Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings
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Changes
It's amazing the difference a year can make. Last year I would have given anything to get some rain. This year I am to the point I will give anything to get it to quit raining. It has rained the last 3 days here and we have gotten over 4 inches of rain. Total in…
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Waiting
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/views/ole05272007?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/views/ole05272007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Ole very impatiently waiting for me. I was gathering some drys and they were in such rugged country it was unsafe to get a horse into it. I had to hike in and get them out a foot. I hobbled…
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Brain Dead
You want to talk about people who can't think, I have found an example. Here recently, as I am sure you are aware, There was a big problem with <a href="http://www.nowherethoughts.net/sarpysam/archives/2611-Where-Does-The-Problem-Begin.html">melamine contamination</a> from some ingredients from China. It now appears an American company that manufactures feed for livestock and fish <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/30/AR2007053002227.html">also uses melamine</a> in…
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The Government Frowns on BSE Testing
You might, or might not, remember when a Federal Judge ruled that <a href="http://nowherethoughts.net/sarpysam/plugin/tag/creekstone+farms+premium+beef">Creekstone Farms Premium Beef could test the cattle they slaughter for <acronym title="Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy">BSE</acronym></a> at the end of March. The Judge also stayed his ruling to give the Government the chance to appeal his verdict.<br />n<br />nNo surprise, the <a href="http://www.brownfieldnetwork.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=DEB0317E-AD16-A481-450588E69AFE2A63"><acronym…
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Peaceful
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/views/country05192007?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/views/country05192007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Looking South across the place in the early morning the day of branding. It was a peaceful sight. The corral we brand in is towards the center of the picture but unless you know where it is, you can't see…
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Definitions
I see the rest of the cattle tested around Bridger have all <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/05/29/news/state/15-bridger.txt">come up negative for Brucellosis</a>. Cattle producers in Montana keep dodging the bullet here which I am glad to see.<br />n<br />nI would like to point out how flexible the definition of good news can be. <a href="http://www.karbonkountymoos.com/2007/05/29/finally-some-good-news/">Karen reports as good news</a>,…
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Beauty
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/views/rocks05112007?full=1'><img width='640' height='427' style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/views/rocks05112007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Green grass, blue sky, pine trees, and sandstone rock formations. Nothing says Sarpy Country better. Taken 5/11/2007.</center>
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Question
If you were going to create/breed new stock that would bring you recognition, what stock would it be?<br />n<br />nThis question intrigued me. The first thought out of my head was, who do I know that is recognized for creating a new breed? Hmmm, nobody. Does anybody create a new breed? I know there are…
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Sarpy Creek
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/views/sarpy05152007?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/views/sarpy05152007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Looking North down Sarpy Creek. Right at the very north edge of my place there is water in the creek sometimes. As wet as it is this year there is a lot of water there. I haven't seen this in…
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Will He Sign?
Will President Bush sign the <a href="http://www.theprairiestar.com/articles/2007/05/25/ag_news/updates/update24.txt">disaster aid/assistance</a> that Congress recently passed? He has never been a big fan of Agricultural disaster aid but he might sign this one. <br />n<br />nI have been <a href="http://www.nowherethoughts.net/sarpysam/plugin/freetag/disaster+aid">talking about this disaster aid</a> for a while. A lot of it is drought assistance for the last couple of…