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A few pictures of the day, 12-5-08

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Soapweed

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It is with a great deal of restraint that I am trying to stay out of both the mule mania and the Hereford battles that are going on in today's forum. Instead I will just post my little pictures and enjoy the fights that others are getting into. :wink: :-)

Gettingreadytoloadheifercalvesthism.jpg

Getting ready to load replacement heifer calves that will be wintered at a backgrounding lot about 30 miles from our ranch
Myexcellentcrew.jpg

My capable cowgirl crew
Theauxilarycrew.jpg

The auxiliary crew
Girlswaitingatthebusstop.jpg

Girls waiting at the bus stop
Trucksinposition.jpg

Trucks in position
Truckerinreadiness.jpg

Trucker in readiness
Theothertruckerandhisassistantdrive.jpg

The other trucker and his assistant driver
Aneighborwhoinnocentlyaskedaboutmyc.jpg

A neighbor who innocently asked about what kind of camera I have
Sandhuskerlookingsternandprotective.jpg

Sandhusker looking stern, bankerly, and protective of the resources of which he is entrusted
ItwasalmostdarkwhenIcakedthesecows.jpg

It was almost dark when I caked these cows.
Asentinelondutyonthehill.jpg

Sentinel standing guard on the hill
 
CHICKEN :P

Other than the earflaps it looks like a nice late fall day. Is the trucker with no ear protection of Canadian descent?

Sandy's coffee cup is empty Soap, what kind of customer are you anyway?
 
Looks like you had a great day :D . Your heifers look quite nice... I wish mine were headed to a lot for the winter :wink: . Mine got in a little trouble today when they left shelter, and drifted in the ground blizzard. Luckily they stopped at the east fenceline, and tonite are locked-up in a lot until the drifting stops :D .

Glad you're enjoying the mule/hereford "debates"... I must admit between Ranchers, OJ Simpson, and the automakers, it has been good day of entertainment while stuck inside today :D .
 
Nice lookin' heifers, should make you some nice cows.

Looks like you added some height to your corral fence (trucks in position photo). Looks like a painting job for your cowgirl crew. :wink:
 
Hmm...Soapweed trying to stay out of the "Hereford Debate" and then posts a picture of his banker with a big 'ol Hereford picture on the wall :???: Soapweed, you better bring him one of your "black" photos :wink:
Thanks again for the photos.
 
Sundancer said:
Hmm...Soapweed trying to stay out of the "Hereford Debate" and then posts a picture of his banker with a big 'ol Hereford picture on the wall :???: Soapweed, you better bring him one of your "black" photos :wink:
Thanks again for the photos.
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That Hereford bull is a painting by Soap's father of a herd bull of his from long ago that sired a whole bunch of good ones. I don't remember his name, but Soap might.
 
Sandhusker said:
Sundancer said:
Hmm...Soapweed trying to stay out of the "Hereford Debate" and then posts a picture of his banker with a big 'ol Hereford picture on the wall :???: Soapweed, you better bring him one of your "black" photos :wink:
Thanks again for the photos.
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That Hereford bull is a painting by Soap's father of a herd bull of his from long ago that sired a whole bunch of good ones. I don't remember his name, but Soap might.
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The picture that my dad painted was of a Hereford bull that came from Chamberlin Herefords at White River, South Dakota, about 1955 or 1956. Ed Belsky had gone to Chamberlin's sale and called back at noon to talk to my dad, saying that he really liked a couple of the bulls and thought they would "nick" well with Dad's cows. Dad gave him the go-ahead to buy the bull for us, and the price needed to get the last bid was $1800, quite a bit of money in that day and age. The bull sired a lot of good calves for quite a few years, and was even collected from for AI purposes. The semen was not frozen in those days, but mixed with condensed milk and kept in a refrigerator. Dad chose to paint a picture in his honor. I remember the bull well, and the TUF brand that adorned his left ribs.

Another bull that we had when I was a youngster was a bull that won Grand Champion at the Valentine show and sale in 1954, consigned by Hubert Forney from south of Rushville, Nebraska. The bull was a long yearling when Dad bought him that fall for $1800, again this being quite a bit of money in that era. He kept the bull in the corral and used him to hand breed 53 head of registered heifers that were purchased from Jack Stotts from Cody, Nebraska. These were made into fall calving cows, and most of them produced very nice calves from this champion bull. The bull was used again the next spring and summer on spring-calving cows. That summer the bull got foot rot. Dad offered any of the three area veterinarians the whopping sum of $200 if they could cure the bull of the footrot, but none were able to do it. My grandfather hauled the bull somewhere out in Colorado to see if anyone could fix the bull's problems there, but the bull ended up getting infection and dying.

Dad raised both registered and commercial Herefords for many years. A bull sale was held at the ranch annually from 1973-1984. To be truthful, I don't miss those days. In those later years it became very difficult to sell a Hereford bull. Many ranchers were jumping on the exotic bandwagon at that time, and then a few years later Angus became all the rage. The only sure thing is that nothing ever stays the same. :wink:
 
Interesting bit of history there, Soapweed. Isn't it fascinating how some bits of history we long for and some we are glad to forget :) Did your dad do other paintings or was that just a one time thing? And how did the banker end up with the picture? Was that bull "collateral" for some other purchase? :wink: :lol:
 
Sundancer said:
Interesting bit of history there, Soapweed. Isn't it fascinating how some bits of history we long for and some we are glad to forget :) Did your dad do other paintings or was that just a one time thing? And how did the banker end up with the picture? Was that bull "collateral" for some other purchase? :wink: :lol:
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Dad has done quite a few pretty good paintings through the years. His house is fairly full of artwork, both his and that of other folks. He had this picture as surplus, offered to let the bank display it, and the banker didn't have the heart to say no. Guess it couldn't have been cowlateral, it would have been bullateral. :wink:
 
Soapweed said:
Sundancer said:
Interesting bit of history there, Soapweed. Isn't it fascinating how some bits of history we long for and some we are glad to forget :) Did your dad do other paintings or was that just a one time thing? And how did the banker end up with the picture? Was that bull "collateral" for some other purchase? :wink: :lol:
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Dad has done quite a few pretty good paintings through the years. His house is fairly full of artwork, both his and that of other folks. He had this picture as surplus, offered to let the bank display it, and the banker didn't have the heart to say no. Guess it couldn't have been cowlateral, it would have been bullateral. :wink:
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