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1  What is Super Cow?They look like normal cows. They sound like normal cows. They even smell like normal cows. But these are Super Cows, unlike any others in the United States. They help puff up the lips of sensuous actresses. They come to the rescue an elderly woman to help them deal with incontinence. And if you are ever unlucky enough to get in an accident, these Super Cows might provide you with a bone graft some day. Yes, these cows, right here in Siskiyou County, are a special breed. In order to produce something called collagen, which is manufactured from the hide of the animal, these animals live a different kind of life. They don't ingest hormones or antibiotics, and the people who raise them probably know more about the personal history of each and every Super Cow than your doctor knows about you. The good news for beef-eaters is that a secondary product - the meat from these specially bred cows - will soon be available in a local meat market. This story begins in the 1800's when Edgar Ball became one of the first pioneers to enter the Butte Valley and settle the Forest Meadows Ranch. There was a hotel at the ranch, and cattle drivers from Linkville (now Klamath Falls) would stay overnight there en route to the railroad station in Montague, which they reached via the Ball Mountain Road. The Prather family bought the ranch just after the century and added a lumber mill and narrow gauge railroad on the property. In the 1930s the ranch changed hands again, this time into the ownership of the Robinson family. Remember the Ralphs line of grocery stores? In
1964, the ranch was purchased by Ralphs Ranches, whose primary stockholder is Walter
Ralph, founder of the grocery store chain. Ralph, who lives in Beverly Hills, opted to
keep the name of the ranch Prather Ranch. The ranch consists of 3,000 acres called the
Headquarters Ranch, which is where the pastures, pens and new slaughterhouse are located,
and another 3.000 acres used for hay production. Jim Rickert, a Fall River Valley
resident, has been the business manager of the ranch for nearly 14 years. It was Rickert
who brought the idea of Super Cows to Siskiyou County. He was the one who made the
connection between the Prather Ranch and Collagen Corporation, a company based in Palo
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(What is Collagen?) Collagen is the primary component of the skin's connective tissue matrix and is responsible for the strength, spring and thickness of youthful skin. Proline is an essential amino acid for collagen synthesis. Collagen deposition depends upon having an ideal balance of nutrients such as ascorbic acid and other bio-elements which are lacking in aging skin. The optimal concentration of nutrients stimulates the constant cycle of collagen renewal inherent in the skin. Proline incorporation is a precursor triggering collagen deposition. Measuring the amount of incorporated proline is an acceptable indication of collagen deposition. |
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An Italian restaurant-chain "AMATO
AMATO" runs under the Pronto Group in Japan has decided to use "Rosie the
Organic Chicken" for its regular menu. This is another successful
effort made by Kakiuchi Co. in Tokyo. The Pronto Group has a good reputation of its superb
taste of foods and drinks including coffee and sandwich serving the greater Tokyo
metropolitan area. The group also runs Italian restaurants where Rosie has been adpoted
from this month. How Rosie is cooked/served on the table? When we have a report on details
available from Japan, such information may be posted in this web page.