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Well, it looks as if my dreams of a brown winter fell short along with the long-term winter forecasts of a few local weathermen. It was looking good for a while there. I guess I did get my brown Christmas. Heck, I even got to get away after chores on Christmas day to spend some time with my side of the family. Last year it was about two weeks after the fact that we made it down to my mom's. Yeah, compared to last year this Old Man hasn't been that bad.
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Family is an important part of ranching. It seems to me, more than any other business, families work together on ranches. Jeremy’s maternal grandparents, parents, aunt and sister are all in the cattle business. His whole family (and mine as well, for that matter) was quick to our aid when Jeremy got hurt a couple years ago and we always help them out when we can.
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We have a bred heifer program here at Tailgate. We buy short yearling heifer calves in the Fall, breed them in the Spring, and sell them as bred heifers the following winter. This year we sold out by Christmas time. It was a good year. I guess because of good prices forecasted for the cattle business, lots of folks are looking to grow their herd. Some years are like that. There have been other years where we had to keep 'em and calve 'em out ourselves, but then we just sold them as pairs and still made money on the deal. I have to admit I kind of liked those years. You can call me crazy, but I kinda like helping those first time mothers and babies get a start in life.
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I apologize for the slowdown in the blogosphere, but at this time of year with most of the cattle out in winter pasture, the only events that happen are chores. Especially with the mild winter we are having (not that I am complaining) life is a tad boring on this Kansas cattle ranch. As I have said before, when you deal with critters, boring is good. It usually means all is well, and, to a good stockman, nothing is more exciting.
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I’m writing to you from this strange no-man’s land of time that lies between Christmas and New Year’s Eve. I’ve got plenty to do, but I’m not sure what I can tackle before all the New Year festivities start, including the one here at Clearview Ranch.
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Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year, as it is for many. This Christmas was especially merry with the buzz of a new child on the way.
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It's 9:37 a.m. and I am done with my chores and getting ready to head over to my mom's to celebrate Christmas. This time last year I had probably gotten stuck three times by now, maybe dug out one set of feed bunks, fed one pasture, and pulled Kirk out a few times as well.
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