Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings
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Two Weeks Old
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/chickens/chicks05212007?full=1'><img width='640' height='427' style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/chickens/chicks05212007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>The new chicks at two weeks old. My Darling Wife says they are at the ugly stage. Far be it from me to argue with her. Taken 5/21/2007.</center>
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Ticks
I see there has been some <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/05/26/news/wyoming/70-tick.txt">cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever</a> down in Wyoming, just south and east of me. This doesn't surprise me with the number of ticks I have been seeing around here. <br />n<br />nI noticed when we were branding our calves that they had quite a few ticks on…
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Salt
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Cow-Pixs/salt05242007?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/salt05242007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>"Look, he brought us some salt, dig in." Taken 5/24/2007. </center>
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High Stakes
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/05/25/news/local/45-testing.txt">High-stakes testing continues</a><br />n<br />nI really wish I had the ability to turn a phrase like this headline once in a while. The Brucellosis testing going on is high stakes for Montana cattlemen and is being watched closely by many people concerned with the issue.<br />n<br />nI've talked about the producers involved in Bridger…
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Controlled Risk
I missed this with being so busy and the Brucellosis problem in Montana, but the <a href="http://ca.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyID=2007-05-22T193630Z_01_N22412272_RTRIDST_0_CANADA-USA-CANADA-BEEF-COL.XML">US received a "controlled risk" status</a> for <acronym title="Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy">BSE</acronym> from the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). This is really good news. Under this status age restrictions for beef are no longer valid and any country who…
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Three Bums
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Calves/threebums04282007?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Calves/threebums04282007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Three of the bums watching what is going on. Taken 4/28/2007. </center>
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Second Herd Negative for Brucellosis
Well, the second herd of cattle near Emigrant <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/05/24/news/state/25-brucellosis.txt">tested all negative for Brucellosis</a>. This allows me to breathe a small sigh of relief. Small I say. They are still testing cattle around the affected herds in Bridger so we could still see problems there so a big sigh of relief is not applicable. <br…
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Pretty Sight
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/views/sight05112007?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/views/sight05112007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Chasing cows across the green grass. It sure is a pretty sight out there. Taken 5/11/2007.</center>
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Night And Day
The difference between this year and last year is like the difference between night and day when it comes to the weather. Last year we got very little rain in this area and really suffered for it. This year, all it does is rain. Since last week we have gotten a rain shower of some…
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Soaking Up Warmth
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/views/nylon05152007?full=1'><img width='640' height='427' style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/views/nylon05152007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Nylon enjoying the early morning sun on a cool morning. Note the steam rising off the ponds. Taken 5/15/2007.</center>