cattle operation

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cattle
noun[plural]
uk
/ˈkæt.əl/us
/ˈkæt̬.əl/
a group of animals that includes cows, buffalo, and bison, that are often kept for their milk ...
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operation
noun
uk
/ˌɒp.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɑː.pəˈreɪ.ʃən/
the fact of operating or ...
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The prison operates a farming andcattleoperationon its surrounding 1600 acres of land.
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The barn then supported a small-scalecattleoperationand some row-crop farming.
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The prison housed the system's second largestcattleoperation.
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The income from the dudes provided money when thecattleoperationtook a bad turn and the 9000acre km2 ranch faced foreclosure.
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The home, grounds, barns andcattleoperationare available for public tours.
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The land area is 81.972 sq mi (212.306 km), including the 12th-largestcattleoperationin the country.
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In addition, non-owners argue that the workingcattleoperationis subsidized by the owners and exists primarily for tax-front purposes.
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He built up acattleoperationsupplying beef to the military.
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The prison has agricultural operations, cattle operations, and vegetable gardens.
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In addition, cattle operations led to government dependency and debt.
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This is where most intensive cattle operations occur which produce beef and dairy.
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He did pioneering research on wild trout conservation, and led efforts to save streams from damage done by cattle operations and human activities.
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The population remained sparse, with enormous cattle operations run by wealthy families.
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However, cattle operations are not overwhelmingly successful because they have been known to benefit the individual rather than the tribe.
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In place of the disappearing apple orchards, large poultry farms appeared, as did modern dairy farms and beef cattle operations.
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Today, much of the ranch is developed into subdivisions, shopping centers and a mall, though parts of the ranch still have cattle operations.
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Many large cattle operations went bankrupt, and others suffered severe financial losses.
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The illegal cattle operations kept beef prices lower and provided cheap stock that helped small ranchers get by.
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During this westward migration of the industry, competition between sheep (sometime called range maggots) and cattle operations grew more heated, eventually erupting into range wars.
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By the mid-1890s, his ranch was one of the largest cattle operations in the nation, running about 65,000 head of cattle and 300 of horses.
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