Category: The Ranch

While I was taking pictures of cattle yesterday I took a few more that I wanted to share with you. For some reason <a href="http://www.nowherethoughts.net/pics/geese9282004.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.nowherethoughts.net/pics/geese9282004.jpg','popup','width=770,height=380,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false">geese</a> come from far and wide to my barley stubble field and eat on it. I always enjoy seeing them but if I get too close they <a…

We are getting ready to ship the calves on Thursday. For those that don't know what this means it is the time when we wean the cows calves and sell them. I have a contract all ready so we will weigh them at the scale here at home, load them on the trucks, and they…

Sometimes I wish I could figure out how to handle these kids. I have a young 4 year old horse the hired man was working with who continues to act like a little kid and get himself in trouble. The hired man had brought him home to ride when somehow he got to pawing something…

It is unbelievably beautiful September here. Since the beginning of the month we must have had 4 inches of rain, more rain than we have had all year to this point, and the grass is green and growing. It is now greener than it was all year now and as I said before you can…

<img src="http://www.nowherethoughts.net/pics/clouds992004.jpg"><br />n<br />nMy wife takes pictures all the time,<br />nSo many to share so little time.<br />nThese clouds really caught my eye,<br />nto share her talent with girls and guys.<br />nEnjoy the sight I know I did,<br />nThanks Darling Wife, your gifts are well hid.

Last week I took around 10 old cows to Billings to sell. Damnedest thing happened when I was getting them in to load them, I couldn't see a brand on one of them. We studied this cow for the longest time and could not see sign one of a brand on her. She had our…

The Local Rag had an interesting story today about <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/09/03/build/state/40-dowser.inc">dowsers</a>. It made for very interesting reading. I have been told my great-granddad was very good at this and my dad claims that he can do it but I never actually seen him perform this trick. What it really reminded me of though was drilling…

I mentioned over at the <a href="http://bigskyblog.com/">bigskyblog</a> how much of the state is getting <a href="http://bigskyblog.com/index.php?p=21">wet</a> but I'm sure not seeing much. The Gazette has a <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/08/25/build/state/57-weather-state-crops.inc">story</a> about the weather that some people are complianing about it when I would like to see some of it.<br />n<br />n<i>The cool, wet weather – which continued…

It's that time of the year again. The SOB's (hunters) are out roaming around the place hunting without permission. Sometime around 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm a vehicle roamed all over the place hunting for game. I discovered it this morning and wasted most of the morning following thier tracks around making sure they shut…

Along with the <a href="http://www.nowherethoughts.net/sarpysam/archives/000514.html">bad news</a> yesterday I got the check in the mail from selling the <a href="http://www.nowherethoughts.net/sarpysam/archives/000498.html">dry replacement heifers</a>. This cattle market is great. I sold 21 head averaging 890 lbs. for $1.02 1/2 per pound. It was too many years ago I got half that amount of money for the same thing.…