Category: The Ranch
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Guess
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Cow-Pixs/guess08162007?full=1'><img width='640' height='427' style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Cow-Pixs/guess08162007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>I got this picture the other day and thought I would pose a question. I know the picture isn't the best in the world, damn smoke, but I still think you can make it out. I use an Angus base…
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Sickness
I was visiting with a neighbor last night and he was telling me he was having some sickness trouble. Pinkeye. He said they have doctored about 50 head now and have a few blind ones because of it. The weird thing is that it is not horn flies causing it. He says there are something…
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Lucky or Good?
A little fire news for the state.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/08/13/news/state/20-fires.txt" >Fires scorch Montana, Yellowstone areas</a><br />n<br />nReading this I am of course more drawn to my area and how the fires that started Friday night by the same storm as our fire are doing.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>Meanwhile, the largest fire in the area was considered 100…
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Yet Again
I'm tired, that's for sure. Last night the weather forecasters said there was going to be a frontal passage that would bring 40 MPH winds and with the hot temperatures and low humidity gave us a red flag warning in the area. Then to top it off they said there was a chance of dry…
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Fire
Too much excitement around here for me. Monday afternoon the hired hand come running home saying there was a fire. Boy he was excited about it. We went running over to see where it was and what we could do. I told My Darling Wife I didn't want to call it in yet because I…
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Water Drop
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/misc/save08062007?full=1'><img width='640' height='427' style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/misc/save08062007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>We had a little fire yesterday and I truly believe this helicopter saved the day for us. We got it under control and only burned about 50-75 acres. The next couple of days will be busy with short nights and…
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Spray Rig
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/misc/spray07312007?full=1'><img width='640' height='427' style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/misc/spray07312007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Out spraying knapweed now. With the new firefighting rig I figured I had a good way to fill the sprayer on the 4 wheeler so I cut down an old horse trailer to haul the 4 wheeler around. Boy this…
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Sold
Well, the calves are sold. I heard a couple of weeks ago that the guy that bought my calves the last two years, was out buying calves. I called up his representative and wanted to know if they were interested in the calves this year. He said they were but just hadn't got around to…
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Prices
I note that corn prices are going down, more con than expected, and calf prices are going up. Good news for me. I am in discussions with two different buyers wanting my calves. Who says competition is bad. This might, hell will, help bring what I get for my calves up a little more. I…
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Lightning Strike
I saw <a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/30/europe/EU-ODD-Austria-Lightning.php">this story</a> and it reminded me to mention my latest. Last week we had a thunderstorm go over our area that had some moisture in it and lots of lightning. The other day while checking the water in the far pasture, I only check it about once a week, I found a…