On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:05:19 -0800, Ranee at Arabian Knits
> wrote:

> Interesting, I had not connected the range wars with the decline in
> sheep popularity.

Decline? Sure, you can find weirdos like me who have always liked
eating lamb but the majority of Americans had to be talked into
tasting it even 20 years ago.

> I guess I read it more as a fight between ranchers
> and farmers (with our government protecting the ranchers far more). I
> always assumed it had more to do with the government protections and
> subsidies that increased the popularity of beef, because it made it so
> much cheaper to raise and buy beef and so dangerous, legally, to make
> any negative statements about the beef industry.

I guess that's classic textbook white washing of history for ya.
Being able to eat beef, which as you know takes far longer to bring to
the table than the other farm animals, was a sign of wealth. Sure we
wanted a chicken in every pot, but we also wanted beef on the table.

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Sometimes I even put it in the food.