Headin’ for the Last Roundup
In 65 years of newspaper reporting and editorial writing, I have never heard so much negative, disgusting big lies as we have seen in the past six months of our lives, and are still seeing.
Life Is Simple
About a month ago, one of my cows up at the north place came up lame on her right, rear foot. I got her up and ran her through the chute to check out the problem. I could find no foreign object stuck in the foot, nor was there any swelling to indicate infection.
Across the Ozarks
Diversify. That's my idea for the livestock farmer today. Do you know what you can get for a potload of 50 to 80 pound male goats at the end of Ramadan? Well, neither do I, but I bet the guy who knows how desirable that class of goats is at the end of Ramadan could tell you exactly. There are a lot of untapped markets out there. What can you sell off your farm that will supplement your cash flow?
“All We Need’s More Rain”
Folks always called that week or so in February when it warmed up enough to get some buds out and the jonquils up as 'Oat planting time'. We sure had a spell of that this year. Experts say spring travels north at 15 miles a day. I was recently in a meeting in New Orleans and driving back I verified that information.
Life Is Simple
Cattle theft, in my part of the country, is hitting epidemic proportions. I took a crippled bull and a cow left over from the Reagan administration to the auction last week, and was surprised to see the sale barn personnel taking pictures of anyone they considered an “unknown seller.” While at the auction, it seemed that everyone I visited with had either had cattle stolen themselves, or knew of a close neighbor that had been the victim of the cowardly thieves.
Across the Ozarks
Diversify. That's my idea for the livestock farmer today. Do you know what you can get for a potload of 50 to 80 pound male goats at the end of Ramadan? Well, neither do I, but I bet the guy who knows how desirable that class of goats is at the end of Ramadan could tell you exactly. There are a lot of untapped markets out there. What can you sell off your farm that will supplement your cash flow?
Headin’ for the Last Roundup
I enjoyed an unusual adventure a few days ago.
Life Is Simple
Behind the seat of my pick-up truck are two torn and tattered, spiral-ring notebooks.
Across the Ozarks
I know, from experience, it will be over eventually. And when you read this, I really hope everyone across the Ozarks has power.
“All We Need’s More Rain”
Awhirlwind winter storm with inches of ice all over everything fell on most of us. The last big one I was in was 1989. I was servicing chickens, hauling generators to poultry growers, and we had several poultry houses fall in from the ice and snow load. I learned then generators take lots of fuel. A tractor churning a PTO-driven generator will suck up diesel worse than plowing hard. And gasoline ones use lots too. It soon adds up.
