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Like, taxes will go up. not dler kittens in tow.
down. Or, traffic will travel a The manure-hauling truck will
minimum of five miles over the get stuck somewhere and need
posted speed limit And dande- towed out (With this spring's ex
lions will smile at you from your ceptionally wet weather, the first
lawn a mere half-hour after step is determining whether that's
you’ve finished cutting the grass, a medium-sized or laige tractor
Here on the farm, certain “giv- stuck,
cns” are just as dependable. And the heifers will get out
For instance, sooner or later. Heifers are like the young of
come warm weather. Mama Oray most species. Curious. Spunky.
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wiU strive at the bom cat-feeding
dish with a couple of chubby, tod-
Full of energyand exuberance.
Especially tempted by the forbid*
den. For heifers, the forbidden is
the far side of the fence.
Our older-heifer herd presently
roams a spacious, green meadow.
Lots of trees, plentiful water and
exceptionally lush.grass is Supplc
-1 mented with big bales of hay and
feedings of com silage.
What more could a heifer want?
Out
Out—the forbidden side of the
fence—may appeal for numerous
reasons. The grass may truly be
greener there, especially after the
held has grazed the meadow for a
few days andeaten the most lush,
most tender/ mdst gdtt'rmet
clumps, Sort of like eating the
french fries first and then dawd
ling over the brussels sprouts.
In their search for gourmet
grass, they nibble under, over, or
if the slightest break exists,
through the fence. Sooner or later,
the irresistible force of a thou
sand-pound heifer stretching un
der a fence strains its breaking
point and PING! goes the fence. A
couple of PINGS! and you’ve got
a
to
arming
a hole.
White-tailed deer are an in
creasing problem creating fence
PINGS! as they bound over the
boundaries. It happens even in our
area of the country, where deer are
still a thrill and not a costly crop
destruction element.
Springtime’s rapid plant growth
coupled with showers also spells
fencing fear*, in the case of elec
tric fence. As weeds and grasses
along pastures and fencerows
push taller, their tips often make
contact with the fencing strands.
When rains wet" the green foliage
touching the strands, it grounds
the electric current and “defuses”
the fence an electronic PING!.
Whatever the reason—shoving
for greener grass, electronic
PINOS!, dancing deer feet or all
the above we are experiencing
our annual “Heifers out!” season,
testing aggravation levels and the
maneuverability of the faithful
three-wheeler.
“Heifers out!" season reached a
new high on a recent Saturday
night. Make that Sunday morning.
Or to be exact, 1:30 a.m., when
pounding on the front door woke
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jjRCMtf Ftmitogi, Saturday, 1 Illy 15, lIkMSS
both of y us. sirnultaneouily from a
sound slumber to exdlaim in uni
son: “Heifers outT
if was an accurate guess. The
instant our light snapped on, a
voice shouted up to us that there
were cows visiting the factory
about a half-mile away, on the dis
tant side of the heifers’ meadow.
When The Farmer returned many
lininutes later, he noted that he’d
found billy two snooping around
the industrial structures; the others
were resting on the lawn of the ad
jacent farmhouse.
Next morning, after church, I
heard why they were resting; A
friend coidided diet, when he was
returning to his home sometime
after midnight, about two dozen
heifers could be seen strolling
around the manufacturing facili
ty’s lawn. Guess they got tired and
went home.
To whomever pounded on our
front door in the middle of the
night thanks!
Experience has given us the an
swer to that pressing philosophical
question: “Where’s the beef?”
Somewhere it has absolutely no
business beine. I’ll betcha’.
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