Ask Steve Dave Farm And Cow And Ranch And Tractor And Truck Related Questions

[steve dave]

Also found out that lil lil escaped from the house and went AWOL for a day which led to this conversation.

(My dad has a red early 2000's 2wd chevy S10 that he keeps on the farm that my cousin/uncle make fun of because it's clearly not a "real" farm truck...they call it "Lil Red")

Me: "How did lil lil escape?"

Dad: "Lehman and I were coming back from the pasture and when he opened the door she jumped out"

Me: "what were you guys doing out in the pasture"

Dad: "well I was out by the windmill (water not power) and the tanks are leaking water so I got stuck and Lehman had to pull me out"

Here is an old picture of "lil Red" and lil lil.

There are too many lmao’s to even focus on here. Amazing and joyous.

[ben ji]

Farm report incoming.

Walked like a mile all the way out to the pasture with Milo before the Katz game Saturday.

[ben ji]

The "River" looks pretty different when it goes a year without any cows grazing it. (2nd pic was the same area from last summer)

Also it rained this year.

[ben ji]

Here are some of my uncle's cows on my aunt's land enjoying a cool foggy morning.

[ben ji]

Cat census was 3, 2 kittens that hang out in the barn and 1 white cat I saw for about 2 seconds.

[ben ji]

Sunrise over the "Danger keep out barn", check out that old school trailer that hauled away the mini ponies. I'm guessing it belongs to the guy who does the actual farming at the cat ranch.

[ben ji]

Sunset pic over some pasture and our hot sexy new Milo field.

[ben ji]

Lady and Milo enjoying their giant dog park.

[steve dave]

alright, I'm going to retire at like 50 and become a dinosaur hunting cowboy

https://twitter.com/business/status/1439336950289375243

[ben ji]

Sunrise over the "Danger keep out barn", check out that old school trailer that hauled away the mini ponies. I'm guessing it belongs to the guy who does the actual farming at the cat ranch.

Thanks for bumping SD. I recently learned that my dad owns this trailer and actually bought like 10 feeder calfs to fatten up over the summer. He wouldnt give me too many details besides saying "It didn't work out like I planned" and "I didn't make any money".

Some of the big hangups were "I didnt know I would have to give them all the shots so I had to have a vet come out and do it which costs alot, also there was no chute to confine them in so that was hard"

One of them got sick so the vet had to come out again and give it some meds or something.

He chalked it up as "A learning experience"

I'm guessing he sold off the mini ponies to make up for his losses from attempting to farm cattle

[MakeItRain]

My first contribution to the farm thread!

Wild article about the state fair, 4-H, and something called the Spotted Lantern Fly. Some quotes from some great K-Staters sprinkled in.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/09/15/kansas-state-fair-spotted-lanternfly/

[nicname]

lil red   

[steve dave]

Sunrise over the "Danger keep out barn", check out that old school trailer that hauled away the mini ponies. I'm guessing it belongs to the guy who does the actual farming at the cat ranch.

Thanks for bumping SD. I recently learned that my dad owns this trailer and actually bought like 10 feeder calfs to fatten up over the summer. He wouldnt give me too many details besides saying "It didn't work out like I planned" and "I didn't make any money".

Some of the big hangups were "I didnt know I would have to give them all the shots so I had to have a vet come out and do it which costs alot, also there was no chute to confine them in so that was hard"

One of them got sick so the vet had to come out again and give it some meds or something.

He chalked it up as "A learning experience"

I'm guessing he sold off the mini ponies to make up for his losses from attempting to farm cattle

Ha, that’s great. People think farming is easy. It is not, it is very complicated.

[jc_jax]

My first contribution to the farm thread!

Wild article about the state fair, 4-H, and something called the Spotted Lantern Fly. Some quotes from some great K-Staters sprinkled in.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/09/15/kansas-state-fair-spotted-lanternfly/

I think its interesting he only got a blue.  He discovered something that scientists didn't think possible and didn't get the purple ribbon?

[MakeItRain]

My first contribution to the farm thread!

Wild article about the state fair, 4-H, and something called the Spotted Lantern Fly. Some quotes from some great K-Staters sprinkled in.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/09/15/kansas-state-fair-spotted-lanternfly/

I think its interesting he only got a blue.  He discovered something that scientists didn't think possible and didn't get the purple ribbon?

Right! Clearly the judges didn't know.

[ben ji]

I would like to introduce some new characters to this thread

Blackie and Grey Boy were up at the garage together exploring.  They are full now.  Blackie is so petite

[Institutional Control]

Your dad puts in so little effort in naming his cats.


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[michigancat]

Will they make it through December?

[Stupid Fitz]

Will they make it through December?

RUSTY!!! I was all smiling at these Farmer people posts and you ruined it. 

[michigancat]

Will they make it through December?

RUSTY!!! I was all smiling at these Farmer people posts and you ruined it. 

Sorry I deal in farm reality, not farm fantasy

[meow meow]

not everyone has the stomach for ranch life

[Sandstone Outcropping]

I think that farm and ranch related stress is possibly going to kill my dad. Inter- and intragenerational problems with no clear boundaries, structure, roles, succession plans - just farm until you drop over dead. It feels like he is trapped. It is ruining any nostalgia I had left for growing up on a farm.

[Stupid Fitz]

Will they make it through December?

RUSTY!!! I was all smiling at these Farmer people posts and you ruined it. 

Sorry I deal in farm reality, not farm fantasy

I just want the kitties to be ok. I know this is a cat farm and cat farms are tough environments, but i'm just hoping they make it out ok.

[michigancat]

I think that farm and ranch related stress is possibly going to kill my dad. Inter- and intragenerational problems with no clear boundaries, structure, roles, succession plans - just farm until you drop over dead. It feels like he is trapped. It is ruining any nostalgia I had left for growing up on a farm.

Honestly I think my dad is kind of going through the same thing. It's just not as much fun for him.

[Stupid Fitz]

I think that farm and ranch related stress is possibly going to kill my dad. Inter- and intragenerational problems with no clear boundaries, structure, roles, succession plans - just farm until you drop over dead. It feels like he is trapped. It is ruining any nostalgia I had left for growing up on a farm.

Honestly I think my dad is kind of going through the same thing. It's just not as much fun for him.

This is prob pretty normal (I have no idea, but it makes sense). Guys have worked their asses off every day their whole lives and don't know or really want anything different. I guess its like the guy that went to his regular job every day until they basically made him retire. Farmer guys don't get that option if they don't have family that want to take it over I guess. One thing I have learned about farms is that the land is really really rough ridin' important to some people in the families. I'm fairly certain my MIL would sell a body part to keep 1/10th of an acre of her family's land. Other people in the family would have sold it off a long time ago.