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Just a scoop full(Oct. 28)--I was talking to a man who runs quite a lot of cattle. I asked him if his wheat looked good or not. He said it looks very good. It is the first year that the wheat was ready to turn out on before the cattle were ready to be put on the wheat. (They are a little south of us.) I am told that PETA used to be our biggest threat--as far as animal rights. Now they say that the Humane Society of the United States is more of a threat to farmers raising livestock for a living. Their ads are very convincing on TV. The ads show animals that have been abused; it possibly could have been from another animal. I do not like any abuse to dogs, cats or any animal. Be careful about sending money to these groups. This same group is against our whole industry and would love to put us out of business. Several years ago there was a young man and his wife who rented an older man's farm. He had very good farmland and was very particular. This couple would put calves on the wheat pasture, as part of the agreement. The older man agreed to build a new fence on the highway side. So they hired a fence building crew and built a very nice six-wire fence with double corners. It looked great to this young couple. Did I mention that this older man was particular? The following day after they had just finished building the fence, the older man drove to this young couple's house. He was very upset because they had not put the fence on the line. The young wife answered the door. The older man said they did not get the fence on the line and it needed moved over 6 inches. With the older man standing beside her--she hollered at her husband on a two-way radio. She relayed the message that he wanted this completely new fence moved over 6 inches. He hollered back on the radio that "If the dumb beep-beep-beep-beep wanted the fence moved 6 inches--tell him to move it himself." It got very quiet for about 15 seconds. Her reply was "I guess I don't have to, because you just did."
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