Staying the Same

It seems like no matter where you go in the world some of the problems remain the same. I discovered these two stories from Australia.<br />n<br />nFirst there is a <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/stories/s1303109.htm" target="_new">story about a drought</a>.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>A lack of rain has forced one of Australia's biggest pastoral leaseholders to dramatically slash its cattle numbers.<br />n<br />nAlthough there's still reasonable feed on three Queensland properties, S. Kidman and Co says the rest, particularly in South Australia, are desperate for rain.<br />n<br />nAgricultural and livestock manager Will Abel-Smith says the company plans to either move or sell stock from SA over the next month, before they lose condition.<br />n<br />n"We've got about 30 decks in Roma of store cows and some lighter steers, and we'll have another 24 decks moving next week, and Macumba's looking to move cattle as we speak.</blockquote><br />n<br />nSounds familiar, I've had to do the same thing. I would really be curious to know what they mean by "30 decks" and "24 decks." I assume it's truckloads and "store cows" are ready for slaughter but it would be nice to know. <a class="block_level" href="http://www.sarpysam.com/archives/764-Staying-the-Same.html#extended">Continue reading "Staying the Same"</a>