Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings
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Buddies
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Calves/buddies10282006?full=1'><img width='640' height='426' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Calves/buddies10282006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>The bum calves we had around the house all summer think they are more horse than cow having run with Nylon all summer. I called them the buddies after they bonded so. I took the calves in to the auction the other day. I…
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Election Thoughts
There seems to be a lot of celebration out there that the Democrats have taken control of the House and Senate. The going consensus I read is that this is going to turn the country around and great things are going to happen. I hate to rain on the parade, but I don't think so.…
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Logging
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/misc/logging11022006?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/misc/logging11022006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>The Apsaalooke Nation is logging some timber near me. I drove up to take a look the other day. Quite the operation. The sawmill at Sealy Lake bought the timber. They are sure transporting it a long ways. Taken 11/02/2006.</center>
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Change
<a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/ELN_ELECTION_RDP?SITE=MTBIL&SECTION=US&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT" >Democrats sweep into power in House</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Americans delivered a stunning rebuke to President Bush and the Republican leadership in Congress, sweeping Democrats into power in the House for the first time in a dozen years and dismantling most if not all of the GOP Senate majority.<br />n<br />nThe battle for Senate seats…
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Animal ID
If you have paid any attention to me at all, you know I don't support the governments <acronym title="National Animal Identification System">NAIS</acronym> efforts. We don't need the government mandating yet another expensive program that us producers can't afford to implement for them.<br />n<br />nYesterday I worked my replacement heifers, heifer calves that I am keeping…
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Quit All Ready
Everybody and their brother is telling me in their blog to vote today. <br />n<br />nLEAVE ME ALONE. I WILL VOTE OR NOT AS I SEE FIT AND IT'S NOT YOUR JOB TO TELL ME TOO, LEAVE ME ALONE.<br />n<br />nA person will vote if they want and I won't tell anyone to vote and…
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Replacement Heifers
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Calves/gather11062006?full=1'><img width='640' height='427' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Calves/gather11062006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Gathering the replacement heifers to work them today. Vaccinations, pour-on and the vet will be here to Bangs vaccinate them. Taken 11/06/2006.</center>
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Not Enough Time is Criminal
I found the following headline interesting and had to read the article.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061106/ap_on_re_us/procreation_vacation" >Couples go on 'procreation vacations'</a><br />n<br />nI started reading and was getting quite the chuckle out of the article.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>When Lucinda Hughes heard she would have to drink sea moss elixir while vacationing in the Bahamas, she was certain…
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Garlic Cows
<a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3324431,00.html" >A garlic flavored cow</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Soon there'll be no need to season your steak as cows will be fed garlic flavored hay.<br />n<br />nThe Veterinarian Institute at the Agricultural Ministry recently conducted comprehensive research into the food being fed to cattle raised for meat. Contrary to the black and white dairy cows, cattle…
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The Lake
<center><img width='700' height='467' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.com/sarpysam/uploads/taste10292006.jpg' alt='' /></center><br />n<br />n<center>One last look at Big Horn Lake from our road trip over a week ago. Taken 10/29/2006.</center>