High Plains
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I went to Hoff's bull sale today and drove many miles to do so. Looking at the map, one can discern that northwestern SD has few folks in attendance at the polls on voting day, but I was impressed with the wide open country. Talk about grass and hills, nothing much besides that. Driving north out of Belle Fourche I saw a thin cow with a bad prolapse that was surely beyond repair. She'd been hurting for awhile and was worse for the wear. Wondered who was supposed to be checking those cows? Lots of time to think while on the road. I also passed at least five vehicles waiting on the highway for the schoolbus to come by. I had to laugh out loud at that one, as I remember my folks would never concede to give my brother and I a ride to the bus stop.
Those were some cold mornings.
The Scotch Cap sale went well. I was impressed with the muscle and rib shape on many of the bull calves. These would be the "Jason" kind of cattle. Sure, some where too big, but not as big as I would have thought, based on previous posts on this board. I'm not looking to open up another argument here, just coughing up my thoughts. I don't care if an outift feeds cows or not, those cows are bound to earn their keep in the northwest corner of SD. Tough Country!
The Scotch Cap sale went well. I was impressed with the muscle and rib shape on many of the bull calves. These would be the "Jason" kind of cattle. Sure, some where too big, but not as big as I would have thought, based on previous posts on this board. I'm not looking to open up another argument here, just coughing up my thoughts. I don't care if an outift feeds cows or not, those cows are bound to earn their keep in the northwest corner of SD. Tough Country!