FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection

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Loose Cow Party

FC 11 B-67

Baxter Black

If Herefords Were Black

If Herefords were black and Angus were red would breeders of Herefords breed Angus instead?

Loose Cow Party

FC 11 B-67

Baxter Black

Waiting For Daddy

"Mama, when's Daddy comin' home? Is it time to worry yet?" "By supper, darlin'. Eat your Cheerios."

Loose Cow Party

FC 11 B-67

Baxter Black

Loose In The Sale Barn

They weren't in the habit of raisin' wild cattle in that part of Michigan, so the fences aren't that high. But when the heifer cruised into the sale ring like a shark in to the kiddie pool, everybody knew they might not be high enough.

Loose Cow Party

FC 11 B-67

Baxter Black

The Horse Show Conversation

"A fine lookin' horse you've got there (if yer into modern art) I had a horse like that one time (but he wasn't very smart),

Loose Cow Party

FC 11 B-67

Baxter Black

The Outfitter's Jerky

In hunting camp an outfitter leaned down and stirred the fire. His client belched contentedly and said, "Might I inquire,

Loose Cow Party

FC 11 B-67

Baxter Black

The Power Professional Processing Team

It struck in late October like a plague of mustard gas. It started with a trickle but then soon began to mass In pens and cattle alleys on the new receiving side.

Loose Cow Party

FC 11 B-67

Baxter Black

Visiting Dogs

When I hear a truck pull up in front of the house and the pandemonium of dogs barkin' would wake a hibernating mastodoon, I relax. It's only my neighbor, D.K., come to borrow something of his back.

Loose Cow Party

FC 11 B-67

Baxter Black

The Proud Cut Holstein Steer

I'll never know just how I got that proud cut Holstein steer. I'd rather have lasagna fingers wiggled in my ear.

Loose Cow Party

FC 11 B-67

Baxter Black

Both Sides

Yeah, he wished he was a cowboy but just at times like this When he's spent the day a'horseback and had time to reminisce.

Loose Cow Party

FC 11 B-67

Baxter Black

Helpless

Helpless. The worst winter in Dakota's memory, 1997. Cattle losses estimated at 300,000 head. And how did they die? From exposure and lack of feed.

Loose Cow Party

FC 11 B-67

Baxter Black

Water

The big boy land developers hired them a worn out hack To go and buy the water rights off farmers down the track.

Loose Cow Party

FC 11 B-67

Baxter Black

Night Man In The Heifer Lot

I came on just after supper. Boss had fixed a little sheep camp with a bed and propane burner so a feller couuld have coffee in the middle of the night.

Loose Cow Party

FC 11 B-67

Baxter Black

Ted's Big Steer

Ted and his dad needed some cows to stock their little ranch in Oklahoma, and they needed 'em right away. A local trader solved their problem and injected a couple loads into them.

Loose Cow Party

FC 11 B-67

Baxter Black

Feedlot Heroes

Now and then I get to thinkin' I should quit this feedlot job. Go and ride with Buster, what's-his-name, his Texas wagon mob.

Loose Cow Party

FC 11 B-67

Baxter Black

The Vegetable Defamation Trial

It was a severe case of vegetable defamation the makin's of a landmark case of harassment and abuse.

Loose Cow Party

FC 11 B-67

Baxter Black

Rhino Love

Dr. Fosse, once of Pretoria, commented that most of my stories involved wrecks. I said I think it's the nature of business.

Loose Cow Party

FC 11 B-67

Baxter Black

Mr. Dewey's Hook & Chain

I went out with Mr. Dewey, maybe learn a thing or two. We motored through the pasture to his cows Till our path befell a crossing, a trail laid to waste.

Loose Cow Party

FC 11 B-67

Baxter Black

The Samaritan Angel

"He's been hurt," cried out the angel, "That ol' counterfeit went down. I knew that horse was bad news from the start. Somethin' bad inside is broken."

Loose Cow Party

FC 11 B-67

Baxter Black

Johnny Was A Mule Man

Johnny was a mule man, which says a lot to me. His motto: keep it simple. Lay it out for me to see. If a kid can't understand it, it's pro'bly bound to fail.

Loose Cow Party

FC 11 B-67

Baxter Black

How Do You Know It's Christmas?

So, how do you know it's Christmas? 'Cause the sheep can always tell. They follow a little tradition and have for quite a spell.

Loose Cow Party

FC 11 B-67

Baxter Black

Santy's Emission Sticker

The word came down last Christmas that Santy was not in compliance. His mode of transportation fell far short of the standards of science.

Loose Cow Party

FC 11 B-67

Baxter Black

The Therapeutic Goat

Goat: 1) The most widely domesticated ruminant in the world 2) Cantaknerous person, as in "Old Goat" 3) Ancient canon thought to ward off equine disease.

Loose Cow Party

FC 11 B-67

Baxter Black

R.C. & Bud

R.C. is an animal lover. Myabe not the kind of animal lover that the term has comme to mean in this era of animal rights activism, but the kind that requires a greater commitment.

Loose Cow Party

FC 11 B-67

Baxter Black

Salesman's Dilemma

I had sold a magic bolus to a farmer. It was guaranteed to rid his herd of flies It would pass out with the pucky and if everyone got lucky It would kill the eggs the flies laid in the pies.

Loose Cow Party

FC 11 B-67

Baxter Black

All Ranch Rodeo

'Twas a matchup made in Elko for the cowboys in the know Called the Rough and Ready Knock Down Finals All Ranch Rodeo.