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It could be a Polio problem caused by Thiamine deficiency. I have seen this problem in younger cattle--yearlings and younger, but I suppose it could happen with older cattle. Have your vet check her out. You can give Thiamine in the vein, but it may take a few shots to get her up and going.

I am an ag teacher in western Oklahoma. What I can tell you about the changes is that the student base has changed. I teach in a small rural school and have an enrollment of 47 in my ag classes. Of those, I could count the ones that have direct ties to agriculture on my fingers. If it is...

I have read all the Elmer Kelton novels about Texas. They are usually good reading. Also have all the Zane Grey and Louis Lamour books. One of the best historical books I have read is the book written by Tom Horn while he was in jail prior to his hanging. Gives some interesting history of...

One of my neighbors when I was growing up, who was a really good cowman, showed me a way to graft on calves that he said was as good and easy as any way he had tried. He laid the dead calf on a gunny sack and left it there for a while. He then cut the seam along one side of the sack and cut...

I can't believe no one has mentioned Larry Mahan and Freckles Brown. Both were world champions and real competitors. I never got to meet Freckles, but did get to meet Mahan when I was in college. I had thought he was probably about 10 foot tall, but he was really a little guy. He certainly...

Nice Hereford bull. I see his sire was bred by Harlands at Texhoma,OK.. I have been through that set of cattle many times and they were one of the best sets of cows of any breed I ever looked at. Never seen them thin even on the short grass in the Oklahoma panhandle. We showed several heifers...

You are on the right track with the Therabloat. We have had good luck with it. It will take a frothy bloat down in a very short time. I have used ,when nothing else was available, just plain ole cooking oil. put a pint or so down them and it will help relieve the bloat. Just watch him so if...

Excellent post. I guess my definition of a cowboy is along the same line as Baxter Black's definition--" a guy who can replace a uterine prolapse in a 4 section pasture with nothing but a horse and a rope. "

I would have to add Gardiner Angus Ranch to the list. Henry and sons have produced great Angus cattle for a long time and continue to have one of the top production sales in the Nation.