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Boy did I ever start a war - - - sorry I thought some of you might be interested.

For those of you who might be interested the ranch would be in Zambia and the deal is for real. If you go to google you will find the country is about 1/4 th the size of the United States and the ranches are in an area that is supposed to have the climate of east central Texas. The country has had a stable goverment for over 200 years and they are looking for people who know how to ranch to come and develop the area. You can get in contact with several families who have already taken advantage of this and see if it might appeal to you.

From some of the post it would seem that if some of you took advantage of the opertunity they might have a civil war soon!

Working ranch is a good publication you can recieve for free by calling toll free 818-286-3166 or by going to www.workingranchmag.com
 
loomixguy said:
Don't ANY of you realize that this thread is going to make life EXTREMELY DIFFICULT for Jigs???

See, this is how it works...one or more of us post replies to get KooKoo's panties in a twisted wad. When said wad is operational, KooKoo forgets all about personal hygeine, (shaving, plucking, bathing, etc.) :shock: Now that KooKoo is wondering around looking and smelling like a bush woman of tha Kalahari, just how dam hard do you think it's going to be for Jigs to seek her love, comfort, and support after the Big Red whop the living crap out of the Kansas State Mildcats today??? :lol: Snuggling up to something that smells like the deadwagon in August, with whiskers, to seek aid and comfort is about the hardest thing a man could do. :shock:

Leave KooKoo alone, and let's help Jigs get some! :lol: :wink:
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Here we go...another one ...............panties in a twisted wad


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George said:
Boy did I ever start a war - - - sorry I thought some of you might be interested.

For those of you who might be interested the ranch would be in Zambia and the deal is for real. If you go to google you will find the country is about 1/4 th the size of the United States and the ranches are in an area that is supposed to have the climate of east central Texas. The country has had a stable goverment for over 200 years and they are looking for people who know how to ranch to come and develop the area. You can get in contact with several families who have already taken advantage of this and see if it might appeal to you.

From some of the post it would seem that if some of you took advantage of the opertunity they might have a civil war soon!

Working ranch is a good publication you can recieve for free by calling toll free 818-286-3166 or by going to www.workingranchmag.com
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Thank you George, I just ordered a subscription!!
 
If you want some information on Zambia let me know. The country came into being in 1890 when the borders were established, as Northern Rhodesia, slaving and tribal warefare then came to an end under colonial rule, October 1964, the country became independent Zambia under Kaunda, the usual supression of other tribal groups occured, and white owned farms were nationalised, many being handed over to unqualified political cronies, though without the violence seen in Zimbabwe. Since Kaunda stood down there has been a push to re-start agriculture as the reliance on copper has been devastating to the economy untill recently, and food security is more esential than ever in Africa. S Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, was the breadbasket of Africa, yet Zambia has a much better climate and more arable area than Zim but has never developed this to the fullest. Several hundred Zim farmers/ranchers went to Zambia when their farms were invaded, while many have suceeded there has been a bigger fallout than in any other state including Nigeria, that invited Zim farmers to develop farms/ranches. Cattle will not be enough on their own, you will need development money to start from scratch, no fences, dwelling etc being the norm, and little financing available, be prepared to accept having to bribe goverment officials and police as being the norm, and of course the snakes and other wildlife.
This could be an oppertuity for young people it took me 30 years to carve a ranch out of the bush in Rhodesia, and be aware that living in any African country has a degree of uncertainty involved.
My dad was construction engineer on the Nakambala sugar refinery, I lived in Mazabuka for 3 years, and visited friends regularly from Rhodesia untill I finally left Africa, so have a reasonable idea of prevailing conditions. And get used to Angoni, Tuli and Boran rather than Angus cattle :wink:
 
Wow, thanks for an amazing and interesting lesson andybob. I think I could listen to your stories for a long, long time. For some reason, I find African stories simply captivating. Hence, I love reading Wilbur Smith.

. . . maybe my daughter comes by her desire and plans to work in Malawi honestly . . .
 
I agree with burnt,I love your posts andybob!! Thx for always taking time to post...your a fav. of mine!!!! :) Hugs to your family.
 
Andybob,thanks for the info on ranching in Africa,sounds like a difficult place to run an outfit,Guess there's no such thing as a free ranch :lol: at least one where you can make a living from.And live safe. :) Thanks again.
 
AnyBob, a few months ago, I read something in Stockman Grass Farmer, I think it was in Al's Obs, it was about recent events in Zimbabwe, something about someone getting out of there and paying for things in bricks of money, by any chance was the person he was referring to in that article you?
 
Sorry for the rather brief post, my mom was releast from hospital yesterday having spent two weeks there after an operation to repair an aortal anyurism, at 87 it was quite a major operation.
Africa is, and always will be in my blood, I left Zim while the currency was still on par with the US$, I had kept a low profile politically and concentrated o developing my ranch, my years of promoting the Tuli breed paid off, and I did well exporting live cattle and embryos, and finally was able to make aliving without working outside of the ranch. Some pictures came to light from a military operation in which I was part of, where a large number of insurgents were killed, as I was identified in the pictures, my family was targeted, my ranch and personal bank accounts frozen, so we left with only our suitcases, we had always maintained an exit plan "just in case", so lost our possesions but saved what was important. I worked in Namibia and South Africa for a while, then decided to come to England (then the USA) as our two disabled sons needed therapy and a stable environment, I would definitly have remained otherwise, with oppertunities in Botswana (very stable) or Mocambique (Become stable in recent years). It is tragic that the continent with the richest mineral reserves, and the most diverse climates giving unsurpassed agricultural potential, cannot get the right people in power to develop to it's full potential.

http://www.zwnews.com/issuefull.cfm?ArticleID=19686
(online newspaper - Zimbabwe)
 
You are one amazing guy Andy! Hope all is well for you and yours. Please write your history and let us know how to get a copy. Africa is a beautiful and dangerous place. Hope you've landed on your feet and get ya another place soon!
 
don't care how much free land they give out....I wouldn't touch that deal with a ten foot pole. I have a buddy, born and raised in South Africa, who said if you want to lose everything, take any offer to help Africa. the tribal politics are terribly corrupt, and good help is hard to find.


and how does a topic of free land turn into me getting on Kola, and riding off into the sunset??? I have standards you know.....I am a racist! I don't date chicks with black cattle ! :wink:
 
leanin' H said:
You are one amazing guy Andy! Hope all is well for you and yours. Please write your history and let us know how to get a copy. Africa is a beautiful and dangerous place. Hope you've landed on your feet and get ya another place soon!
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Thank you LH, I have had two publishers after my story, mainly the military, but I just don't seem to be ready to re-visit the war even after 28 yrs, we will just have to see, there are many better writers with more experience who have already published, I anm raly just an ordinary country boy who was caught up in events beyond my controll. We were doing quite well in N.C. the herd was developing well, and interest in both the breed, and in my herd was greater than I had anticipated, unfortunately, Smithfields 'forgot' to submit my green card applcation, so I left before my work permit expired, just sorry my embryonic breeding program had to end, I had great expectations for the long term future of my herd. We are looking into renting grazing, initially for sheep, and will add cattle later, when we have secured enough acrege, I am looking at some North Devon cattle this week, and have an invitation to view some Sussex in the new year, so we will be on our feet again in time to retire :) we are still involved in several charities to teach people to help themselves.
 
andybob said:
leanin' H said:
You are one amazing guy Andy! Hope all is well for you and yours. Please write your history and let us know how to get a copy. Africa is a beautiful and dangerous place. Hope you've landed on your feet and get ya another place soon!
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Thank you LH, I have had two publishers after my story, mainly the military, but I just don't seem to be ready to re-visit the war even after 28 yrs, we will just have to see, there are many better writers with more experience who have already published, I anm raly just an ordinary country boy who was caught up in events beyond my controll. We were doing quite well in N.C. the herd was developing well, and interest in both the breed, and in my herd was greater than I had anticipated, unfortunately, Smithfields 'forgot' to submit my green card applcation, so I left before my work permit expired, just sorry my embryonic breeding program had to end, I had great expectations for the long term future of my herd. We are looking into renting grazing, initially for sheep, and will add cattle later, when we have secured enough acrege, I am looking at some North Devon cattle this week, and have an invitation to view some Sussex in the new year, so we will be on our feet again in time to retire :) we are still involved in several charities to teach people to help themselves.
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Sad situation when we got 100 Zillion illegal invaders, that are now showing up to be major fraud players in our massive mortgage breakdown, running around the country unrestricted-- and someone that has something to offer the country can't get the paperwork to legally stay here :???: :( :mad:
 

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