batkitty said:For Trinity Man - his wife works a full time job.
Otherwise just try and buy good deals and do as much as we can for ourselves at home and the ranch.
I typically trim my own horses' hooves and stuff like that to save money. Now, if I'd just learn to sew....
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:Faster horses said:You mean you tried to marry a teacher and failed or
do you mean you tried not to keep her permanently pregnant?
I'm confused. :wink:
...Sold to a fella that I've never met (but that my wife says are really nice folks) that is tied to a major outdoors/hunting magazine... A 200+ cow and wheat outfit with irrigated river bottom haylands- and all crawling with wildlife...Oldtimer said:Just found out today that one of my best neighbors has probably got his place sold
He said he was trying to keep it in the family but that his brother could not match anywhere close to their bid- altho the buyers only want it for an investment and hunting access- so they are trying to work out a lease for the brother who already has a 300 cow unit...
Sad to see a neighbor go- but the price they offered makes me feel worth more than I thought I was :wink:
Pretty soon- if the practices/direction of the past 30 years continue- we will all be "tenant" farmer/ranchers- working for the "Bourgeoisie"--the reason so many of our forefathers left the old country in the first place....
Soapweed said:Oldtimer said:Just found out today that one of my best neighbors has probably got his place sold
He said he was trying to keep it in the family but that his brother could not match anywhere close to their bid- altho the buyers only want it for an investment and hunting access- so they are trying to work out a lease for the brother who already has a 300 cow unit...
Sad to see a neighbor go- but the price they offered makes me feel worth more than I thought I was :wink:
Pretty soon- if the practices/direction of the past 30 years continue- we will all be "tenant" farmer/ranchers- working for the "Bourgeoisie"--the reason so many of our forefathers left the old country in the first place....
With Obama at the helm, this is all going to happen much quicker than it otherwise would.
Oldtimer said:Soapweed said:Oldtimer said:Just found out today that one of my best neighbors has probably got his place sold
He said he was trying to keep it in the family but that his brother could not match anywhere close to their bid- altho the buyers only want it for an investment and hunting access- so they are trying to work out a lease for the brother who already has a 300 cow unit...
Sad to see a neighbor go- but the price they offered makes me feel worth more than I thought I was :wink:
Pretty soon- if the practices/direction of the past 30 years continue- we will all be "tenant" farmer/ranchers- working for the "Bourgeoisie"--the reason so many of our forefathers left the old country in the first place....
With Obama at the helm, this is all going to happen much quicker than it otherwise would.
I don't want to argue politics-- but the past 20 years it has been fasttracked- right thru all the years of your Champion- just like the one sided trade agreements...At least now they are again looking and talking "family farms"- and local and regional production- and not everything lined out toward the Tysons/JBS's/Midland Daniels/Monsanto/Pfizer Pharmaceuticals multinational conglomerates that have controlled the industry for too long....
Now SAGE jump on me for arguing politics- and kiss old Soaps butt.. :roll:
Soapweed said:Oldtimer, how about you and me just rolling up our sleeves, take this "outside" (over to Political Bull) :wink: and everyone else just let OT and me argue this one without help.
Oldtimer said:Just found out today that one of my best neighbors has probably got his place sold
He said he was trying to keep it in the family but that his brother could not match anywhere close to their bid- altho the buyers only want it for an investment and hunting access- so they are trying to work out a lease for the brother who already has a 300 cow unit...
Sad to see a neighbor go- but the price they offered makes me feel worth more than I thought I was :wink:
Pretty soon- if the practices/direction of the past 30 years continue- we will all be "tenant" farmer/ranchers- working for the "Bourgeoisie"--the reason so many of our forefathers left the old country in the first place....
Broke Cowboy said:Soapweed said:Oldtimer, how about you and me just rolling up our sleeves, take this "outside" (over to Political Bull) :wink: and everyone else just let OT and me argue this one without help.
Away you go boys - I will stop by and watch once in a while - have fun and try to play nice.
Back to the topic at hand.
What do you do to stay ranching?
I now work in Israel and Syria on the Golan - in a no mans land often called the Area of Separation - inhabited by Syrians - administerd by Syria and controlled by the mukhabarat - a very powerful secret police organization - a wonderful place - that I was once told on this board is somewhat like living in (I think it was) North Dakota(?) or similar place. 8)
Not really.
But!!!
Only 13 more months to go.
BC