tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255556130617294911.post2134532957100472253..comments2012-07-22T12:02:06.294-07:00Comments on PawleyFarm Seasons: Home at LastSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11227180251611238641noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255556130617294911.post-32078288386842539612009-11-03T17:15:21.769-08:002009-11-03T17:15:21.769-08:00How nice to have them home again!
Jim looks like a...How nice to have them home again!<br />Jim looks like a sweetie pie.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03221026763063317009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255556130617294911.post-23896532521720570072009-11-02T18:00:32.215-08:002009-11-02T18:00:32.215-08:00Yeah...my grandfather ran sheep up outta Pilot Roc...Yeah...my grandfather ran sheep up outta Pilot Rock-had 5000 ewes for awhile-We had a Cunningham outfit close to our place--once in awhile I'd have to go over there and get some of our strays...I used to do the "marking" (biting'em off)..I took over that job when the last Irishman didn't have the teeth for it anymore. I didnt mind. I had good teachers and I liked having the responsibility of it. In fact, I remember after doing a couple of hundred one morning then going to wash up for lunch--seeing my blood and mud stained face made me feel proud to be in such a business my family thrived at for so long in the Blue Mountain foothills.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255556130617294911.post-47034485687658551452009-11-02T16:50:29.216-08:002009-11-02T16:50:29.216-08:00Susan,
The photos of the sheep are great. We alwa...Susan,<br /><br />The photos of the sheep are great. We always called male sheep rams. <br /><br />Enjoyed the video of Jordan catching the salmon.<br /><br />Enjoy your week.<br />Blessings,<br />MaryMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08175754179624182953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255556130617294911.post-29354532385325003182009-11-02T06:35:54.446-08:002009-11-02T06:35:54.446-08:00Growing up in Union County, I heard both terms use...Growing up in Union County, I heard both terms used. My grandpa, who worked for Cunningham Sheep back in the '40s sometime, also used 'bucks', as did my father-in-law in Wyoming. In addition, my father-in-law castrated lambs in the old Basque way, using his teeth. What a sight he was to behold after working a couple of hundred lambs!<br />I beleive I swithced over and began using the term 'ram' sometime during college and working with FFA and 4-H kids as I got tired of needing to explain myself.<br />Thanks for your comment which brought back so many memories!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11227180251611238641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255556130617294911.post-77694954627340477662009-11-01T21:33:37.070-08:002009-11-01T21:33:37.070-08:00when we were in the sheep business in Umatilla Cou...when we were in the sheep business in Umatilla County we called'em "bucks" not ramsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com