Category: montana
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Gathering
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/views/branding05192007?full=1'><img width='640' height='427' style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/views/branding05192007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>The cattle streaming in towards the corral during my branding on Saturday. It made for quite a beautiful sight. The only problem was that the 8 wrestlers I hired failed to show up so the crew was a little short.…
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Thoughts On Brucellosis
I had some thoughts and questions about the <a href="http://nowherethoughts.net/sarpysam/archives/2634-Seven-Montana-Cows-from-One-Herd-Have-Tested-Positive-for-Brucellosis.html">recent Brucellosis issue</a> in Montana.<br />n<br />nI was really wondering if the seven cows that tested positive were vaccinated for brucellosis? This was the case in Wyoming when they originally discovered cattle near the park had Brucellosis. It was in all ready vaccinated cattle. Yesterday evening…
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More Information
Updating the <a href="http://nowherethoughts.net/sarpysam/archives/2634-Seven-Montana-Cows-from-One-Herd-Have-Tested-Positive-for-Brucellosis.html">brucellosis story</a>, comes <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/05/19/news/state/20-brucellosis.txt">this story</a> which has some very interesting facts.<br />n<br />nThe cattle testing positive came originally from a herd near Emigrant which is located in Paradise Valley, South of Livingston. Paradise valley is a natural corridor for animals coming north out of Yellowstone Park.<br />n<br />nThe Governor Assures us…
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Seven Montana Cows from One Herd Have Tested Positive for Brucellos
Received via e-mail.<br />n<br />n<blockquote> Montana Cattlemen's Association<br />nMember Alert<br />nNews Release<br />nSeven Montana Cows from One Herd Have Tested Positive for Brucellosis<br />n<br />nGovernor Remains Committed to Brucellosis Free Status and Solutions in MT<br />n<br />n5/18/2007<br />nSarah Elliott<br />n406-444-9725<br />nselliott@mt.gov<br />n<br />n( HELENA ) – A cow shipped from Baker, MT tested positive for…
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On The Move
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Cow-Pixs/move05112007?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Cow-Pixs/move05112007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>The cows drifting towards their calves so I can move them to a new pasture for branding. Damn, the country looks good this year. Taken 5/11/2007.</center>
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Idyllic
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/views/scene04242007?full=1'><img width='640' height='426' style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/views/scene04242007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>This really caught my eye the other day. The blue sky, billowing clouds and green grass really gave an idyllic scene. Taken 4/24/2007.</center>
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Divisions
The Montana Constitution requires a 90 day Legislative session every two years. The only purpose given in the Constitution for the Session is to draft a balanced budget that will run the State for the next two years. You know what, the <acronym title="Montana Legislators">children</acronym> <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/04/28/news/state/20-legislature_z.txt">couldn't handle this simple little thing</a> required of them…
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Trailing Out
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Cow-Pixs/hills04182007?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Cow-Pixs/hills04182007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center></center>
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Grazing
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/views/hill04172007?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/views/hill04172007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Beautiful day in Montana. If you look real close you can see some cows grazing to the right of the rock formation. Taken 4/17/2007.</center>
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Dentists
An interesting story about the <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/04/16/news/state/40-legidentist.txt">lack of Dentists in rural Montana</a> and some of the solutions the Legislature has tried to implement for it. I'm no expert on such things so I don't pretend to know the solution but I understand that there is a lack of Dentist throughout the US so a solution…