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Message: <blockquote data-quote="cowadle" data-source="post: 3600404" data-attributes="member: 7203"><p>not gonna have much luck pulling a plow with a dairy or beef cow.  get a couple of equal bull calves and steer them young so they will become oxen. then before they get big break them to yoke.   probably going to need all 5 acres for your cow and then plan on winter feed also.  a good jersey cow should be able to provide for your family and a few pigs and chickens.  remember to get one with four good quarters and decent ****.  or get a dairy goat. an alpine makes mild milk and they don't climb or bawl all the time.</p></blockquote><p></p>