Feedlots, Ranches, and Ropin

Book excerpt: The contents of this book are 40 years of working in the livestock industry. I ve been involved in just about every phase of the cattle industry with working in feedlots, on ranches, and even 16 months in a large packing house. Along with this is a lifetime of rodeoing and jackpot ropins. The stories told here are short snippets of the day-to-day work and the people we worked for. I tried to maintain the vocabulary and the flavor of the day, so I hope the reader finds some entertainment here. I sure had fun writing it. A lot of the stuff here deals with the great cowboys and cowgirls I ve crossed paths with... without them I wouldn t have anything to say. Enjoy!