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Early September photos, 9-4-10

Soapweed

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Clouds and critters
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Yearling heifers
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Closer up view
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Some of the girls
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Another circle tour from another tall hill, with the assistance of a five-power zoom lens--North
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Northeast
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East
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Southeast
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South
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Southwest
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West
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Northwest
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Some people might pay good money to have this much fun. My back was still hurting
from a tip over wreck with a real live four-legged mule, so we elected to move cattle with the putt-putts.
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Walking on new grass, singing a new song
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Contented cows
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Happy heifers
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Saltbunk Sally
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Parked on a hill for better cellphone reception. What would our ancestor's think?
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A pair on the prairie
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Showing a little ear, but darned little
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Grazers of grass
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Small three-year-old cow with a good-sized calf.
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Vanishing sun
 

gcreekrch

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Your country does look dry Soap but your cattle aren't losing any flesh over it.

I don't know if I could handle the "sameness" of the prairie. :?


How did you end up on the haycrop? Are you finished?
 

Soapweed

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gcreekrch said:
Your country does look dry Soap but your cattle aren't losing any flesh over it.

I don't know if I could handle the "sameness" of the prairie. :?


How did you end up on the haycrop? Are you finished?

We are trying to keep the cattle rotated so they can graze our best grass. Even pastures that have had no cattle grazing them this summer have gone backward because of dry weather and grasshoppers. Anyone in this area depending on winter range this year is going to be holding the short end of the stick. Our hay crop wasn't great, but was about average. I bought some hay from a neighbor, which will help immensely. We thought we were done haying about three weeks ago, but more swamps dried up so they could be baled. We are officially done now, as of last week. The Kosmo Kid has all of our hay hauled into the yards, so that project is also completed. Next week we start preconditoning the calves. We did get four tenths of an inch of rain last evening, which was very welcome. There seems to always be something to do to keep us off the streets and out of trouble. :wink:
 

per

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There seems to always be something to do to keep us off the streets and out of trouble.

It doesn't appear to me that there are any streets near your ranch. :wink: And as an added bonus you have a directional brand to keep you going the correct way. :) Are there very many winter graziers in you community?
 

Soapweed

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per said:
There seems to always be something to do to keep us off the streets and out of trouble.

It doesn't appear to me that there are any streets near your ranch. :wink: And as an added bonus you have a directional brand to keep you going the correct way. :) Are there very many winter graziers in you community?

All of us try to graze as late as we can, as long as the grass holds out and the weather stays decent. Every year seems to be different. Occasionally the ground is covered with snow from November 1st, and hay needs to be available or the cattle greatly suffer. Sometimes on our own ranch we can graze until mid-January or early February, but usually our grass is gone ahead of this and the weather has turned bad. The only rule I go by is that I don't follow any rules. :wink:
 

per

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Soapweed said:
per said:
There seems to always be something to do to keep us off the streets and out of trouble.

It doesn't appear to me that there are any streets near your ranch. :wink: And as an added bonus you have a directional brand to keep you going the correct way. :) Are there very many winter graziers in you community?

All of us try to graze as late as we can, as long as the grass holds out and the weather stays decent. Every year seems to be different. Occasionally the ground is covered with snow from November 1st, and hay needs to be available or the cattle greatly suffer. Sometimes on our own ranch we can graze until mid-January or early February, but usually our grass is gone ahead of this and the weather has turned bad. The only rule I go by is that I don't follow any rules. :wink:

Good rule. :arrow: :nod:
 

leanin' H

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If your zoom was just a tad stronger, you might of seen me wavin' on the west direction picture. :D Glad your hay is in and you didnt break anything important when the mule ditched ya. I'll forgive ya for the mechanical ride justy this once so Per doesn't think I'm diggin' the spur too deep on him! :wink: The heifers sure look swell.
 

Big Muddy rancher

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leanin' H said:
If your zoom was just a tad stronger, you might of seen me wavin' on the west direction picture. :D Glad your hay is in and you didnt break anything important when the mule ditched ya. I'll forgive ya for the mechanical ride justy this once so Per doesn't think I'm diggin' the spur too deep on him! :wink: The heifers sure look swell.

I sure miss seeing the ears. :wink: :D :D :D
 
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