A CONVERSATION WITH DAD

Dad Lassey is doing fine this morning, although he missed church this morning because it was being held in Trenton rather than Cartwright. He felt bad about that. However, he is enjoying the corn harvest right in front of his house. He'll soon be able to see the road more easily because the corn is so high he can't reach the top of it when he walks through the field. He says it should make good cattle feed because there are lots of ears! Most of it will be made into silage for winter feeding.

He says it is a bit dry, but the cattle have good grass in the pastures because of rain earlier in the summer. The sugar beets look good, and should produce an excellent crop, he thinks. The problem is getting enough drivers for the beet hauling trucks. The wages have gone up because it is so hard to find people without other jobs who are willing to drive a beet truck.

There is lots of talk about oil wells being drilled, but so far there has been no action on the ranch, he says. But they are getting closer.

It is always such a pleasure to talk to a wonderful, caring father, who loves his family so much, and enjoys hearing from them. He is getting the LasseyClan Blog in the mail about once a week, and he says he really enjoys reading about the family.

Keep those family news items coming!

Bill