Category: The Ranch

With the lack of natural water on my ranch, I rely on pumping water to water my cattle. This year to keep the cattle spread out on the thin grass I am pumping more water than ever. Six wells require pumping and when you live in the Middle of Nowhere there is no electricity to…

I find <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/07/08/build/wyoming/40-inscriptions.inc">this story</a> very interesting. <br />n<br />n<i>For the state of Wyoming, any etchings on the rock over 50 years old are designated as historic, said Gary Schoene, spokesman for Department of State Parks and Historic Sites.</i><br />n<br />nIt would be curious to know what the state of Montana's policy is on making…

Going ons around the ranch. The Insurance adjuster showed up on Thursday to look at the hay fields. Most of them she rated as 0 production since they were "mechanically unharvestable." I had to agree. There is about 100 acres though that are sub-irrigated that the adjusted amount of production is over the guarantee so…

The family made a trip to Casper, WY on Saturday for a wedding reception and again I am going to have to be thankful. Maybe I am a little prejudiced, but the best and greenest grass I saw on the whole trip was right here at home. Don't get me wrong the country between Buffalo,…

Good morning, good morning. Wish there was something exciting to report on out and about the ranch but there isn't. The cattle are grazing away on what little grass there is and growing fat. It is one of those funny things, when the grass is short and there is not much of it, it packs…

I have been telling "experts" for years that cattle will eat spotted knapweed and they never seem to belive me. Now they are trying to <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/06/22/build/state/48-cattle-weeds.inchttp://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/06/22/build/state/48-cattle-weeds.inchttp://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/06/22/build/state/48-cattle-weeds.inc">teach them to do this</a>. It would be a whole lot easier to buy some cows from me since mine eat knapweed all the time and are used to…

Yesterday was one of those days where I saw lots of different things that I don't normally see. I know, somebody is going to say why didn't you take a picture? Some of them I was never close enough to take a good picture, but they were a heck of a sight to me.<br />n<br…

You know I could have told these people <a href="http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~53~2211589,00.html">this</a>. As I always say, "it isn't rocket science." All the critters we share the earth with have a place and we have to be careful about willy nilly destroying them. Even in this moisture starved country i have a few beavers that I protect and…

Well after the big thunderstorm Thursday night and the rain Friday, we went out yesterday to assess the situation in the hills due to the storm. There always seems to be bad that goes along with something good and this rain storm is no different.<br />n<br />nThe good was that it run enough water from…

Well I didn't sleep very well last night. You may wonder why. I woke up about 1:30 am to hear the rain hitting the house and it has been ever since. It was a sound I haven't hears in so long that I just couldn't sleep. Looking at the radar it looks like it is…