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gets. Successful archers could win hunting clothing from the Trading Post.
Cherokee crafts were on display and for sale. Also for sale besides the actual bison were supplies for a farmer getting into raising bison, including mineral supplements and gates.
The Throwers kept some of the bison brought to the event to form the nucleus of a herd they will keep at The Shade.
They are enthusiastic at the prospect.
“We will have about^0 head,” said Thrower, “a mix of yearlings that we want to develop and two-year-olds for breeding.”
The Throwers have been raising cattle for several years, but Thrower said he felt the couple needed another option. Research led them to bison.
He explained that bison offer big advantages over cattle — they are easier to raise and produce a greater profit.
“Bison forage — they will eat almost anything, including sticks or weeds, bushes or shrubs. Cows won’t eat weeds. Bison grow faster and heavier, too,” he said.
At the marketplace, bison meat demands a much higher price, said Mr. Thrower. Ground meat costs about $5 a pound; bison filet mignon steaks are priced up to $24 a pound.
Mr. Thrower reasoned, “Why would 1 choose to take a six-monthold cow calf to market at 400-450 pounds to get 75 to 80 cents a pound, when I could bring a six-month-old bison calf to market at 700 pounds and get $1.60 to $1.70 a pound?”
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