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Fall Cow Work
With the bite of winter cold in the air, the cowboy steps up on a horse to gather the cattle. The dawn light breaks over the sky and the breath of each animal is visible. All of the neighbors are at...
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The Never Ending Job – Fencing
Fencing is a fall and spring job that has to be done on a ranch. It is part of fall and spring housekeeping. Fences have to be fixed to keep the cattle where they belong and to manage the land so the...
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The Art of Irrigating
Mosquitoes buzzing, sweat dripping from the brow under the rim of a cowboy hat, shovel over the shoulder and black rubber irrigating boots almost to the knees is the description of a rancher while...
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Traveling Back in Time
The Big Piney 4th Grade class visited the Sommers Ranch Homestead Museum and Living History Center in September. It was a great experience for the students with them learning Wyoming history this year....
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Traveling Back in Time Part II
In December, we posted about the Big Piney 4th Graders visiting the Sommers Ranch Homestead near Pinedale, Wyo. The McKinnon School also visited the Sommers Ranch Homestead Museum and Living History...
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Agriculture in South America – Peru and Uruguay
I was on a cruise around South America during January, February and March 2013. I went to Columbia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Brazil and French Guiana. I went to haciendas, estancias,...
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Agriculture in South America – Chile
I was on a cruise around South America during January, February and March 2013. I went to Columbia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Brazil and French Guiana. I went to haciendas, estancias,...
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Agriculture in South America – Ecuador
I was on a cruise around South America during January, February and March 2013. I went to Columbia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Brazil and French Guiana. I went to haciendas, estancias,...
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Agriculture in South America – Argentina
I was on a cruise around South America during January, February and March 2013. I went to Columbia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Brazil and French Guiana. I went to haciendas, estancias,...
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Agriculture in South America – Brazil
I was on a cruise around South America during January, February and March 2013. I went to Columbia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Brazil and French Guiana. I went to haciendas, estancias,...
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