Back to my roots for a bit.

[Spike188]

@Eugen Here are some pictures that you requested.

We left 10 degree weather in Ontario and are now experiencing morning lows of 18 and clear skies in Oklahoma. This was home and cattle farming was my life.

Wheat is planted in Sept-October and has grown enough in 6 weeks to support 100 head/160 acres of 400 pound steers or heifers' for the winter. On a good year they will gain between 1 and 1.25 pounds per day grazing the growing wheat fields. Supplemental hay or silage will be fed during ice and/or snow cover during late January and early February.

Pull off date is March 15th. Around the 3rd week in March wheat will began to joint, sending up the stalks that will set grain. Here at mom's only 80 acres are in wheat this winter so about 50 head were wintered here. 40 years ago we would have had over 600 head scattered of farms within a 10 mile radius.

Notice the lack of 4 wheelers or horses for round up and moving.

Spike

[Eugen]

It is very nice to see your roots @Spike188 and how life is in other parts of the world!!! I have not traveled much in my life, and it is a dream to one day travel and see the US Many thanks for this!

[Spike188]

I didn't go far enough south to escape winter. Woke up this morning to -6C/23F.

Go figure

Spike

[Timj]

that's whiter than here.

[Eugen]

That's so that you don't forget