Category: The Ranch

What a day. It seems like it would never end. First off a generator wasn't working. It was no big deal got it working and got water pumping for the cows. Then came the excitement for the day.<br />n<br />nThe plan was to put the bulls out with the yearlings today. So I drove up…

We got the little bunch branded today. One hundred and ten head done and out of the way. I never have done a spring branding of calves in May when it was snowing but it was today when we <a href="http://www.nowherethoughts.net/pics/snow05012005.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.nowherethoughts.net/pics/snow05012005.jpg','popup','width=1020,height=686,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false">started</a>. I am really tired of this cold weather and the snow…

There has been around 8 years of drought so far, I will not say it is over, and all through this I have never had to feed hay once I turned cattle "out in the hills." There has always been enough grass for the cows to get them along once they were out.<br />n<br />nThat…

I am real happy about the moisture we have been getting but is it ever going to warm up? All that moisture doesn't grow much grass with the tempartures like they are. I took a generator to town today and heard the sugar beets were up and with the freezing tempartures coming up more than…

Forgot my camera yesterday but we got 6 bulls in from Sitz Angus Ranch that we bought earlier this spring. They were pretty good looking fellows. It is a pretty good year to replace a bunch of bulls. In the bunch of critters we sold last week was 6 bulls that needed to be sold…

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Why is it that government agencies demand things from ranchers that are about impossible under other Federal laws? We finally got it figured out while barely maintaining legality but the Banker is not particularly happy with the situation. We finally had to tell him do it our way or our business goes elsewhere. He came…

When it decides to get wet around here it doesn't play around. I don't know how much moisture we've had since last night but it was a lot. The electricity went out at 11:00 p.m. last night and finally came back on about a half-hour ago. It's supposed to keep snowing/raining through tomorrow so it…

Some times you have to be a little flexible in your plans. I had planned on shipping some cows and bulls out to market tomorrow for the Wednesday market but it looks like some weather is on its way. We are under a winter storm watch and have a 100% chance of moisture tonight into…