This humble farming house is part of a pilot project in North Gyeongsang Province aimed at increasing earnings for farmers.
The village administrative office gives each participating farmer one cow.
The farmer is then required to raise the animal the "old" way before large-scale cattle breeding was introduced in the 1960s with the goal of getting it to produce offspring.
Last year Uljin County in North Gyeongsang Province spent around 60-thousand US dollars to buy 27 cows which were distributed to farm houses.
A year later the cows gave birth to 13 calves in total and more are on the way.
For these farmers well into their 60s raising cattle is not only a source of added income but also something to keep them busy.
That's about 15-hundred US dollars.
The calves are raised for six months until the mother's milk runs out.
Then they are distributed to more farms signing up for the program.
The cattle must be fed beans or leftover vegetables and no mass-produced animal feed.
The waste excreted by the cows is used to fertilize vegetables and other produce raised by the farmers as well.
Organizers of the project hope the traditional way of cattle breeding in this village can help spread awareness about the region's choice beef.
Sam Len, Arirang News.
MAR 29, 2009
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