Even The Best Fence Can’t Control Everything
Barbed wire tamed the West. That old familiar saying certainly had truth to it. Before the twisted, prickly wire’s invention, cattle generally had free roam of the range. They went wherever they pleased, and unless clearly branded, were often free for the claiming.
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Nothing Beats The Word Of Mouth
The world stops when the computers lock up. That may not be entirely true, but it’s not far from wrong. Such was the case at 8 o’clock one morning when we and seven of our co-workers sat down at our desks with the blue screens in front of us. “Does your e-mail come up?” was […]
Great Healing Power In All Of Nature
Ruts in the pasture are like a gash on the cheek. We’ve always thought that, and we have been reminded of it in recent weeks. Blizzard conditions left large snow accumulations, and thawing temperatures brought mud. When livestock are wintered on pastures, they generally require feed of some sort.
Hearing impairment not typically a problem in horses
Hearing Impairment Typically Not a Big Problem In Horses
Bad Times Can Still Be Blessings
It was only flat on one side. One could feel fortunate for that, but flat tires are always a bad deal whenever they occur. Likewise, we actually do feel lucky that ours was after the blizzard. Had our tire decided to become deflated a week earlier, there’s no way we would have been able to […]
Frostbite Is Another Power Of Nature
Cold toes and fingers are a serious matter. Everybody has proclaimed: “My hands are freezing.” Likewise has been the situation with toes, and ears as well when earmuffs or scarf are forgotten. Those statements have been especially true in recent weeks of blizzard conditions. Generally, the comment though is not a reality, but rather a […]
Bad Can Come With The Good
Those pretty green apples can be hazardous. The big, sometimes even picturesque trees that produce them may not actually be as much of a Godsend as our forefathers who started planting them really thought.