Moo, I say!

We raise beef cattle. They are not organic, which I regret, but I am not in charge of raising the cows.

The cows get a series of shots, all duly recorded. We keep track of ours with little tags in their ears; my father-in-law, apparently, is not so anal in his record keeping, as I don't see tags in the ears of these cows. Maybe they fell out.

The calf, that's the very front cow with its rear pointing toward you, is eating, and he's nearly big enough to be weaned. Looks like a trip to the stockyard will be happening soon. But prices have dropped a bit; not good news.

The nationwide drought is forcing farmers to sell livestock because there is not enough feed for winter. We are in that position ourselves. If the next cutting doesn't produce the needed bales, we will have to sell out, too.