Category: The Ranch
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Not Yet
I was going to try to cut a little hay down yesterday so I could get the haying started. I always say the hay doesn't dry standing up, but it definitely doesn't dry when it rains. Yes, again we got another half inch of rain and now have to wait until the ground is dry…
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Branding
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Cow-Pixs/oldcows06092007?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Cow-Pixs/oldcows06092007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Getting ready to brand the old cows calves. We branded the last of the calves up the other day. old cows and late calvers. The youngest of these old cows is 14 years old and the oldest was 19. That's…
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Getting There
We finally finished the last of our cow work. I had a bunch of late calvers that needed branding and we got them done yesterday. With the late calvers, bums, and old cows we managed to scrape together almost 50 head to do. With my girls and the new hired hand we whipped right through…
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Bulls Are Out, Finally
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Bulls/bulls06052007?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Bulls/bulls06052007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>I managed to finally get the bulls out. I was a few days later than normal due to all the moisture we have been having recently. It isn't quitting wither. The are predicting one to three inches of rain in…
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Changes
It's amazing the difference a year can make. Last year I would have given anything to get some rain. This year I am to the point I will give anything to get it to quit raining. It has rained the last 3 days here and we have gotten over 4 inches of rain. Total in…
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Night And Day
The difference between this year and last year is like the difference between night and day when it comes to the weather. Last year we got very little rain in this area and really suffered for it. This year, all it does is rain. Since last week we have gotten a rain shower of some…
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Comparison
<blockquote>Forty adults and kids as young as 7 get on their horses and head out to round up the cattle at the Weller Ranch north of Kadoka, S.D.<br />n<br />nThey bring the 100 cow/calf pairs down to a corral made of cattle panels. Five or six men on horseback sort the cows out and leave…
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Chicken Tartar
You might remember my picture of the <a href="http://nowherethoughts.net/sarpysam/archives/2614-Replacements.html">Replacements</a> the other day. Cute little buggers if you ask me. Well last night when we went to check on them we got a little surprise. Laying all sprawled out in the pen with them was <a href="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/cats/mittens01252006?full=1">Mittens</a>. He looked up at me as to say, "thanks…
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A Few Done
We got a few done yesterday. With some neighbors, we branded 100 head of calves yesterday morning. Boy did it go smooth. A good crew makes all the difference. I was about 2 weeks behind schedule with this little branding. That's thanks to the snowstorm and later rainstorm putting me behind. Sorry, no pictures. I…
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Timing
Timing seems to be everything in life but sometimes you can't take the credit for it. It finally got dry enough that I was able to get all my renovating and farming done. I finished putting the seed in the ground on Wednesday afternoon and finish up the farming I was really pushing on. Guess…