The Bedford County Fair is a big deal around here. The kids all belong to 4H Clubs and the animals and projects worked on through the year are judged. The animals are then sold at an auction. Typical farm kids. They work all year grooming and managing their animal only to have it sold at the Fair, then slaughtered for food. They don't bat an eye.
Unfortunately, we will not be here for the Fair. Our freezer is empty and we want to be able to drive to Mississippi with coolers full of frozen Angus beef. Tonight we will meet with Brian to arrange for him to bid on and buy a steer, using our money. Then they will bring the animal home to their farm, slaughter and butcher the meat, then put the frozen meat in our freezer. We will arrive home with a freezer full of good tasting beef, just ready to cook.
Now the Jay family are very kind people but in addition, the funds we spend go directly for their children, to be saved for their college fund, so they have a vested interest in us buying their children's cattle. And of course, we want a head of cattle that was raised on our land, so it all works out just fine. This evening, we will meet with Brian to figure out how much we must spend.
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