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egardless of how long a person vonworCexperiyrreJ yB farms, they will re encounter ences that they have never seen before, sometimes with a shockJerry Crownover is ing or scary presentation. Case in a farmer and former point: my neighbor, Pat. professor of Agriculture Pat owns the local feed store, as well as runEducation at Missouri ning quite a number of cows and calves on sevState University. He is a eral different farms. He is a few years older than native of Baxter County, me and is about as laid-back and even-keeled Arkansas, and an as anyone I’ve ever met, but what happened author and professional to him last week, momentarily, dispensed his speaker. To contact Jerry, calm demeanor. go to ozarksfn.com and My friend pulled his truck up beside an upclick on ‘Contact Us.’ right, bulk feed bin, to fill a few sacks of grain, that he needed to take to another farm, to feed a few weaned calves. After filling one sack, the grain began to flow really, really slow. Given the amount of wet weather we’ve been encountering, Pat was certain the feed, inside the metal bin, had drawn enough moisture, that it had either “caked up” or was stuck to the sides of the bins. This was nothing new and he retreated to the truck, to get a large, rubber mallet that he carried for just such occasions. Slowly, while wading through the deep mud, Pat circled the feed bin while beating on the sides with his trusty rubber hammer. Convinced he had broken loose the problem, he placed another sack under the spout and opened the sliding gate, ever so gently. About a halfgallon of grain slowly trickled out, before stopping completely. Frustrated, he bent over, to see if he could discover the problem and, there, at the mouth of the bin, dangled the FOOT of some yet-to-be-determined animal. As he began to reach for the exposed extremity, in an attempt to unclog his feed source, the foot MOVED! So did Pat. Even though he’s a big man and military
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