Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings
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Drys
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Cow-Pixs/drys05152007?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/drys05152007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Gathered up some drys, cows that have no calves, and late calvers to sell. I have a semi load that will go out this afternoon and be on the auction tomorrow. Next week or the week after there will be…
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Brand New
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Cow-Pixs/what03152007?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/what03152007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>A quick look back at the calves while they were being born. I thought about it since I was getting ready to brand. Taken 3/15/2007.</center>
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Pine Cone
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/misc/cone05112007?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/misc/cone05112007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>A simple pine cone. They really caught my eye the other day. Taken 5/11/2007.</center>
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Chicken Tartar
You might remember my picture of the <a href="http://nowherethoughts.net/sarpysam/archives/2614-Replacements.html">Replacements</a> the other day. Cute little buggers if you ask me. Well last night when we went to check on them we got a little surprise. Laying all sprawled out in the pen with them was <a href="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/cats/mittens01252006?full=1">Mittens</a>. He looked up at me as to say, "thanks…
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Pheasants
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/wildlife/pheasant05112007?full=1'><img width='640' height='427' style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/wildlife/pheasant05112007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Not very often do I get close enough to the pheasants around here to get a picture. They must have been distracted. A rooster and two hens. Any bets on what the distraction was? Taken 5/11/2007.</center>
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Choices
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/05/13/opinion/gazette/60-upsdowns.txt">Ups and Downs</a> from the Billings Gazette.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>DOWN: Fuel economy stalls. While gas prices soar above $3 a gallon across America, the U.S. Senate's Commerce Committee is diluting legislation that would mandate the first significant increases in fuel efficiency in 22 years. Consumers need vehicles that get more miles per gallon to stretch…
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On The Move
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Cow-Pixs/move05112007?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/move05112007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>The cows drifting towards their calves so I can move them to a new pasture for branding. Damn, the country looks good this year. Taken 5/11/2007.</center>
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The Dot
A kindergarten class had a homework assignment to find out something<br />nexciting and tell it to the class the next day. When the time came to<br />npresent what they'd found, the first little boy the teacher called on,<br />nwalked up to the front of the class with a piece of chalk, made a small<br />nwhite…
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Grazing
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Calves/bums05062007?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Calves/bums05062007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>The bums out grazing the green grass. I'm having a hard time getting them to eat their grain they so like the green grass. Quite the problem, isn't it? Taken 5/11/2007.</center>
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A Few Done
We got a few done yesterday. With some neighbors, we branded 100 head of calves yesterday morning. Boy did it go smooth. A good crew makes all the difference. I was about 2 weeks behind schedule with this little branding. That's thanks to the snowstorm and later rainstorm putting me behind. Sorry, no pictures. I…