Personal Friendship With Milk Cows Points To Flint Hills Dairy Becoming Diversely Renown
Ria Vos is the Dairy Maiden of Chase County. She loves her cows; she knows every one of them by name. They know their name, and if she teases one by the wrong moniker, that cow scowls back.
Kansas Junior High School Rodeo Finals Attracts Top Cowboys And Cowgirls To Whitewater This Weekend
Top junior high school rodeo cowboys and cowgirls in Kansas are gearing up for their yearend finals and determination of those to represent the state at the National Junior High School Rodeo Finals this summer.
Downpours Better Than Drought
“When it rains, it pours.” That’s certainly been the case in the past couple of weeks, and we’re thankful for it. For some reason, we think about those one-pound round blue canisters of Morton Salt we stocked on the shelves at Buchman’s Grocery a half-century ago.
Longest Running Professional Rodeo Has Special Attractions Set For Strong City
Bright lights will be shining at the oldest consecutive rodeo in Kansas. Likewise, this is one of the longest running professional rodeos in the world, and, as importantly, has the most unique heritage in the sport of rodeo.
Ag Camps To Help Children Understand Where Their Family’s Food Comes From
“Most children don’t know that milk comes from cows.” Even fewer have a clue bread is made from flour which comes from wheat, and saddest part is they’ve never given such things a thought or consideration. Likely even the more serious thing is that a large majority of the parents don’t either.
Dump Helps Yard Cleanup
“How in the world can all of those old tires accumulate around the barnyard?” That question was rolling in our head as we spent two hours loading worn out pickup and car tires into the back of our horse trailer Friday evening. Why the old tires are kept is beyond comprehension, but it got so […]
Anniversary Santa Fe Trail Rodeo At Burlingame This Weekend Is Cowboys’ Dream Come True
The cowboys’ dream came true and lives today. “Organize it, build it and people will come.” That was the philosophy and repeated comment by a group of eight Burlingame rodeo enthusiasts 45 years ago.
Historic Burlingame Celebrates Trail-Rail Heritage With ‘Rodeo Days’ This Weekend
Tough to find a more historic community than Burlingame, Kansas, often referred to by Chamber of Commerce officials as “where the rail meets the trail.” “We get that reference, because Burlingame is the first location where the original Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad crosses the Santa Fe Trail,” according to Mark Hecht, Burlingame businessman […]
Matching Pairs Important Deal
Roundup comes before going to grass, and is truly a cowboy affair. Before gates for lush eating are opened, every momma must be with their own baby. That sounds easy, but when they’re going a dozen directions, there’s no room for error. It’s sure not easy to get mix-ups righted when calf is in one […]
Colic Remains Most Serious Horse Ailment Demanding Immediate Veterinarian Attention
Nobody wants to get a stomach ache and horses most likely least of all. Colic, simply defined as a stomach ache, is the major cause of sickness and number one medical cause of death of horses.