Here we go again! \u00a0 Another arctic blast. \u00a0I have never wanted to live in the Dakotas or the frozen tundra of Canada and these blasts remind me why. \u00a0And to top it off, Tammy’s favorite son forgot to drain a hose yesterday. \u00a0Guess who got to bucket water this evening? \u00a0Not me.<\/p>\n
The wethers are warm and once again I am reminded why I did not breed any does to kid until sometime after Groundhog Day.<\/p>\n
We planted a little bit of wheat back in August. \u00a0We had good moisture at the time and therefore got a stand. \u00a0And since then, it hasn’t gotten a drop of rain on it. \u00a0And the forecast doesn’t look good. \u00a0So, I let Duke open a gate \u00a0yesterday and turned cows and calves out on it. \u00a0Might as well get something out of it. \u00a0The doe pasture is smooth. \u00a0They have even eaten the turnips. \u00a0Not just the tops, but the globes as well.<\/p>\n
Congrats to all of the winners at Denver last week. \u00a0From all accounts, it sounds like there were several good ones on the top end. \u00a0Denver just isn’t a show that we budget into our schedule. \u00a0It makes very little sense for an Okie or Texan to haul a good one up there unless you are committed to winning it. \u00a0If you aren’t a ch or reserve division, then those goats get shoved out the door, into the cold and then hauled off. \u00a0We just try to make sure we have some ready for our county, Woodward District and OYE.<\/p>\n
I’ve got a crew of boys that think that they want to try the Dairy Foods CDE. \u00a0And when you have over a 100 kids in class, you make it into an event. \u00a0So, we went shopping and bought a pile of cheese. \u00a0It has been an educational event thus far–for students and teacher alike. \u00a0I didn’t realize that I knew what Ricotta was\u2026but yes, I recognized it as the stuff in lasagna. \u00a0Gouda—as in it ain’t very gouda to taste or smell. \u00a0Feta is now forevermore known as Foot cheese as it smells like a dirty foot. \u00a0And the surprising one is Swiss. \u00a0I’ve had it on sandwiches but not by itself. \u00a0I now refer to it as BOB cheese as it reminds me of a Bucket Of Butt. \u00a0And no, we don’t have any Fomunda cheese.<\/p>\n
Blue or Bleu cheese is just what I expected–funky. \u00a0My Dad loves high quality bleu cheese–Cashel and Maytag are two that I have heard him brag about. \u00a0I like Muenster. \u00a0The kids love sharp cheddar, Provolone and queso fresco. \u00a0They were amazed at the hardness of Parmesan and the softness of Mozzarella. \u00a0A couple of these kids may need a laxative after the 15 different varieties that they tried multiple times sets up.<\/p>\n
Sunday afternoon was very nice. \u00a0So I spent it helping a student with some steers, checked in on another one that was washing heifers and some other kids that were working barrows and gilts. \u00a0Tammy and Duke helped me with some beginning goat showmen. \u00a0Then I came home to trim hooves on some doe kids for an old pro. \u00a0I would say that it is about to get busy, but dang, lets be real. \u00a0It stays busy. \u00a0I don’t know if I get anymore done, but I seem to stay busier.<\/p>\n
Stay warm. \u00a0Take care of the stock. \u00a0Keep calm. \u00a0And have a good one. \u00a0Oh yeah, and a better tomorrow.<\/p>\n
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