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Heard any dirt on soy?

Cal

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The tale end of a radio interview with a Dr. (on PBS :???: ) made me wonder about this. I hadn't really heard anything negative about eating soy products before, but did a couple of searches and I was really surprised at the controversy out there. What do you all know about any of this? I'll post just a couple of links I found.

http://www.soyonlineservice.co.nz/articles/Wright.htm


http://www.mercola.com/article/soy/avoid_soy.htm
 

katrina

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Cal, PBS????????? You must be really bored. Or is calving going to well.???
I didn't see any hard facts. Just chicken little. Got your fertilizer spread on your wheat yet???
 

Cal

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Hey katrina, yup, occasionally bored, and maybe some vindictive thoughts about those goody-two-shoes fake hamburger eaters :)

Calving's going well, the last near 24 hours has been a bitch, barns all near full, hope this snow lets up, much bodily harm to anyone who tries to take our 4 wheelers :wink: . The fertilizer went down beside the wheat when it was planted, or should we call it White Gold. Okay, rested a couple minutes, time to go check cows again.

So how about you guys, all going well?
 

Faster horses

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No snow at all here, Cal. Did you get a bunch?

Husbands brother lives at Buffalo, Wyoming and works for the Wyoming Highway Dept. and I guess there is alot of black ice around there. Pretty bad highway conditions. He runs a snowplow and is out in it. He has been hit before by vehicles and we worry about him.
 

Soapweed

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Cal, if we can just hang on until tomorrow, it sounds like the weather will moderate a bit. We probably have about eight inches of new snow, and the moisture is definitely welcome. We are sure enjoying having a night man, though Peach Blossom and I just got in from feeding bucket calves. We have five at the moment, and she thinks they should be fed three times a day. Twice would be enough for me, but she is more kind-hearted. :wink:

We are over the half-way point on calving, so things have slowed down a little bit, but still the barns are about full. We have one old snakey cow that I was not going to bring in with the heavies, but the last time we sorted, I brought her along knowing the weather was going to take a turn for the worse. She is calving now, and the night man and I just put her in a corral where there is some protection. Hate to put her in the barn, as she would probably pulverize the place.

We haven't joined the four-wheeler set, yet, but I did get a used Polaris Ranger six-wheeler. Thought it might be useful for fencing in the spring, and it has been handy around the calving lot. It's kind of a noisy contraption, and it sure doesn't have a radio or a heater :cry: , but at least it has a roof and a windshield.

Keep on having fun. Spring is just around the corner.

TheKosmoKidridesagain.jpg

The Kosmo Kid rides again
 

Jinglebob

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Man! Next thing you know ol' Soap is gong to be wearing a seed corn cap and wanting advice on how and when to plant wheat! :shock:



:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


:wink:
 

Soapweed

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Jinglebob said:
Man! Next thing you know ol' Soap is gong to be wearing a seed corn cap and wanting advice on how and when to plant wheat! :shock:



:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


:wink:

Don't bet your hat on it. :wink: :)
 

Faster horses

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I like that outfit, Soapweed. We don't have 4 wheelers but I kinda thought I might want one of those or a 'Gator.

I rode in one in the mountains of Western Montana last summer. It was a lot of fun letting the wind blow through your hair.

We had dogs with us and they got in several fights... :wink: Interesting when you got off to open a gate and a dog just got whipped out of the back and got in your front seat. They darn sure didn't want to hafta go back with the other dogs. Made it a tug-o-war and the other lady and I were laughing too hard to get much done very fast.
 

Jinglebob

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I've got two Suzuki Samuri's,(basicly a good copy of the old original International Jeeps) that I use for spraying and fencing. Both cost $2000, when I bought them. Older one I've had for 6 or 7 years and the newer one I bought last summer. They go alot faster than any other 4 or 6 wheeler and get around in tight places good, are great on fuel economy and they have removable tops with heaters and AC, when the AC works. If not, you can go fast enough to get a good breeze. :lol:

And they are great for bulldoggin turkeys, out in the pasture. Just ask Jinglebob Jr. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Oh, and they have a good rollbar system, tho' I haven't tested them out yet. :D
 

Tumbleweed

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Soapweed said:
Jinglebob said:
Man! Next thing you know ol' Soap is gong to be wearing a seed corn cap and wanting advice on how and when to plant wheat! :shock:



:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


:wink:

Don't bet your hat on it. :wink: :)

Seems to me I remember Soapweed saying something like "if you just stick your toe in the water pretty quick you'll be all the way in the bathtub when it comes to four wheelers". :)
 

Rowdy Ranch

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:p :p oh no! Only kidding Soapweed-you will never replace a horse,but those are so handy for fencing and taking a quick look in the calving pens. I use a 4 wheeler for fencing and checking calving cows on corn stalks all the time. Like I said they are not meant to replace your horse but are handy!!Glad you are getting moisture. Hear you on the buckets calves-at the start they get fed 3 times per day then I increase the quanity and go to 2 times and feedcalf starter grain and hay. Last year I had 6 calves at one point,but use most of them for grafting. So far I only have one this yr.-he was a twin.
 

efb

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Soapweed said:
Besides, a "ranger" is kind of a cowboy sounding deal. :wink: :)

A "Rancher" (Honda) sounds even better. I have put 5000 miles on mine and it's never been off the place. You don't have to saddle it ( just step on and go), you only have to feed it once a week or so. But, you can't pen or sort on it :mad:

I have seen my neighbor bulldog and doctor a sick calf off his. As he is getting older he has now built a hog snare looking pole with a loop on it , hard tied to the four wheeler. He's pretty good with it. Just don't want to loop anything over about 500 lbs. :wink:
 

Jinglebob

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Tumbleweed and I have a neighbor who ropes cattle on his 4 wheeler. Ties on to the front and runs the throttle with his left hand while swinging the rope with his right. He likes to have a little help if they get up much over 8 or 900 lbs. Of course, this is the same guy who used to rope pigs ahorseback. He's pretty handy, but a little on the wild side. :D
 

Northern Rancher

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Resisting the 'quad' culture so far-got my fill ogf them when guiding-they are pretty handy for getting moose out of the bush though. Here's a hint don't tie hard to one and rope a cow off it-witnessed that at a branding once-not a pretty sight. Lots of those quad hands end up in intensive care and seems we bury a kid every year up here because of them.
 

katrina

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Oh Soapweed!!!!!!
I said the same thing about not replacing my horse.... GUESS WHAT!!!!!
Oh well....... Way to go Soapweed, You'll love it.......
 

cowboyup

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Don't let them give you to much hell Soapweed, a good cowboy can move cows with whatever he's given wether its an old horse thats been retrained by a dozen cowboys in the last five years a truck or a Polaris Ranger. The four wheelers do tend to make a bad cowboy worse and then you will end up with wild and crazy cows.
 
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