Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings
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Visit
There are <a href="http://billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/05/20/news/state/18-obama_s.txt">lots</a> of <a href="http://billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/05/20/news/state/21-obama_s.txt">stories</a> about Obama's visit to Crow Agency yesterday in the Gazette so I thought I would add my memories of the event here.<br />n<br />nI had been putting off doing some business in town until after I got the calves branded. I still have things to do but i…
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Where?
Where is the <a href="http://billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/05/20/news/state/23-obama_s.txt">$1000 a year</a> supposed to come from? Larger Deficits? I like to hear real solutions, not have shit shoveled at me.
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Done
Got the calves branded up yesterday. Usually I try to do two different bunches but it didn't work out this year so we did them all in one day. I can say it went excellently.<br />n<br />nMy oldest daughter got some kids out to wrestle for me and it made all the difference in the…
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Flowers
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/flowers/flowers05112008?full=1'><img width="640" height="427" style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/flowers/flowers05112008.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>I haven't seen many flowers this spring so this flower set in these Yucca caught my eye. Taken 5/11/2008. </center>
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Visitor
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Cow-Pixs/bull05112008?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/bull05112008.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>The neighbors bull that got in last year sure threw good looking calves. I'll have to compliment him. Taken 5/11/2008. </center>
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Gathering
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Cow-Pixs/late05112008?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/late05112008.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Gathering some late calving cows to the branding pasture. It was beautiful out. Taken 5/11/2008. </center>
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Sun
Boy yesterday was a beautiful day. Sun was shining, it was warm, and the grass was growing. You could hear it grow. I rode and cleaned out the spring pasture towards the branding pasture so I could be ready to brand. When I was done with that it was nice enough that I ran over…
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About Time
I wondered with the high price of gas when we would start seeing this.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2008-05-08-suvs-resale-value_N.htm">Gas costs deflate prices on used SUVs</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>High fuel prices are causing the value of used SUVs to plummet, often below what's listed in the buying guides many shoppers use to negotiate with dealers.<br />n<br />nAs a result,…
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What’s New?
What's new around here. Not really much. It rained yesterday and it's supposed to rain a little more today. It's great. After the snow we had earlier the grass really started perking up and now with the rain yesterday you could just literally see the grass grow. What a good feeling. I would say that…
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Times are Changing
I remember not too long ago when Congress was mandating ethanol on all of us that I felt very alone when I started complaining that turning our food into fuel was not a very smart thing to do. That seemed to be a very unpopular view to be taking.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://beefmagazine.com/cowcalfweekly/politics-ethanol-seem-changing-little/">The Politics Of Ethanol…