Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings
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Dry Place
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Calves/dry03292007?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Calves/dry03292007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>The calves enjoying a dry spot to lay during a break in the storm. I would guess we had 12-16 inches of snow. The tractor you see in the background is used for plowing snow when it gets to deep.…
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A Better Person Needed
I had heard rumblings about the problems <a href="http://governor.mt.gov/governor/govbio.asp">Gov. Brian Schweitzer</a>'s appointment of Stan Boone to the Montana Board of Livestock and now these rumbles are <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/03/28/news/state/30-livestock.txt">hitting the mainstream</a>. It appears that not only did Stan Boone flout Montana State Brand Laws, he threatened the life of a brand inspector serving him citations for…
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Snow Update
We got about 16 inches of snow with 3-4 foot drifts so far out of the storm. I've been busy all day getting to the cattle and getting them fed. What little I looked around everything appeared to be all right. The cows and calves are all bunched up in a brushy draw to get…
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Closeup
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Cow-Pixs/closeup03152007?full=1'><img width='640' height='426' style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Cow-Pixs/closeup03152007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>This heifer was just contentedly laying there enjoying the sun not at all concerned about me. Unusual for my cattle, they usually don't like people. Taken 3/15/2007.</center>
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I Really Need This, NOT!
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/03/28/news/local/30-storm.txt" >High winds, deep snow forecast for wide area</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Beginning today, a two-day winter storm is expected to bring a dramatic turn in the weather – in the form of 12 to 18 inches of snow for residents from Livingston to Miles City. Winds between 20 to 35 mph are also expected.<br />n<br…
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Pair
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Cow-Pixs/pair03242007?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/pair03242007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>This big red/white face calf really caught my eye. I could tell mom had a tough time having him but they appear to be getting along well. Taken 3/24/2007.<center>
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Quality
I was cursed the other day to look for a new pair of work boots. Mine had worn out and I needed a new pair. Nothing worse than trying to find a good pair of work boots. I have a theory on boots, your feet have to carry you a long way in this world…
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A Different Idea
After my <a href="http://nowherethoughts.net/sarpysam/archives/2527-Shoving-It-Down-Our-Throats.html">little rant this morning</a> I thought about the situation a little and wondered if there wasn't a way to support the use of alternative fuels without the Legislators needing to shove a mandate down our throats like they so love doing. I did come up with an idea, I might not like…
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Under
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/dog/under02102007?full=1'><img width='640' height='427' style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/dog/under02102007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Lucky is just the right height that the cats love walking under him and rubbing their backs on his stomach. Lucky isn't real sure what to do about this. Taken 2/10/2007.</center>
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Shoving It Down Our Throats
Two years ago when the Montana Legislature was in session I wrote very often about the stupidity of the ethanol mandate they were trying to put in and how if consumers wanted ethanol the market would support them and their would be no need for a mandate. As usual, nobody listened and they voted in…