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Still in use, thanks to LMA The sale barn in Nevada*, Missouri , sits on nine acres on the east side of town, just a block off Highwa...

My brother's cattle dogs Jimmy is a Border Collie. He's the younger of my brother's two cattle dogs. Both dogs are intens...

Flood and drought in the heartland Mississippi River near Cairo, Illinois Bridge over the Ohio at Cairo, Illinois The last week o...

Large mammals of the Kentucky countryside Deer season started last weekend in Kentucky -- that is, deer season with modern guns. (We also h...

A look at cattle ranches of America's Great Plains, 100 years ago The following paragraphs are quoted from the textbook, World Geographi...

The rancher's daughter is not impressed. I drive by this pasture on my way to and from work. Five black bulls and several donkeys have b...

What's an ox? I read on Sarpy Sam's blog about some big steers, over 8 years old, that his dad rounded up when he bought the ra...

Buell "kids" I grew up with at Rose, Nebraska The Omaha World Herald Online has an interesting, though short, article about th...

Life in Christian County, Kentucky... The Rural Life... Holstein heifers These adolescent girl cows (heifers!) are enjoying today's plea...

All In The Family... Life in the Nebraska Sandhills... The phrase "count the dead ones" will be familiar to my sister and brother ...

Life in Christian County, Kentucky... The Rural Life... Isaac and I had a nice walk late this afternoon, down a narrow and somewhat winding ...

North America's native cattle USDA photo by Jack Dykinga This seems to be Bovine Day on the blog, so I will post a link to an intere...

Native cattle of the British Isles A Highland cow (Image courtesy of Wikipedia ) For my readers who are interested in such things, h...

All In The Family... Another Trip Down Memory Lane... Life in the Nebraska Sandhills... The reports of snowstorms on the northern side of th...

Breechy bovine Sarpy Sam ( Thoughts from the Middle of Nowhere ) has posted a great story about a bull that got its head stuck in a hay f...

Life in Christian County, Kentucky... I talked to my elderly neighbor on the telephone this afternoon. For Isaac's Eagle Scout project,...

Memories of the KBR 4-H Calf Show and Sale in Bassett, Nebraska When I was growing up, the KBR 4-H Feeder Calf Show and Sale was always ...

Traveling Highway 20 in Cherry County, Nebraska Cherry County, Nebraska is outlined in black. An arrow indicates the approximate location...

All In The Family... Another Trip Down Memory Lane... Life in The Nebraska Sandhills... I recently read a little item about " Cattle-d...