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Jstpssng · May 10, 2015

OK I cheated after answering... Goat and cow. (The latter surprised me, I thought their 4 stomached would make them pretty efficient.)

crash325 · May 10, 2015

HS is correct Black Cats were PBY.s painted black for night missions. Bombing & sea rescue.

Who was "Charles The Hammer"????
And what did he accomplish?????

2LaneCruzer · May 10, 2015

Who was the highest scoring American ace in WWII? What did he fly, and what was his total kill? Were there any female aces in WWII?

houstonscott · May 10, 2015

2LaneCruzer said:
Who was the highest scoring American ace in WWII? What did he fly, and what was his total kill? Were there any female aces in WWII?

Hardly worth talking about when you learn about the German aces.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4p2sjGBAvgc&autoplay=1

HS

2LaneCruzer · May 10, 2015

houstonscott said:
Hardly worth talking about when you learn about the German aces.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4p2sjGBAvgc&autoplay=1

HS

In terms of number of aces and number of kills, you are correct. Notwithstanding the accomplishments of the enemy, I tend to root for our side.

farmer2009 · May 10, 2015

vtsnowedin said:
My educated non googled guess is chicken for most efficient with just six weeks and one bag of feed to go from hatched chick to roaster ready to pluck and beef as the worst taking eighteen months to two years and tons of feed per animal.

Those are the answers I was looking for. Chickens are under 2:1. 2 pounds of feed/pound of gain. Our commercial flocks are running close to 1.80:1.

The other end is a little more cloudy. Cattle even though they are ruminates aren't very feed efficient. With feed conversations being 7:1-10:1 depending upon age and size. A straight forage diet can make it even worst. Upwards of 15-20:1. After a little research I was surprised to find that goats and sheep are very close also.

vtsnowedin · May 10, 2015

farmer2009 said:
Those are the answers I was looking for. Chickens are under 2:1. 2 pounds of feed/pound of gain. Our commercial flocks are running close to 1.80:1.

The other end is a little more cloudy. Cattle even though they are ruminates aren't very feed efficient. With feed conversations being 7:1-10:1 depending upon age and size. A straight forage diet can make it even worst. Upwards of 15-20:1. After a little research I was surprised to find that goats and sheep are very close also.

Yes but if the cattle are out on grazing land they collect their own forage. That is a very efficient way to convert grass and leaves we can't eat into good food.

farmer2009 · May 10, 2015

vtsnowedin said:
Yes but if the cattle are out on grazing land they collect their own forage. That is a very efficient way to convert grass and leaves we can't eat into good food.

Yes. You are correct. But I find it amazing at how much energy it takes to produce a pound of meat. Whether it be energy to raise grain and feed the animal or the energy of the animals to graze and digest grasses.

vtsnowedin · May 11, 2015

farmer2009 said:
Yes. You are correct. But I find it amazing at how much energy it takes to produce a pound of meat. Whether it be energy to raise grain and feed the animal or the energy of the animals to graze and digest grasses.

Yes and modern diesel tractors are quite efficient doing with one gallon of fuel what a team of horses would take all day to do and have to be fed that day plus some days in the winter. Just switching away from horse draw equipment freed up 33% more land as you no longer had to grow the grass , grain and hay to feed the horses.