Kelley (Texas)
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I came across what was left of this old ranch while riding a few remote back roads earlier today. If you look in the background of some of these photos, you will see what the country side looks like in this area.
This is a picture of an old pole barn with a windmill behind it. These old windmills were used to pump water from a well into a tank so that the cows would have water to drink. Sure enough, there was a water tank on the other side of the pole barn, but I could not work it into the picture and still show the windmill.
[attachment 127855 OldBarnwithWindmill.jpg]
This is a picture of the holding pens...the work area for working and shipping cows. In the picture you see the entire holding pen complete with a shed for keeping tools, a loading ramp used for loading cattle onto a trailer, and also shown is a squeeze chute minus the head gate. The squeeze chute with the head gate is used when you need to doctor or brand a cow...the head is held by the head gate and the body held by the sides of the squeeze chute. This allows you to safely work on the cow...it can not move much when held this way. The picture does not show it, but the channel leading to the squeeze chute will usually have slanted walls or fence rails...narrow at the bottom and slightly wider at the top. This will prevent the cow from turning around while enroute to the squeeze chute.
[attachment 127856 Cowloadingpenwithchute_2.jpg]
This is a picture of a common old feeder...you put hay in there or sometimes some pellets. It cuts down on waste. Now days, it is common to use "round" bales of hay for feeding the cows and there is a three rail metal circle fence that is often placed around the "round" bale to prevent waste.
[attachment 127857 cowfeeder.jpg]
Folks, my life has not been filled with exciting things like bears, or stories about boats on the seas...I am just a common man that has had a good life down here in South Texas. Please have a great day! Kelley (Texas)
This is a picture of an old pole barn with a windmill behind it. These old windmills were used to pump water from a well into a tank so that the cows would have water to drink. Sure enough, there was a water tank on the other side of the pole barn, but I could not work it into the picture and still show the windmill.
[attachment 127855 OldBarnwithWindmill.jpg]
This is a picture of the holding pens...the work area for working and shipping cows. In the picture you see the entire holding pen complete with a shed for keeping tools, a loading ramp used for loading cattle onto a trailer, and also shown is a squeeze chute minus the head gate. The squeeze chute with the head gate is used when you need to doctor or brand a cow...the head is held by the head gate and the body held by the sides of the squeeze chute. This allows you to safely work on the cow...it can not move much when held this way. The picture does not show it, but the channel leading to the squeeze chute will usually have slanted walls or fence rails...narrow at the bottom and slightly wider at the top. This will prevent the cow from turning around while enroute to the squeeze chute.
[attachment 127856 Cowloadingpenwithchute_2.jpg]
This is a picture of a common old feeder...you put hay in there or sometimes some pellets. It cuts down on waste. Now days, it is common to use "round" bales of hay for feeding the cows and there is a three rail metal circle fence that is often placed around the "round" bale to prevent waste.
[attachment 127857 cowfeeder.jpg]
Folks, my life has not been filled with exciting things like bears, or stories about boats on the seas...I am just a common man that has had a good life down here in South Texas. Please have a great day! Kelley (Texas)
