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‘Twas the Week before Christmas on the Farm
‘Twas the week before Christmas and all through the farm,all the critters were stirrin’, even the cats in the barn.The work gloves were hung by the chimney with carein hopes of them dryin’ by the warm fire’s air.The cattle were nestled, all snug in straw beds,mooing so softly, as their Farmer counted heads.“Christmas is comin’,” they heard their Farmer say,“Best do some shoppin’ or I’ll be sleepin’ in the hay.I’m headin’ to town to buy my Missus a gift,You all best be good and I’ll be back in a jiff.” “Christmas is coming!” the cows said with a moo.As they chewed on their cud they thought, we’ll prepare too!“What’s Christmas?”…
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It Takes a Rope to Lead a Cow
After blogging about the difference between a farmer and a rancher, I want to tell you a little story about an incident that happened a few years back. Quite a few years back actually. We had a cow that was having difficulties calving and we needed to get her into the corral so we could help her. She did not want help and there was no way she was going into the corral. After running her around in circles, or she was running us around, I asked my Farmer if maybe we could rope her. He’s first reaction was, “What good would that do!? Once we get a rope on…
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The Difference between a Farmer and a Rancher.
What is the difference between a farmer and a rancher? I hear this question a lot. In my blog posts, I am always going back and forth when it comes to calling our place a farm or a ranch. Which, for some people, might seem confusing. We grow crops and we have cows. Both a farmer and a rancher can have cows and either can grow crops. So lets see if I can clear things up, clear as mud anyhow, when it comes to telling if a person is a farmer or a rancher and why I know my Farmer is a farmer. A Farmer or a Rancher. Here are…
