Supper at Grand Island
By Ralph Chain Funny things happen in a person’s lifetime. One of the funny things that I can remember happened several years ago. We were hauling grain and hay out of Nebraska because it was […]
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I Need Help
By Ralph Chain I received a letter just a while back from a foundation that is receiving $20 million to help the farmers and ranchers survive. I can’t understand what the $20 million is going […]
Singing to the Cattle
By Ralph Chain In the 1890s, with the exception of about a dozen, cowboy songs were not generally known. Jack Thorpe, who researched cowboy songs in the 1880s, was only able to find a few […]
The Last Roundup of a Vanishing Era
By Ralph Chain I have seen a lot of change in my lifetime. One of the most historical changes I guess would be concerning the San Carlos Indian Reservation in central Arizona. The reservation covers […]
Ranching in Spring
By Ralph Chain We cannot believe how busy we have been this spring. It seems like there is no rest what-so-ever if you are farming and ranching. We were lucky to finally get through calving […]
Highway 51
By Ralph Chain Highway 51 runs in front of our home in eastern Dewey County. It runs across the state from Tulsa to the Texas state line. I can remember when Highway 51 was merely […]
Calving in Ice Storms
By Ralph Chain Our two-year-old heifers start calving during the coldest time of the year. In the middle of January, the temperature was a little above zero degrees Fahrenheit. Later in the month, we had […]
The Joys of the Cattle Business
By Ralph Chain You cannot believe what goes on at the Red Angus Sale at the Ranch. It takes us several months to get ready for our annual sale. This year it was held on […]
The Pumpkin Center School
By Ralph Chain I was on the bulldozer ready to knock down the skeleton of the old Pumpkin Center School House when it struck me, I was about to commit a horrible waste. I almost […]