One thing about the goat industry, the hunt for wethers actually lasts from March to November (or until nominations, validations or there aren’t any good ones left).   The SW pig buying season is basically the last couple of weeks in October and the first couple of November.  Although it is a shorter buying season, people make the same mistakes.  They get the fever, buy too early, too big and then have to reload again.  It helps drive the industry.   It is scary to see how many online sales are going on any given night during this sales rush.    

       A week ago Saturday, I drilled triticale seed.   I’m not a farmer, don’t like it, but it is a necessary evil around here.  One thing about it, a well timed 1.3 inches of rain while I was in KC makes even a meat-head like me look like a good farmer.  We have a good stand and plenty of soil moisture to help it go for a bit.  They can talk seedbed preparation, seed-to-soil contact and plenty of other technical terms, but nothing works as good as some moisture from Mother Nature.  Our country needed a good drink.  It was just right.  I dang sure wouldn’t have traded with the Texans that are getting torrential rainfall amounts. 

       Saturday evening, I looked off to the south from the carport.  I noticed one lone doe.  This was right before dark.  All of the other brombies were already in the corral.  Yep, sure enough, it was a recip that isn’t due until Nov. 4. Guess what?  She had twins.  Only, only eleven days early.  We have since lost one.  I don’t know why she went so early, but there you go.  More adventures in paradise.