tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post8044623576506107784..comments2024-03-28T06:17:25.578-06:00Comments on The Blog Fodder: Odds and Ends of Information about SaskatchewanThe Blog Fodderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-88002130029951722682020-10-04T10:28:27.645-06:002020-10-04T10:28:27.645-06:00Shammickite, correction lines next week.
Diane, I...Shammickite, correction lines next week.<br /><br />Diane, I likely have them somewhere in Davy Jones' File System, but yes, the number of smaller beef herds has decreased dramatically and the number of large herds continues to increase. Older farmers get tired and sell off the herd (My dad sold his 35 cows in 1981, the year he turned 60). Cost of equipment and labour per cow is high for The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-54038738943526356402020-10-01T15:24:10.734-06:002020-10-01T15:24:10.734-06:00It would be interesting to look at a census from a...It would be interesting to look at a census from a few decades ago for comparison. Are the smaller cattle producers being taken over by the 'big boys'? Diane Hendershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563115165301223420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-68984455872998310702020-10-01T14:09:32.001-06:002020-10-01T14:09:32.001-06:00Oh goody, correction lines, I can hardly wait.
I t...Oh goody, correction lines, I can hardly wait.<br />I think I crossed Saskatchewan on the train once, but so long ago I don't know if it was CN or CP, all I remember is snow.Shammickitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-58572526791960339692020-10-01T06:12:42.688-06:002020-10-01T06:12:42.688-06:00Debra, that pretty much sums it up, though getting...Debra, that pretty much sums it up, though getting the correction lines right on the MB border is no easy task. I didn't talk about correction lines. That is another blog post.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-75318241340100767452020-09-30T16:46:48.301-06:002020-09-30T16:46:48.301-06:00My favourite saying about this prairie province is...My favourite saying about this prairie province is: "Saskatchewan -- Hard to Spell, Easy to Draw." I've never lived in SK but have spent a fair bit of time there in my life, visiting relatives in Regina and surrounding area.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.com