Noble's visit to Central Illinois

Bro. Noble · December 07, 2002, 05:43:10 PM

Al,

I think we ought to have a gathering of all the forum members and have it in a central location-----let me check real quick where that would be-------looks like Branson Mo.

As far as those left coast sawyers, I'd feel sorry for them even if there were a bunch of them----just kiddin.

Noble

ElectricAl · December 07, 2002, 06:20:59 PM

Noble,

Ya, Branson is centrally located for you and Bibby.

ElectricAl

whitepe · December 07, 2002, 07:51:53 PM

Noble and ElectricAL,
Have either one of you ever heard Heywood Banks song
titled "Interstate 80, Iowa"?
Heywood has been on Bob and Tom several times.
He was in Peoria last year and this. We went to
see him last year He is one of the few comedians on Bob and Tom that is really funny and his material is okay for all ages. Check it out on heywoodbanks.com
Whitepe

DanG · December 07, 2002, 08:22:36 PM

YO, Noble "Skinflint" Barker! If you think you're gonna save gas money by having the FF gathering in yer back yard, consider that you will be providing the chicken and ribs, and doing all the legwork to get it together. Maybe you'd like to shift it down Arkey's way.

Seriously, though, if someone puts something together, I'll travel as far as I have to, to be there.

ElectricAl · December 07, 2002, 08:44:30 PM

Whitepe,

I don't think I've heard the I-80, but "wipper blades" is a gut buster.

ElectricAl

Bro. Noble · December 07, 2002, 08:51:52 PM

If we did such a thing in my backyard there wouldn't be much for me to do because this area has everything one could ask for.

My Backyard

ADfields · December 08, 2002, 02:12:25 AM

Noble
Yes the same thing is going on with dairys. Around 1990 8 dairy farmers in Chandler Arizona form a CO-OP to fend off the subbers that had sprung up all around them, people moved next to them then complain of the stink. Thay found it to be of no use and moved all ther cows to one farm neer Congress Arizona, in the midle of noplace! The farm thay bilt with ther selling out money from Chandler was set up for 35,000 head drylot, yes 35,000! Thay bilt 2 milk barns that were both head to head double 40 quick out's so 160 stals per barn and thay bilt 2 of them barns, 320 cows in the barns at once! Thay got it all bilt and were stocking it up when thay found thay had a shortage of ground water for all that stock so thay stoped around 27,000 head. Last I knew thay were running along just fine at the 27,000 head of cows. Thats all cows and the replacements are shiped to a place neer Maricopa Arizona till springing heavy, I cant find that place for all the feed lots in that part of the state and I have never been to it. Also thay prosess all ther milk and ship it all over the west to stores labeled Shamrock Dairy. Also buy milk from CA, NM, TX and OK becous thay cant keep up with just ther farm.

Shamrock Dairy's Congress Arizona farm, take a look it's something to behold!
http://terraserver.homeadvisor.msn.com/image.aspx?t=1&s=12&x=419&y=4729&z=12&w=1

Andy

Haytrader · December 15, 2002, 04:12:30 PM

Just heard on the news here in Kansas last week where a 5,000+ head dairy went bankrupt. It is in Greeley, County on the Colo. line. I am not sure whether it was one that moved here from Ariz. or Calif.
It doesn't stop there either. The big packing companies are trying to control the cattle market too. It is hard to find an individual to feed a pen of cattle now, especially since 9/11. Lots of empty pens and hay usage is down....... :(

Tom · December 15, 2002, 04:52:45 PM

I guess things are getting tough all over. Tyson just pulled out of NE Florida and I understand out of the SE all together. The Chicken farmers are stunned and don't know what to do with their unpaid chicken barns. They say that it doesn't look like another chicken processing company will move back into the area. With the paper mills closing and now the chicken processing, this part of the country is really going to be hurt.

whitepe · February 23, 2003, 02:38:42 AM

Noble made another trip up to Pekin, Illinois on
Feb 22/23 to visit his Mother-in-law. It was a whirlwind
trip as I think they spent about half of their time driving
and the other half visiting/sleeping. Noble did have time
however to spend about an hour and a half visiting with
Rick Schmalzried and I in the coffee shop of the hotel
where they were staying. Since as I type this Noble
is probably on the road driving back to MO. we now have
lots of time to get all sorts of comments in about Noble's
apparel. You will notice that whitepe is being very loyal
and has his newly acquired FF hat proudly on top
of his balding head. Noble however has a hat of some
unknown vintage. :D ;D

You can get a full size image on my --Photos MUST be in the Forestry Forum gallery!!!!!-- page --Photos MUST be in the Forestry Forum gallery!!!!!--.com/user/whitepe2

The full size image will give all of you folks with photo
editing skills a chance to unleash your creative process.
Who knows what we will see?

Jeff · February 23, 2003, 07:05:18 AM

O.K. Perry, you just remember, you asked for this. Remember the song Here's my sign? :D

Jeff · February 23, 2003, 07:34:51 AM

Bro. Noble · February 23, 2003, 10:31:29 AM

We left Ill. about 4:30 this morning so we could get home before the snowstorm. Arrived at 11:45 and it started snowing about noon. I'm gonna catch up on the forum and then take a nap before milktime.

I enjoyed my visit with Rick and Perry-----apparently we had a blast. I don't remember no tequila, but my head hurt this morning.

Thanks for the Cat 2 ton, Perry.

Noble