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wild snotty cows

I know wher JB was comming from, and I found the point rather funny. Myself, I have the great opertunity to meet lots folks from all over, and have learned lots how they do things. rather its ropin a sick calf from a horse, or from a jeep ( you know who ya are :roll: ) not for one minute did it mean they are farmers, its just what was handy at the time. Heck i can recall one time while feedin cows I spotted a ol cow calvin with the du-claws facin the sky, wich anybody knows is trouble. At the time all I was armed with was a John Deere 4030, feed wagon,a crow bar and baler twine :shock: wich was more than enuff to do the job. In a act of geinus or maybe lazyness to go back and git a horse... I drove along side the cow... pinned her to the ground usin the hydrolic arm that picks up the bale... the crow bar stuck in the ground for leverage and doubled up twine for OB chains .... I deliverd a 90lb bouncin baby bovine ( mother and baby both did fine) :D I recall when I walked away from that project I thot to myself " I sure Farmerd that one" but it worked.
I also had a neighbor once he ran better than 600 cows in common with the Association, durin sortin time he would often be seen sortin cows at his back gate with motorcycles, a 77 chevy pickup and even a foot. I often wonderd why he would put on such a rodeo sortin cows and not use a horse..... then 1 day I had the chance to ride with him on the back ride gatherin the last of the cows off the range... It became apperent to me he couldnt ride a stick horse across a plowed feild, and was pretty much uselss help.. but by no means was he a Farmer. in fact i dont think he had a tractor that actully run.
I dont know why people that "farm" git ther pannys in a wad over a discussin such as this :mad: Im even guilty for my past opinons of Farmers, I used to have narrow minded opinoins such as " farmers have cows so they dont have to suffer the indignity of bein just a farmer" or " they got a few cows so they got something else to talk about at the coffe shop" :P But time and meetin differnt folks from all over has healed me of my wicked ways :D They got cows cause it fits ther operation, a few extra $$ at the sale barn is nice also.( even if they are wearin bib overalls) AG people are all good folks, same good livin values.

In closin.... I dont ever remember playin " Farmers and Indians" as a kid, John wayne never wore bibs or drove a tractor, Feed and Co-oP ball caps arent excatly GQ or photogenic. dont mean they aint hard werkin folks
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But then again.... what do i know??? :lol: I DRIVE A TRUCK :lol:
 
cowzilla said:
There's only one place for high headed cows, it's called the Cattle Truck :mad: There's no shortage of good cows in north america so why keep the crap cows. Besides have you seen the premiums on Blue Cross lately :lol:
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Very good point.......... :wink:
 
CattleRMe said:
I think of a one word definition when i think of cowboy: dad

My father is the true definition of a cowboy to me. He is a horseman, a cowman, and he takes care of and respects the land that helps him provide a living doing what he loves. He eats, breaths, and lives cattle and the production of the next generation of them. He has a way with horses a repect and fondness for them. He takes care of the land that takes care of his cattle by respecting what it can give and knowing when it needs backed off of. Respecting the land not abusing it.
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Good post about your dad. Just curious, is he a Republican or a Democrat? :wink: :-)
 
(Clears throat) weren't me that was "ropin" from a jeep...I was just a passenger........and after all was said and done I left ya'll standin in the pasture on foot with yer ropes........took the jeep myself and caught the calf :P without a rope :P
 
LOL Horseshoer,nobody played farmer and Indians,Too funny! Good for you Lilly,show the man how to get the job done right.. :lol:
 
I know one thing if I walked into most bars in the Western U'S at least the ones I've been in-it's been a few-and called a bunch of my cronies farmers-things would get a bit interesting. I realize we need them-my Dad was one-but I don't like being called one. The next worst thing is some lady in the city calling you a beef farmer lol. Actually most of my farmer neighbors laugh when I say farming is the 'F' word around our place-guess a sense of Ha Ha helps.
 
LOL Mrs. Greg,
I don't know if you'd call it.."gettin it done right" but it got done. All the while they were laffin at me. But that's ok. Shoer says I parked the Jeep on top of the calf...which I didnt, just real close. Jumped out grabbed it by the tail, and commenced to hangin on. Looked up and seen a barbedwire fence that wasn't finished, only one wire...about 2 ft off the ground, and ducked....and kept right on hangin on.....scootin on my behind...as I went under...It's one of those memory's that I'll never forget!!! We had a blast that day, got the calf dr'd and turned loose.....one of them deals where it don't matter what you look like doin it, so long as it got done.
 
I was working on a dino dig in eastern WY last year. A local rancher had been gracious enough to let us onto his ranch to remove a dinosaur that had washed out.

For the need of some $$$$ we let a couple of Californians tag along and foot some of the food and fuel bill for us. The rancher/owner showed up to visit us, he was on a dirt bike. The CA woman addressed this man as " Farmer Brown"....I saw his neck get stiff!!

She then told him that didn't he think it was inhumane that the cattle had to only that harsh, tough grass to eat , that it must hurt their mouth. Look at what it had done to her ankle( she was out in the open range land with sandals on!!)!!!! Then...it get's better, she asked him if the brown cows milk was different color than the the black cows? And " where is your horse"??

At this point I was nearly in hysterics, she was getting really confused and mad by my reaction...and poor ol " Farmer Brown" didn't know whether to be insulted or run!!

I just walked by him...casually leaned over as I passed and said " California".... " Ahhhh I understand"..he said.
 
the_jersey_lilly_2000 said:
LOL Mrs. Greg,
I don't know if you'd call it.."gettin it done right" but it got done. All the while they were laffin at me. But that's ok. Shoer says I parked the Jeep on top of the calf...which I didnt, just real close. Jumped out grabbed it by the tail, and commenced to hangin on. Looked up and seen a barbedwire fence that wasn't finished, only one wire...about 2 ft off the ground, and ducked....and kept right on hangin on.....scootin on my behind...as I went under...It's one of those memory's that I'll never forget!!! We had a blast that day, got the calf dr'd and turned loose.....one of them deals where it don't matter what you look like doin it, so long as it got done.
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Sounds like a fun day Lilly,thats what friends are for,making memories and havin fun.Have a good day,I'm off to bond with grandson,Gregs pouting he can't go cause he has to work..lol.Now I'll be the fav.grandparent....that only happens when grampas not around :?
 
kolanuraven said:
I was working on a dino dig in eastern WY last year. A local rancher had been gracious enough to let us onto his ranch to remove a dinosaur that had washed out.

For the need of some $$$$ we let a couple of Californians tag along and foot some of the food and fuel bill for us. The rancher/owner showed up to visit us, he was on a dirt bike. The CA woman addressed this man as " Farmer Brown"....I saw his neck get stiff!!

She then told him that didn't he think it was inhumane that the cattle had to only that harsh, tough grass to eat , that it must hurt their mouth. Look at what it had done to her ankle( she was out in the open range land with sandals on!!)!!!! Then...it get's better, she asked him if the brown cows milk was different color than the the black cows? And " where is your horse"??

At this point I was nearly in hysterics, she was getting really confused and mad by my reaction...and poor ol " Farmer Brown" didn't know whether to be insulted or run!!

I just walked by him...casually leaned over as I passed and said " California".... " Ahhhh I understand"..he said.
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"City girl" might have been as efective. :wink:
 
They don't hafta be from a "big city" to think like that, I have a sister in law that thought Bulls were the only bovines that had horns...... :roll: had to take her out and actually show her proof. And then she thought I had some kinda screwed up cow...cuz it had horns. Pointed out that Elsie the Bordon Milk cow has horns too.....that finally convinced her.
 
I suppose I could have said "city gal"...but he--Farmer Brown-- honed in on my accent...so claiming fame to Georgia...we were in the midst of a short geography lesson at the time...so California just seemed the simple way.

This CA chick, blonde of course, told several people back in town about her adventure that day and told them " the only cows that have horns are bulls"!! Now, work on that one!!

Life is NEVER dull!!
 
Yup, I've had to explain that my longhorn cows are cows and the black polled bull that was running with them, was really a bull. If they understand the basic's of anatomy, it's pretty easy to point out certain things, for your proof. :shock: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Oh, and it's always was fun to watch people who didn't know, really keep and uneasy eye on the longhorn cows while we were working them afoot, cuz of their horns and then have a snotty ol' red angus cow, put the run on them. I'm talking people who work with cattle all the time here, folks. Not innocent tourists. That would be just stupid.









Funny, but stupid! :wink:
 

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