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re: Ranking states with the most cattle

Posted on 3/22/20 at 11:25 am to
Posted by LSUGrad9295
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 3/22/20 at 11:25 am to
They have cows in Alaska??
Posted by TouchedTheAxeIn82
near the Apple spaceship
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Posted on 3/22/20 at 11:27 am to
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Texas

"Only steers and queers come from Texas, Private Rize, and you don't look much like a steer to me, so that kinda narrows it down."
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
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Posted on 3/22/20 at 11:31 am to
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They have cows in Alaska??


Couple of ranches in Delta Junction, the MatSu and Kodak. I think ths includes buffalo too. Maybe even Muskox. Used to be some dairy farms but think they went out of business a few years ago.
This post was edited on 3/22/20 at 12:59 pm
Posted by Tiger in Texas
Houston, Texas
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Posted on 3/22/20 at 11:41 am to
I always thought Louisiana would be higher...
Posted by DocSavage
New Orleans
Member since Nov 2005
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Posted on 3/22/20 at 11:58 am to
Most of the Texas, Nebraska and Kansas cattle are in feed lots.
This post was edited on 3/22/20 at 11:59 am
Posted by Rize
Spring Texas
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Posted on 3/22/20 at 12:38 pm to
Posted by mdomingue
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 3/22/20 at 12:46 pm to
quote:

To be fair, they have a high ratio of cattle per acre



Not Really

Top 10

1. Nebraska - 88.4518 Cattle/Sq. Mile
2. Kansas - 78.8287 Cattle/Sq. Mile
3. Oklahoma - 75.7146 Cattle/Sq. Mile
4. Iowa - 69.7987 Cattle/Sq. Mile
5. Wisconsin - 63.5195 Cattle/Sq. Mile
6. Missouri - 63.1368 Cattle/Sq. Mile
7. Kentucky - 53.6092 Cattle/Sq. Mile
8. South Dakota - 51.3848 Cattle/Sq. Mile
9. Texas - 49.6346 Cattle/Sq. Mile
10. Tennessee - 43.9107 Cattle/Sq. Mile


Bottom 10

41. Utah - 9.9796 Cattle/Sq. Mile
42. Arizona - 8.5356 Cattle/Sq. Mile
43. Delaware - 7.6726 Cattle/Sq. Mile
44. Nevada - 4.3713 Cattle/Sq. Mile
45. Massachusetts - 4.3378 Cattle/Sq. Mile
46. Rhode Island - 4.1586 Cattle/Sq. Mile
47. New Jersey - 3.7741 Cattle/Sq. Mile
48. New Hampshire - 3.5678 Cattle/Sq. Mile
49. Maine - 2.5919 Cattle/Sq. Mile
50. Alaska - 0.0298 Cattle/Sq. Mile


Posted by SEClint
New Orleans, LA/Portland, OR
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Posted on 3/22/20 at 12:56 pm to
So, Texas has the most bullshite
Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger
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Posted on 3/22/20 at 1:22 pm to
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I was a bit surprised by this, thinking most of the land in states like Nebraska and Kansas was used for growing crops.



It is. Most of those head are in feed lots. There are a lot of range ranches in parts of both, but I would say most of their cattle are in the feed lots.
Posted by AgGator
Member since Nov 2009
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Posted on 3/22/20 at 1:35 pm to
Those numbers are total cattle, so cows, calves, and bulls. They also include dairy in those numbers which is why you see states like California up that high. If you look at just beef cows it changes the order a bit. This summary from NCBA shows a little more of a breakdown.


NCBA Summary

Driving across Nebraska on 80 you are following the Platte so that’s why you see farming the whole way. Once you get into the central and western part of the state and go north you hit the Sandhills which is almost entirely grazing.
Posted by Cracker
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Posted on 3/22/20 at 1:38 pm to
Does this include the bums that use BLM LAND and pay like a nickel
Posted by High C
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Posted on 3/22/20 at 2:11 pm to
quote:

Driving across Nebraska on 80 you are following the Platte so that’s why you see farming the whole way. Once you get into the central and western part of the state and go north you hit the Sandhills which is almost entirely grazing.


See, I love learning stuff like this.
Posted by TigerCoon
Member since Nov 2005
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Posted on 3/22/20 at 2:15 pm to
do chickens next.
Posted by Lakeboy7
New Orleans
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Posted on 3/22/20 at 2:18 pm to
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This post was edited on 2/3/21 at 10:01 am
Posted by SoFla Tideroller
South Florida
Member since Apr 2010
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Posted on 3/22/20 at 2:46 pm to
I thought Florida would be higher. If it was a listing of just beef cattle, it probably would.
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
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Posted on 3/22/20 at 2:57 pm to
quote:

I was a bit surprised by this, thinking most of the land in states like Nebraska and Kansas was used for growing crops.


Most land in the west is too dry to grow anything but grass without irregation
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