Once the rolling pastures have been burned and the new growth of bluestem brightens the prairie, cattle are shipped in by trucks and unloaded one at a time, to be left to graze the protein-rich grasses said to put more than a two-pound gain on a steer, per day.
After 90-120 days of fattening on the native tall grass, the steers and heifers are hauled to the feed yards in late summer or early fall. It's a system that works and has been in practice since the mid 1800's.
