Branding day

[jodywy]

Why we don't rope and drag , couple neighbors, and family come help and Sue is not in the kitchen cooking $1000 worth of food.

 

[Nicky]

Why we don't rope and drag , couple neighbors, and family come help and Sue is not in the kitchen cooking $1000 worth of food.

I agree

 

[webfoot]

Even at the bigger brandings here we don't get that many people or feed that well. A big pot of homemade chili or beef stew along with corn bread. Some cake and cookies for dessert. I don't drink but I notice the amount of beer is limited too. It is pretty much just the neighbors who come. Very little outside help. I think limiting the beer and food also serves to limit who will show up. So you just get the neighbors who want you to come help at their branding.

 

[Older Whiskey]

Before we stopped having the huge community brandings in 2005 we often fed up to 105 people then we split into two branding days of around 80 each. I don't miss those days. Soapweed would complain that around April 1st he would lose my calving help to start cleaning and baking. My mom was always such a help.

I grew up with community brandings that got so large, the meals were potluck and held at the Grange Hall, but that came to a halt as it ended up way too much work for a select few. Too many standing around like they were watching a rodeo.

I haven't been to a branding in several years since I would just be in the way and create problems due to health. The last one I went to, had a lot of small acreage horse people that came just to rope and talk rodeo. Now, the ranchers around here keep it quiet since only a few know what they are doing. The same for fall roundup. Lots of folks want to come and ride, but have little clue what they are doing.