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A one-man cattle ranch near Statesboro
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Andrew Davis trots out "EDR Wade Shafer," a young bull whose sale proceeds he is donating to the American Simmental Association for support of its scholarship and research programs. Named for the ASA's president, it is one of eight bulls Davis will sell at a Dec. 13 event in Glennville. - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff
Through technological wonders that include cryogenic storage and the bovine equivalent of surrogate motherhood, a one-man ranching operation near Statesboro gives a start to some of the top-rated beef cattle growing up on ranches across the country. Andrew Davis explains to a visitor arriving at Davis Ranch that his ranch can't be sized up on old-fashioned criteria. "The cattle business has somewhat evolved over time," he said.
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