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    Ranch Kid Goes To Army Basic Training, Part Two

    1 Aug 72 Tue—Up at 4:30 a.m. to get paid, so it was a real short night. Breakfast at 5:00, then about a third of the company got paid. Marched to the south theatre for a class on international war laws—what you can and cannot do in war. (I thought the old saying was that “anything is fair in...
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    Ranch Kid Goes To Army Basic Training, Part One

    On January 22, 1972, I enlisted in the Army National Guard for a term of six years. My home unit was at Chadron, Nebraska, and I left for Basic Training at Ford Ord, California on June 8, 1972. Here are the events of each of those days, as recorded at the time. I was 20 years old. 1972...
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    Wisdom from the Gas Station

    Wisdom from the Gas Station acquired by Steve Moreland, March 30, 2016 In our little one horse town, there is one gas station and it only has one table. This place seems to be the hub of most of the local social life. On the entrance door, there is a small sign which has been in place for...
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    Oklahoma rancher dragged to death by calving cow

    http://okcfox.com/news/local/sheriff-oklahoma-rancher-dragged-to-death-by-calving-cow
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    Early March 2016

    Nature's artistry on the pickup hood Letting a bunch of cows and calves match up Before we turn them into the next pasture Hay strung out on the other side of the fence Tuckered out twin We all rode our horses back home for dinner. New kid on the block Moving the cows that don't...
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    1971 Journal by Steve Moreland

    1971 Journal by Steve Moreland JULY 25, 1971 – SUNDAY – Went to church [Methodist Church in Merriman, NE] and had dinner at home. Napped awhile—then Dad, Uncle Al, and I went up to Lacreek to see Ray Gardiner’s Faulhaber Hereford cows and his Middlesworth bull. JULY 26, 1971 – MONDAY –...
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    Late February 2016

    Cat hitching a ride Pretty good cat Must be a mouse in there somewhere Soaking up the sunshine Nancy and her husband take care of some of our heifer calves (now yearlings) during the winter. Rex and a helper They take good care of the cattle. Some of the heifers Sorting heavies...
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    Trump Calls BLM Out For Stealing Ranchers' Land

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3nZBDdmUlc
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    March Diary 1968

    1968, March 7, Thursday Journal To start with, I left out a couple of fairly vital parts from yesterday. Dad had the good fortune to spot a cow that was on her back. He used the scoop on the tractor to help get the cow back on her feet. She was quite stiff and rather dazed, but she is coming...
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    On the subject of Mixing Bulls

    500 BULLS by Joy J. Fairhead The first years that I was on my place in South Dakota [early 1920’s], times were tough. We were trying to build up a cattle ranch, so I bought a bunch of pigs, keeping the females and fattening the males. We broke out sod and planted it to corn, the hog business...
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    Old-time Merriman Town Characters

    Bob Moreland (1923-2014) was my dad. Stan Moreland (1926-1999) was his brother. Stan wrote these memories in 1997. Merriman Town Characters, from the book SHORT STORIES BY STAN, by Stan Moreland 1997 Merriman has always been known for having town characters. Two of the most well-known were...
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    March Diary 1968

    Friday, March 1, 1968 Journal That makes two notebooks “down the drain.” I hope I can continue with this diary business, as it makes a rather interesting on-the-side occupation. This morning, I crawled out of bed at 6:00. After breakfast, I went out to get the calves in. My bay mare was...
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    Thursday, February 29, 1968 Journal (Extra Leap Year Day)

    Thursday, February 29, 1968 Journal (Extra Leap Year Day) I got up at 6:00 and had breakfast. The old adage is sure wrong that says: “A job well done needs not be done again.” I’ve done a good job of getting in the calves the last couple of mornings, but it still needs to be done again. I...
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    Wednesday, February 28, 1968 Journal

    Wednesday, February 28, 1968 Journal I piled out at 6:00 when my alarm went off with a blast. After the usual pancakes, eggs, bacon, and half an orange, I went outside. Dad had already rode Jig a little before breakfast, so she was all warmed up and acting better than usual. I brought in the...
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    Tuesday, February 27, 1968 Journal

    Tuesday, February 27, 1968 Journal Now that basketball is over, I am going to start getting up at a decent hour. I had my alarm set for 6:00, but it went off 15 minutes early. I rolled out, ate breakfast, and then went outside. I “slung my riggin’ “ on Jig and rode out after the calves...
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    Monday, February 26, 1968 Journal

    Monday, February 26, 1968 Journal As I had to study for some tests, Mom woke me up at 6:00. I had breakfast with the “first-table bunch,” and then studied until time to leave for school. Mom and Sybil were going to Rapid City today with Uncle Joy and Aunt Lois, so Sandra and I took the pickup...
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    Sunday, February 25, 1968 Journal

    Sunday, February 25, 1968 Journal 6:30 was when I piled out this morning. I put away a hearty breakfast and listened with open ears as Mom told all the latest gossip she learned in Martin yesterday. It made good listening. I grained the calves while Dad caked the heifers. I finished my job...
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    Saturday, February 24, 1968 Journal

    Saturday, February 24, 1968 Journal I arose at 6:30 and ate breakfast with Mom, Dad, and Lloyd. Then I rode Hawk Eye out after the calves while Lloyd put out the grain. We couldn’t start feeding right away as Dad was reinforcing the hay sled tongue. We pulled the M with the 450 and got it...
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    OBAMA'S FUNERAL PRIORITIES

    OBAMA'S FUNERAL PRIORITIES Your priorities in life determine not only who you really are, but the class difference between you and other people. You can tell a persons class by their actions. Unfortunately, if there was no "low class" some people would have "no class" at all. This...
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    Friday, February 23, 1968 Journal

    Friday, February 23, 1968 Journal I got up at 6:00, ate breakfast, and studied for three different six-week tests. After getting ready for school and squabbling a little with Sandra and Sybil, we took off. In band, we played from the overture books. “Hermit of Kildare” is coming along pretty...
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