Amother Tid-bit

[grassfarmer]

As I said cowman, haying was NOT a factor in the Ponoka meeting - it rained very heavy everywhere in the two days beforehand and felt more like November than July - I think it was 11C that evening with a strong wind.
I still think it is apathy.

[rsomer]

Cowman: I can honestly say I haven't considered bailing, not even for a moment. So there is at least one.

[grassfarmer]

Oh you meant bailing not baling, cowman.
Oops!!
I'm with rsomer - why would you want to bail out? yeah we have problems but it's still the best job in the world - in my mind.

[rusty1]

Without reading the whole thread - I do have to disagree with something rsomer says near the top. Opening the border may not be a long range solution either. I have in my hand a document that comes right out of a US packing room board room meeting memo. It clearly states that the only US packers thatw ant the border open are the ones that hold most of their interst in the North West. It also states that "1,000,000 head of live fat cattle and 140,000 head of feeders (2001) only represent 2 to 3 weeks of slaughter capacity" for them.

They really don't need us for anything.

So lets close our border from the north side, fix our own problem at home!

[ALICIA]

Talk about bailing Well this is want happened to me today. I've been thinking of onloading soom extra mouths. So on Sunday the cows where all at the barn and I have this seamy wild heifer, because as a calf she got pink eye and I called the vet to give her a shot of pen. in the eye lid to fix it, well the vet shot her in the eye ball (blind in that eye now.) So last fall she wouldn't come back in the barn till it was very cold, never got back out till spring. So any way on Sunday I thought I'm going to try to get that heifer in the barn. Opened barn door, tryed to get behind that heifer, she let out of there like a shot. I just stoped, turned around and said to my self forget it she isn't coming 500 feet near the barn or me. So I went to the other side of the barn to do soomthing, then went back to shut the door, and theirs the heifer in the barn, I shut the door real quick. Got you. Well I penned her up and thought that was easy I think I'll get the others I want gone. All in the barn in less then 10.
Sales Tuesday night. They'll be ready to go. Phoned Tuesday morning for sale barn to come and get 9 head and 1 wild heifer. Would the afternoon be oka. Sure. My Mistake. At 1.30 the sky opened up so bad that when the truck and trailer arrived, he couldn't get any were near the barn for the mud. So 9 head back with the herd, but for one wild heifer, she stays in the barn so I can try again next Tuesday night. I tell you. I can't get my hay done for the rain, now I can't get rid of the extra mouths for the rain. Grass is water logged, not much good, they have to have the hay for soom fiber to keep the digestion working right.

[ALICIA]

Its too bad because the heifer isn't that wild when you work on her good side as I found out when I put the halter on her to put the tag in her ear. She isn't that bad, if I don't get at least 400.00 for her, I may just have to bring her back home.
If I do I wonder how long before she comes back in the barn this winter, after a trip to the sale barn.