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Just a scoop full(May 14)--I guess I didn't realize the extent of the dry area in the far western part of the Oklahoma Panhandle. Not only there but also part of New Mexico and Colorado. I always feel sorry for anyone that is in the middle of a drought. But feeling sorry for them doesn't put money in their pocket. The sale barn business can be very interesting and sometimes there are other words for that, also. A middle-aged lady had recently inherited her father's cattle and land. She had grown up in the city. She came back to help gather the cattle and sell them. Her father was a very nice older man, but simply passed away because of his age. These cows and calves were brought to the sale. Almost all of these cows were old enough to vote. Most all of these cows were thin and some real thin. One cow laid down and would not get up. The lady came back to the sale the next day and mentioned the word "attorney." I explained to her that weak cows were not ones that we could insure. She did not care for that answer. She kept saying she wished I would be fair. I explained it wouldn't matter if it was my dad's cow--I would not insure her. The cow was still laying in the pen and so she walked with me down the alley in high heels to look at this cow. I do want to clarify that she was wearing the high heels--not me. She told me three different times that these cows were not "Thoroughbred." Trying to help the lady out, I explained to her that when she contacts her lawyer she might not want to use the word "Thoroughbred." I forgot to mention that, after she used the word "attorney," I took a camera with me--luckily--as I was counting each rib on this cow plus pulling her lip down to show she had no teeth. And again, I am talking about the lip on the cow. Somehow, I don't think she (the lady) would have liked that. Finally, everything is back to normal at the sale barn. Editor's Note: Jerry Nine, Woodward, Okla., is a lifetime cattleman who grew up on his family's ranch near Laverne, Okla. 5/26/08 Date: 5/21/08
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