Holy cow: Super Bowl footballs may come from Iowa feedlots January 30, 2008
Posted by John in Agriculture, Manufacturing, Sports.Tags: Cattle, football, iowa, Leather, Superbowl
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From New York Times story, Super Bowl Game Balls: The Pride of Ada, Ohio:
The footballs get their start on the backs of cows taken from feedlots in Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska. Riegle said he preferred young, lean steers over fat dairy cows because their leather does not stretch as much. By the time they arrive in Ada, the cowhides have been dyed brown and stamped with the familiar football stubble. …
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