Category: The Ranch
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Sold
Well, the calves are sold. One guy kept coming up on his price until he finally met my price of $1.25 per pound for 575 lb steer calves. I let the other guy know that I was ready to sell unless he wanted to bid. He offered the same price but offered to take more…
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Dusty
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Cow-Pixs/dust07122006?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Cow-Pixs/dust07122006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>I had too many cows using one well and it couldn't keep up so I drove some down to another well. Boy was it dusty. Shows how dry it is around here. I hope the lightning stays away. Taken 7/12/2006.</center>
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Can You Say Dry
Oh is it dry. I don't know when the last time it rained around here was, but it was too long ago. The fire danger is very highg and I am concerned about it. I see there is a Red Flag Warning out for my area so I will worry myself sick today over the…
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Foot Rot
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Calves/calffoot07102006?full=1'><img width='640' height='426' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Calves/calffoot07102006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>I found this calf with foot rot yesterday and doctored him. It has been years since the last time I seen a calf with foot rot. I get it in the yearlings and cows on occasion, but calves, no. I'm keeping him and his…
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My Eyes Are Buggy
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Cow-Pixs/pair07092006?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Cow-Pixs/pair07092006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>The calves are growing good and the cows are happy in their new pasture. Also a little photo manipulation via <u><a href="http://www.gimp.org/">GIMP</a></u>, the free photo manipulation software that's on par with photoshop. Taken 7/9/2006.</center>
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Trailing Yearlings
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Yearlings/yearlings06292006?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Yearlings/yearlings06292006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>We moved Yearlings to a different pasture the other day and here they are, strung out, tailing along the road. Why they felt the need to be scattered out over a mile long is beyond me but they got where they belonged. Taken 6/29/2006.</center>
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Moving
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Cow-Pixs/move06282006?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Cow-Pixs/move06282006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Moving pairs to a different pasture. They have been looking to move to fresh pasture and were getting a little restless. Taken 6/28/2006.</center>
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Complete
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/misc/tank06282006?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/misc/tank06282006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>The finished product. The tank full of water and the fence put back in to separate the pastures. I think it will work real good. there are a few leaks thanks to the hired hand not tightening the bolts enough but I will be…