Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings
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Sunrise
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/sunrise/rise08052006?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/sunrise/rise08052006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Maybe you think I post a lot of pictures of sunrise and I do. It is such a beautiful, peaceful, clean part of the day that I just can't help but try to capture and preserve it. Taken 8/5/2006.</center>
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Oil Prices
I was working on the books for the ranch yesterday and it sure isn't pretty with energy prices the way they are. Then this thing with the Alaskan oil fields happen and they expect prices to go <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/08/08/news/state/30-gas.txt">even higher</a>. We really don't need to see that happen. Cattle prices might be up nice for…
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Blood Supply
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Thinking Alike
Everybody’s herd has a bottom end. I like that. I've never heard it put that way but I really like that. Otherwise, <a href="http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extnews/newsrelease/2006/current/02beefta.htm">this article</a> is like reading my mind and past actions. I really liked this part here:<br />n<br />n<blockquote>Some culling thoughts would be to early wean calves and cull in this order: open…
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Hired Hand
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Fire Patrol
I will be very glad when the fire season is over. I'm tired of the worrying. Last night I was in the shower when I heard some thunder rumbling. Damn!!! I jumped out of the shower, got dressed and ran outside. There was a heavy cloud off to the north east, where my land lays,…
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Antelope
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Resting
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Cow-Pixs/rest07162006?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Cow-Pixs/rest07162006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Cows and calves resting in the shade of some very small trees. Instead of finding nice, big trees for shade they took what was handy. Taken 7/16/2006.</center>
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King?
Some body really thinks highly of themselves now don't they.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>As if that wasn't enough, Schweitzer took off his trademark bolo tie and hung it around Sexton's neck, saying the governor's string tie was the closest thing Montana has to bestowing knighthood on a citizen for a job well done.</blockquote><br />n<br />nEverybody out there…
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Buffalo Berries
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/misc/berries07312006?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/misc/berries07312006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Not very often is the year right to get Buffalo Berries, but this year they are out in full force. We are not big jelly fans around here but if I wanted My Darling Wife to make some it would be from these. They…