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Just a scoop full(Sept. 16)--An individual wrote about his job and taking a urine test and the whole story to me makes a lot of sense. He said like most folks in this country, I have a job. I work and they pay me. I pay my taxes and the government distributes my taxes as it sees fit. In order to get a paycheck, in my case, I am required to pass a random urine test--with which I have no problem. What I do have a problem with is the distribution of my taxes to people who don't have to pass a urine test. So here is my question--"Shouldn't one have to pass a urine test to get a welfare check? I have to pass one to earn it for them." Please understand. I have no problem with helping people get back on their feet. I do, on the other hand, have a problem with helping someone sitting on their butt--doing drugs, while I work. Can you imagine how much money each state would save if people had to pass a urine test to get a public assistance check? I guess we could title that program "Urine or You're Out." To me this makes a lot of sense. Please send this to every politician you know, if you agree. I was just listening to a radio ad that said "The sweetest words you could ever hear" and then said something about the product. A friend of mine said the worst words you could ever hear at Woodward Livestock Auction are when I say to the auctioneer, "get somebody." This means I do not like that calf and, no, I do not plan on setting that calf in at a solid price. The sweetest words for a rancher are "cattle are up the limit" and for a farmer it is "grains are up the limit." One wife heard those sweet words "Honey, I just won the lottery" and then he said "Start packing." She said, "Should I pack winter clothes or summer clothes?" He said, "Pack everything and get out of the house." Killing cows were a little higher this past week with calves being higher also, with the good prospects for wheat pasture. Feeders are still a good price particularly compared to fat cattle prices. Fat cattle basically traded at $85 per cwt. again this past week. A few cattle would actually make a little money at that--but, please do not tell the packer. At our house--between cattle, football, homework and girlfriends--I'm not real sure which is on the top of the list, but I'm quite sure homework is at the bottom. Editor's Note: Jerry Nine, Woodward, Okla., is a lifetime cattleman who grew up on his family's ranch near Laverne, Okla.
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