nearby, contentedly munching on grass in a small fenced-in area, skittering away if visitors moved too close.
New breeds of pint-sized heifers and bulls are making it easier for small farmers to raise cattle for milk, meat or just fun. On Bill Bryan's 20-hectare spread on Maryland's Eastern Shore, he has sold seven calves this year.
"We've sold the vast majority of our calves to people who have these little three-to five-acre farmettes and they'll fence in an acre, buy a calf and more or less keep 'em for pets," Bryan said.
Two mini-cattle calves stood nearby, contentedly munching on grass in a small fenced-in area, skittering away if visitors moved too close.
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