Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings
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Colors
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/misc/colors10132006?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/misc/colors10132006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>The colors on the rocks are like the colors on the trees in the fall. They turn and intensify to make such interesting contrasts. This was taken on one of the few nice days we have had in the past couple of weeks. Otherwise,…
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Access Restrictions
I've heard rumors for quite a while now that to approach the Governor of our fair state, Brian Schweitzer, it is necessary to go through his brother. I never heard the name of this brother but I have heard that it is necessary to be very careful what you say because if he takes exception…
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Excitement
The large majority of left facing blogs in Montana are near orgasm over the news today.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/10/19/news/state/26-tester.txt">Leaders promises Tester a seat on appropriations</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Democratic leaders in the U.S. Senate say they will give Jon Tester a seat on the influential Senate Appropriations Committee as soon as they can if he beats Republican…
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Sickness
<a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHILD_PORN_ARRESTS?SITE=MTBIL&SECTION=US&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT" >Feds net 125 nationwide in kid-porn case</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>A Bible camp counselor and a Boy Scout leader were among 125 people arrested nationwide in an Internet child pornography case in which subscribers purchased photos and videos of children engaged in sex acts with adults, federal authorities said Wednesday.<br />n<br />nThe case originated in…
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Buster
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/cats/buster10172006?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/cats/buster10172006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Here is Buster demanding attention that is due him since he is a cat. Taken 10/17/2006.</center>
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Down Under
Just a few different items from Australia that have caught my eye.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20596614-1702,00.html" >Drought hitting livestock prices</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>LIVESTOCK prices across NSW are in freefall, with farmers selling off record numbers of sheep and cattle as the drought worsens.<br />n<br />nMeat processors say they cannot take any more livestock, and producers say they…
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Saints
<a href="http://www.cattlenetwork.com/content.asp?contentid=74452" >It’s The Pitts: Sins Of The Cowboy</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Recently I saw an ad for a ranch manager that specifically stated, “No drinkers, team ropers or rodeo contestants need apply.” <br />n<br />nI thought such discrimination was illegal these days but I see ads like this all the time. I think some ranchers are…
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Majestic
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/wildlife/majestic10152006?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/wildlife/majestic10152006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Beautiful.</center>
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Expansion or Contraction
<a href="http://www.cattlenetwork.com/content.asp?contentid=76057" >Fourth Quarter Cattle Data Key to Herd Expansion Picture</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>At the start of 2006, cow-calf producers were poised to expand their herds in response to profitable prices the last several years, but a recent increase in cow slaughter has clouded the picture, a Kansas State University agricultural economist said.<br />n<br />nBeef cow…
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The Business Side of Crop Insurance
<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/15/AR2006101500585.html">Crop Insurers Piling Up Record Profits</a><br />n<br />nYesterday the Post ran a story about crop insurance, disaster aid and farmers. Today the story is about the business of crop insurance and how the companies that sell it are making billions off taxpayer dollars.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>Last year, the companies made $927 million in profit, a…