Outlaw Was His Name Slick Bates was mighty happy when I visited with him at the Drover’s Café. He had been down to the livestock auction and sold an old renegade horse for 78 cents a pound. Now, selling a horse by the pound means it got bought by the canners. I don’t suppose I […]
DOING THE TWO FOOT DANCE Every year there’s a bucking horse sale out in Miles City, Montana. It’s quite an event with rodeo, sale, and plenty of celebrations. A stock contractor friend of mine often goes out to watch for good horses to buy for his rodeo string. Last time I saw him I […]
Everything Goes, From Soda to Hock I went down to an auction at the Rockin’ B Ranch. It was a good auction for a buyer. It offered a little bit of everything. Tractors, saddles, antique China, fancy furniture, and big screen television sets. I ran across the owner of the ranch who told me, “I’m […]
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