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A Look-See From The Knees
This morning (Wednesday), I received the monthly precipitation report for all of 2012 from the Knees & I found it most interesting looking back over the past year. LAST January .22 was recorded, only .10
Agriculture
Agriculture
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Christmas Crop Conditions
Received word this morning from "Tall" Todd, the custom harvest guy who comes up here to the Golden Triangle every summer. Todd has been in touch with Terry Lemmon from "The Gin" down in the Harrold/Vernon, Texas area & Terry is saying that if they don't get moisture within the next 2 weeks to forget coming down this next spring
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Book From Bratt Is Where It’s At
I'm blogging about Kareen Bratt's warm & friendly book, "My Home's In Montana" & I'll be reading more of Kareen's story of growing up on a wheat ranch in the Fort Benton area tonight (Tuesday) up at the Marias Heritage Center. I am b
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December Crop Conditions
Word was received earlier this morning (Monday), from "Tall" Todd, one of the custom cutter guys who comes up here to the Golden Triangle every season. Todd says that he visited with producers in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, & Colorado & that the conditions are DRY! Vaughn Elder, a producer in Leoti, Kansas, said that the driest year on record was 1934 (shades of the infamous Dust Bowl) & to date (last week) they are 3/4 of an inch below the record low for the calendar year, which means they have through THIS month to pick up 3/4 of an inch of precipitation to tie the record! Ken Adderholt said, in Vernon/Harrold Texas, that the winter wheat is up, but there's been no moisture since they planted it & if they turn livestock in the cattle pull the wheat up by the roots, when they graze it. Down in Oklaho
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Growing Up On A Wheat Ranch
Drama, danger, delight & disappointment is what this tome is all about & I'll be reading more of it this evening (Tuesday) at the Marias Heritage Center here in Shelby. We're currently enjoying Kareen Bratt's book, "My Home's In Montana" & I've found it to be a delightful romp into an era & a way of life that is nearly unknowable except to the hardy few who still stake their claim out here on the wind swept prairies of Montana
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I’m Looking Forward To This
It's Tuesday & as usual, I'll be going up to the Marias Heritage Center here in Shelby tonight to read Montana History to some of the Heritage Center residents. We'll be finishing up the Nancy & Charlie Russell book this evening & my friend, Marie Ostrem, is bringing along a new book to read that deals with a Fort Benton area woman who was one of our pioneer agriculture people here in rural Montana
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Shine On Harvest Moon
The Whitlash Presbyterian Church will be having their Community Harvest Bazaar & Dinner this Sunday at the church. Church is at 11 with the dinner at high noon. A bazaar & auction are on tap following the dinner on Sunday. Down i
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Tester and Rehberg debate in Bozeman
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) —U.S. Sen. Tester is saying that Republican opponent Denny Rehberg is only out for himself and his "rich buddies."
The two squared off Saturday night in Bozeman for a fourth and final debate — and neither was pulling punches.
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We’re Doing The Monster Mulch
It seems every year at this time, we hear Bobby "Boris" Pickett belting out "The Monster Mash. I think I speak for many of us when I say that we've all heard that tune one time too many!. This Saturday, down in Conrad, it's not "the mash", it's "the mulch"
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PUBLIC INVITED TO ENVISION THE FUTURE OF LIBERTY COUNTY
Chester, Mont. —Oct. 16, 2012— A community roundtable will be held in Chester, Mont. at the Liberty County Community and Senior Center from 5:30-7:30 on October 16. This family friendly meeting, with food, beverages, door prizes, and youth activities, will give the residents of Liberty County and the surrounding area a format to discuss and envision the future of North Central Montana. Reside
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Hey Mom, What’s For Lunch
I blogged just last week about some fine church activities that take place here in the Golden Triangle & this weekend is no exception! There's going to be spaghetti on the platter this Sunday at St. Lu
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Rain In The South
By the "South", I'm blogging about the Ag producers in Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, & Texas. Colorado had 4 inches of rain in the past 10 days. The "Lucky" Linnenbergs will commence seeding in Colorado, as soon as the ground dries out. Ka