Jake Geis for Progressive Cattle
Here in the Midwest, we are the kings of small talk. I would venture to guess, nowhere else in the world does weather comprise the beginning, main subject and closing matter of nearly every conversation a person has during the day. I have no idea what you folks in mild climates talk about – probably religion and politics.
But, even the ever-changing weather gets to be old news at times, and at that point people search for a new topic. Being a veterinarian, most folks want to ask how calving is going. I’m probably the worst person to ask, because unless it’s my own calves, everything I see is fairly horrible. If it wasn’t, why would they call me?
"When I cut into her side and grabbed feet like fence posts, I gasped."
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