Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings
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Firefighter
<center><!– s9ymdb:105 –><img width="683" height="700" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.com/uploads/firefighter.jpg" alt="" /></center><br />n<br />nI know this is not something I normally post but I couldn't help myself this time. This is my autistic son in his height of glory pretending to drive a firetruck. I know, autistic kids aren't supposed to pretend but…
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Question
There was a statement over at <a href="http://www.leftinthewest.com">Left in the West</a> that I was curious about. Since the public is not allowed to openly comment on the site I will pose my question here.<br />n<br />nJay <a href="http://www.leftinthewest.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=1108">made the comment</a> that "Now's the the time to start talking about cheaper, sustainable sources of energy that…
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Runners
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Calves/runners10162007?full=1'><img width="640" height="480" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Calves/runners10162007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>The eight head of calves that ran the furthest from my wreck the other day on their way home. They still had a couple of miles to go here and they were getting pretty tired. As soon as I put…
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Looking Out
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/views/beautiful10102007?full=1'><img width="640" height="427" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/views/beautiful10102007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>It was just a beautiful day and seemed to me like a beautiful shot. The only way it would have looked better is if it had been raining. Taken 10/10/2007.</center>
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Organic
Interesting opinion piece on organic food.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.charlotte.com/409/story/319543.html">NO: Foods from large-scale farms are just as safe, less costly</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Public interest in the environment is increasing, and the news is full of stories about food safety. Those developments have led many to push for a return to small organic farms.<br />n<br />nSuch farms do…
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Long Run
About a week and a half ago my freshly weaned calves got to running and tore up a little fence and some of them were in the wrong pasture. No big deal. This kind of thing happens and I didn't mention it here. We got the ones that were out back in and went about…
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Lounging
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Cow-Pixs/lounge10112007?full=1'><img width="640" height="480" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Cow-Pixs/lounge10112007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>The cows lounging around the water hole. It's kind of funny, the cows travel together in bigger herds once the calves are weaned off of them. There sure was a lot here. Taken 10/11/2007.</center>
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Near Record Numbers
I see that the Bison in Yellowstone National Park (YNP) are <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/10/16/news/state/18-rebound.txt">near record numbers</a> at almost 4700 head. Here we have all these Bison running around the park and nowhere do we hear talk about too many bison and over grazing the park. Nowhere do we hear that the Park needs to bring in…
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Replacements
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Calves/heifers10082007?full=1'><img width="640" height="480" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Calves/heifers10082007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Some of the Replacement heifer calves grazing along on a beautiful fall morning. Taken 10/8/2007. </center>
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Watching
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/dog/lucky10132007?full=1'><img width="640" height="480" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/dog/lucky10132007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Lucky was having quite a standoff with some cows while I was working at tarping a hay stack. I never could figure out if he was trying to protect me or play with the cows. Either would be his MO.…