Category: The Ranch

Well, I have a new hired <u>hand</u>, it's going to take me a while to get used to that. It's all been via phone interview but she is the most impressive applicant we have had. Thoughtful with intelligent questions and answers and self confidence in her abilities. Whether she will work out remains to be…

Well the search for a hired man continues. We've received 10-20 applications and the number that jumped up as any good were very slim. There was one guy who was really anxious to come work here, so anxious that I was a little put off and would never offer him the job. Usually somebody who…

Got the last of my critters worked over the weekend. Did the bulls on Friday and worked the replacement heifer calves Saturday.<br />n<br />n<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Calves/calves10232005'><img width='250' height='216' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Calves/calves10232005.thumb.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />nThe vet has to come out and Bangs vaccinate this bunch so we got a later than normal start working them. He…

Yea, it's official, we names the dog Lucky. It's amazing how many people you tell the story of the Lucky to and you get to the point of naming him Lucky and the response is, "why did you name him Lucky?" Are people this clueless? I always kindly respond that the dog was "lucky" to…

Let's see, how would <a href="http://duck.hekhet.net/">Kim</a> put it.<br />n<br />n<strong>bounce bounce bounce</strong> <strong>frolic frolic</strong><br />n<br />nWhat am I so excited about. <a class="block_level" href="http://www.sarpysam.com/archives/1258-Excited.html#extended">Continue reading "Excited"</a>

The person I sold my calves to this year was the same guy I sold my scrubs to last year. He e-mailed me some pictures that I wanted to share.<br />n<br />n<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/feedlot/100_0704?full=1'><img width='250' height='188' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/feedlot/100_0704.thumb.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />nThe above is the last of the scrubs from last year he still has…

You might remember my cryptic comment at shipping that I got in barely under the wire. <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/10/12/build/state/85-vs-horses.inc">This</a> is what I was talking about and the vet said we were lucky to be shipping when we did before the announcement was officially made because shipping would have been a lot more difficult after that. Thank…

What a difference a few days can make. Such winter scenery. I had commented that the snow was about 12 inches here well that was on the Tullock side where I live. I went over to look at the cows yesterday and gather the yearlings and it is a lot deeper over in the Sarpy…

We have blue sky now but that was quite a storm for so early in the winter season. Around a foot of snow here. Electricity was out from Tuesday evening until Wednesday afternoon. <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/10/05/build/local/30-weather_x.inc">Doesn't sound real unusual</a> around the area for this storm but it was a trial.<br />n<br />nI let the replacment heifer…

We worked all the cows today and kicked them back out in the hills. Get them as far away from the corral as I can. Out of sight, out of mind.<br />n<br />nCan anyone out there say blast furnace. Man, two days in a row of extremely hot temperatures and the wind blowing like mad.…