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AdvertisementJust a scoop full(Oct. 14)--The last few days, we have had very unusual weather. We have not accumulated that much moisture, but it has stayed cloudy and there has been a mist off and on for several days. We have not seen the sun for several days, either. The wheat has a very good start. If it warms up this next week--like I am told it should--it might even make me look like a good farmer. That is hard to do. The calf market has picked up in price and it looks like there should be a lot of demand. The feeder market isn't bad, compared to fat cattle. And fat cattle prices are depressing. With calf prices slipping some, these past few weeks, quite a few ranchers are weaning their calves and trying to decide their next move. While quite a few are still with their mothers, I'm sure there are a few dads there, also. Do you remember three weeks ago, when I told you about those two cows? You know, the ones that started out with nice names and ended up with the one cow's name changing to "that no good for nothing stupid inbred rip." Well, for the next week, I would try to feed them cake. Yeah, I know, it was in the same pickup that had entered the "Indianapolis 500" cow chase. I couldn't get within a 100 yards, leaving piles of cake on the ground for birds, I guess. Well, I had to turn some calves out of the corral, to keep them healthy, with those two cows. And, yes, I fed them right into the corral a few days later with all those calves. I love to ride a horse, but was either in too big a hurry or he was still at the house. That same principal has worked a few times on getting a date. If you can get a gal hungry enough, sometimes they will go out with you just to get something to eat. I just saw a sign that said "The nice part about living in a small town is if you get to where you do not know what you are doing--there's always someone else that does." Editor's Note: Jerry Nine, Woodward, Okla., is a lifetime cattleman who grew up on his family's ranch near Laverne, Okla. Advertisement
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