Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings
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Right Thing
Gov. Brian Schweitzer got it right <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/01/05/news/state/32-schweitzer.txt">here</a> at least. I know earlier he was considering accepting the deal but the pressure must have been too great. Believe me, I don't think a court case is the best thing but what else is there to do?<br />n<br />n<strong>Next to doing the right thing, the most…
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Problem
<center><!– s9ymdb:109 –><img width="525" height="640" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.com/uploads/problemsolving.jpg" alt="" /></center><br />n<br />nShoot the son of a bitch doesn't seem to be an option here, but then I guess this problem solving guide appears to apply to things, not people. Shoot the bastard seems like an option.
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Snow
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Calves/snow12312006?full=1'><img width="640" height="427" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Calves/snow12312006.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>We got a little snow the other day. it didn't amount to much but it's nice to see it white around here. It makes you think it is winter at least. The calves are eating their hay in the background.…
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What’s 2008 Look Like
Here are some predictions of what 2008 will look like for cattle producers.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.cattlenetwork.com/content.asp?contentid=187023">In The Cattle Markets: Top Ten List For 2008</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>10. Slow growth in beef cow herd.<br />n9. Adaption to <acronym title="Country of Origin Labeling">COOL</acronym>.<br />n8. Trade Growth.<br />n7. Debate on Packer Ownership Bans. <br />n6. Growing Pork Production.<br />n5.…
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Driving
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/dog/lucky12262007?full=1'><img width="640" height="480" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/dog/lucky12262007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Lucky thought he needed to ride in the cab of the tractor with me. It didn't work out very well. Taken 12/26/2007.</center>
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Argentine Beef
<a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i6xzlH1hMRduz7Tf9n6W14_lkqRAD8TTHUO00">Argentine Farmers Give Up Beef Business</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Argentines are passionate about their beef — from cattle grazed on the sprawling pampas grasslands, it's a national staple, delivered inexpensively and received with religious fervor at Sunday barbecues nationwide.<br />n<br />nBut while Argentines are some of the world's top meat-eaters, consuming nearly 154 pounds per capita…
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New Year Haiku
Winter snow drifts down,<br />n blanketing the new landscape<br />nwith pieces of old
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Blue Sky
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Cow-Pixs/cows12292007?full=1'><img width="640" height="427" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Cow-Pixs/cows12292007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>The cows eating on their hay. They could have probably gotten by a little longer without it but i have more than enough to get through the winter so I started feeding. Taken 12/26/2007.</center>
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Culture
Let's look at Montana culture.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/12/31/news/state/32-census.txt">Montana leads nation in per-capita bar spending</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>It's a sobering statistic for New Year's Eve.<br />n<br />nOK, "sober" might not have anything to do with it.<br />n<br />nBut Montana, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's economic census, leads the nation in per-capita spending at drinking establishments.<br />n<br…
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Eating
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Calves/calves12282007?full=1'><img width="640" height="427" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Calves/calves12282007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>The calves eating on their ration of hay. None of the cattle are real fond of the hay I am feeding but I tell them "tough, it's better than a snowball." For the record the hay is year old wild…