Re: [LM_NET] OT: Goats? Farmers out there?

[Sharron McElmeel <mcelmeel@MCELMEEL.COM>]

Liz,
So you and Richie may be two of the few people of my acquaintances 
who really understand our family quip "sounds like a goat roping" 
when referring to something that is much more trouble than it seems 
to be worth in the end.  My husband uses it often, especially when 
"I" am planning an extended family get-together - -a lot of   work 
and lasts just one day.
Although I was the daughter of farmers we never raised goats -- the 
knowledge came when my reclusive farmer uncle came to live with us 
(as a terminal cancer patient) and my husband (and sons/daughters) 
had to round up his goats for auction.  Certainly not like rounding 
up cattle or even pigs -- goats do not "herd" well.  They ended up 
having to rope many of them.
I don't think I know of any child/ya lit books that include any real 
descriptions of goat behavior.  The closest might be G Is for Goat by 
Patricia Polacco; but most interesting during this season of gracious 
giving is Beatrice's Goat by Page McBrier and Lori Lohstoeter.

And actually my uncle would have been more akin to the Goat Man in 
Betsy Byar's After the Goat Man, except that Uncle Arnie had 100 or 
so goats -- same disposition, type of home, -- all that he was 
lacking would have been the controversy regarding the disposition of 
his land.
Happy New Year to all -- and thanks Liz for reminding me of a 
wonderful memory of a unique and interesting man, my Uncle Arnie.
Sharron


At 9:45 AM -0800 01/01/09, Elizabeth Fox wrote:
>OK - Richie's the first person on the LM_Net listserv I've noted who
>admitted to raising goats.  So do I, but mine are pygoras.  Also have about
>60 chickens (if the wind doesn't blow them away today!), pigeons, and lots
>of elderly 4-H animals.  How many of us on the list are part-time farmers?
>
>Just curious - I'm working on my garden seed orders and dreaming of new
>chickens today! 
>
>Happy 2009 to all!
>Liz
>Elizabeth Fox, Technology Instructor
>Newport High School, Newport, OR
>keokuk@casco.net (pm)
Liz.fox@lincoln.k12.or.us (schooldays only)
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