NOV 3, 2008

BEEN A LONG TIME. BEEN A NICE SUMMER. BEEN A PRETTY FALL. ALL IS WELL IN THE NORTH COUNTRY.

COWS ARE IN FROM THE PASTURES, AND WE'RE FEEDING THEM ALREADY. IT WAS A POOR YEAR FOR CORN (NO RAIN) ONLY HAVE TWO SILAGE BAGS (NORMALLY HAVE THREE) AND BECAUSE WE FEED THE HERD FOR ABOUT A MONTH DURING THE SUMMER (PASTURES WERE NOT GROWING (NO RAIN)). WE'RE A LITTLE SHORT ON HAY. USUALLY WE HAVE MORE FEED THAN WE NEED. SECOND CRAPPY YEAR IN A ROW. MIGHT AS WELL GET THE BAD YEARS OVER. NEXT YEAR HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET SOME RAIN (WE'LL PROBABLY DROWN).

SAVED FIFTEEN GIRL CALVES (BORN LAST SPRING) THIS SPRINGS (HEIFERS) AND BOUGHT A GOOD LOOKING BOY (BULL) TO TAKE CARE OF THEM. GAVE THEM EXTRA GRAIN AND FEED, THEY'RE LOOKING VERY GOOD. ONE DIED, SO WE HAVE 14 NEW MEMBERS OF THE MAIN HERD FOR NEXT YEAR.

THIS SPRINGS CALVES ARE LOOKING VERY GOOD. HAVE LOST ONLY TWO THIS FALL. WE FOUND ONE NICE STEER WITH HIS HEAD CAUGHT IN THE FEEDER ONE MORNING, APPARENTLY THE CALVES ATE THE BOTTOM OF THE HAY BALE SO IT LOOKED SORT OF LIKE A MUSHROOM AND IT FELL OVER TRAPPING HIM. WE SAID WHY COULDN'T IT HAVE BEEN THE RUNT CALF WE HAVE. BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU SAY! WE FOUND THE RUNT JUST LAID OUT DEAD ABOUT A WEEK LATER. COULD SEE NO REASON FOR IT. MOVED THE KIDS TO THEIR WINTER LOT. THEY HAVE THEIR SILAGE BAG, THEIR LICK TANK; WILL MOVE THEIR BALE FEEDER AND GROUND CORN STUFF LATER IN THE WEEK.

ALL FOR NOW FROM THE NORTH WOODS!!! GUESS WHO IS BACK!!