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Unregistered
Bull
Choice gleanings
from 45-plus years of Unregistered Bull
"We Americans have a lot to be
proud of," said John, "and naturally
everybody living in Texas thinks he's especially
blessed. But sometimes I think we concentrate on
our strong points to keep from thinking too much
about our weak ones." |
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Doc
Blakely
Pokin' Fun
More people are watching their diets
than ever before. Men and women with the natural
configuration of the Goodyear Blimp fancy
themselves as those fashion models, having about
as much shape as a hoe handle with a glandular
condition. |
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Monte
Noelke
Shortgrass Country
Heifer calving started a week ahead
of schedule this October. The gestation period is
always earlier on the range than on the charts.
We gathered the heaviest cows into the horse trap
10 days ahead of time to watch closer. |
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Baxter
Black
On The Edge Of
Common Sense
In my career as a feedlot
veterinarian, determination of cause of death was
an integral part of the doctor crew's chores. I
devised an extensive list with coded causes. It
included everything from ACUTE PNEUMONIA
and CHRONIC PNEUMONIA, BLOAT and ENTEROTOXEMIA to
MALIGNANT CATARRHAL FEVER and ENDOCARDITIS. But
to allow that no death went uncoded, the list
concluded with UNKNOWN and OTHER. |
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Linda
Mussehl
As
I See It ...
A friend in Rhode Island recently
asked me what the difference was between a cowboy
and a farmer. That made me stop and think. A
farmer may run cattle; a cowboy may raise hay and
grain; and they both operate post-hole diggers.
The difference may come down to how they fix
things. |
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Lee Pitts
Its The Pitts
I haven't been to a good old farm family
reunion in many a moon. You know the kind, where
everybody got together to see who was falling
apart. Where a since-departed auntie left bright
red lipstick on your cheek, pinched it and said,
"I haven't seen you since you were in dirty
diapers." |
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