Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings
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Snow High
<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/views/snow04192006?full=1'><img width='640' height='427' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/views/snow04192006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>A little snow in the higher country from the latest storm to hit the area. At least we are luckier than the far eastern part of the state where they received a <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/04/20/news/state/45-dies.txt">regular blizzard</a> and had 5-6 foot drifts to cope with. I hate…
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They Can’t Fool Me
<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2006-04-17-mad-cow-tracking_x.htm">Government won't require birth date in animal tracking system</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>A livestock tracking system planned by the government will not include the age of animals, despite the key role age has played in mad cow disease investigations.<br />n<br />nAgriculture Department officials say they don't want to overburden ranchers and can track most birth dates.<br…
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Waiting For The Next Blow
My Darling Wife always tells me that bad things happen in packets of three. I'm waiting for the third one.<br />n<br />nTo start with <a href="http://nowherethoughts.net/sarpysam/archives/1694-Cows-Are-Out.html">the little lady</a>, the last bum I found, died last night. It wasn't particularly surprised by this. I had fed it and doctored on it but I could not get…
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Long Time, No Chicken Picture
<center><b>FROM THE PHOTO ARCHIVES </b><br />nNew not previously published</center><br />n<br />n<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/chickens/chickens03162006?full=1'><img width='640' height='447' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/chickens/chickens03162006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Two of My Darling Wife's chickens. Right now they are laying over 18 eggs a day. The big problem with that is we can barely even give them away, let alone sell them. We have…
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Duh, No Shit
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/04/18/news/wyoming/22-brucesslosis-feedgrounds.txt">Wyo. Game department finds more brucellosis on feedgrounds</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>A survey by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department suggests that 14 percent of the elk wintering on the National Elk Refuge near Jackson have been exposed to brucellosis, a far higher rate than in areas where the state doesn't feed elk during the winter.</blockquote><br…
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Good News
<a href="http://www.brownfieldnetwork.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=AD9F076C-0DCF-162A-79F8572C98CC4BE3">Japanese steer suspected of <acronym title="Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy">BSE</acronym> tests negative</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Tests of a 20-month-old Japanese steer for bovine spongiform encephalopathy have come back negative. The steer was slaughtered last week and initially tested positive for <acronym title="Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy">BSE</acronym>, but according to wire reports, further tests showed that the young Holstein did not…
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Bull
Shamelessly stolen from <a href="http://www.sfolife.net/?p=1771">Randy</a>.<br />n<br />nA man took his wife to the rodeo and one of the exhibits was breeding bulls. They went up to the first pen and there was a sign that said, “This bull mated 50 times last year.”<br />n<br />nThe wife poked her husband in the ribs and said, “He…
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The Last One
<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Cow-Pixs/lastones04162006?full=1'><img width='250' height='188' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Cow-Pixs/lastones04162006.thumb.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>The last of the pairs literally running for the gate to get out to the hills with the rest of the cows. We couldn't get these few to mother up right the day before but they finally did and are out. Taken 4/16/2006.</center><br />n<br />n<center><a…
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Where’s the Surprise
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/04/18/news/state/20-timemag.txt">Time magazine names Burns one of the worst senators</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Time magazine has named Sen. Conrad Burns, R-Mont., one of the five worst Senate members, criticizing him for his ties to former lobbyist Jack Abramoff and calling his legislative record "meager."</blockquote><br />n<br />nEverybody is acting like this is a big surprise. I'm not surprised…
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Interesting Development
<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/17/AR2006041700179.html">Japan awaits <acronym title="Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy">BSE</acronym> test result on 20-month-old steer</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Japan is conducting tests on a 20-month-old steer suspected of having mad cow disease, a top government official said on Monday, and the case could have wide repercussions on Tokyo's beef trade policy if confirmed.</blockquote><br />n<br />nSo, is there something to this…