They've imprisoned a rancher and his son as *terrorists *per the draconian EPA, and are sending them *back *for more prison, for burning leaves. --- a lie. federal law stated they must serve 5 years.
On Monday, January 4, 2016 at 6:45:42 AM UTC-6, Travis wrote: > > > > > > > > > > act? > > > > Why We Burn Our Pastures > > by Marlboro Man <http://thepioneerwoman.com/author/marlboroman/> on May > 13, 2011 > > <https://pioneerwoman.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/grass1.jpg> > > *Post and photos by Marlboro Man. * > > Our ranch is located on the southern edge of the Flint Hills, a large > strip of tallgrass prairie that begins in northern Oklahoma and runs north > across Kansas. Its steeply rolling hills and rocky terrain kept most of > this area ever from being farmed, making it the last large area of > tallgrass prairie in the United States. While not suitable for farming, the > tallgrass prairie (which consists mostly of Bluestem, Indian and Switch > grasses) makes the Flint Hills excellent for grazing cattle. > > Over the years, many ranchers in the area have decided that the best use > for these rich, nutritive grass is to use it to fatten cattle during the > primary growing season of April to August. One of the best ways to > accomplish this is to take yearling cattle (8- to 12-month-old calves that > have been weaned from their mamas) and graze them on these pastures. During > a normal year, a 500-600 pound yearling will gain about 250 to 300 pounds > over the four-month grazing season–an average of 2 to 2.5 pounds per day. > > Prescribed burning in the spring is an important part of grass management. > It’s been proven to release nutrients into the ground, which help > revitalize the prairie. It’s also a proven method of brush and weed > control. For any yearling operation in the Flint Hills, burning is an > invaluable and important tool. > > > > <https://pioneerwoman.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/grass1.jpg> > > There are many advantages to burning pastures in the spring, not the least > of which is that it cleans things up and makes everything look nice. I love > the look of the prairie after it’s been burned. > > Another reason for burning the pastures is ridding them of unwanted brush > and weeds. Two things in this area that can cause problems with ranchland > are cedar trees and blackberry bushes. While we burn frequently enough that > we’ve knocked back the cedar problem, blackberry bushes do rear their ugly > heads every year. > > > [image: REE_1763] > <http://www.flickr.com/photos/pioneerwoman/5716395902/>Here’s > an example of a blackberry bush that’s been burned. While the bush is still > there, the leaves are gone and the plant’s growth has been stunted. While > regular burning doesn’t eliminate all of the blackberry bushes, it does > keep them from spreading to some degree. > > > > [image: REE_1795] <http://www.flickr.com/photos/pioneerwoman/5716394966/>But > burning pastures in the spring does more than make things pretty. It also > kills the ticks and parasitic worms that were hiding in the old grass. Fire > is pretty much the only way to get rid of ticks on a widespread basis. > > > [image: REE_1804] <http://www.flickr.com/photos/pioneerwoman/5716395418/>As > you can see in this photo, the burned grass in the foreground looks lush, > even, and clean while the unburned pasture in the distant background still > has the brown tent of the old dead grass. > > > > > [image: clumps] > <http://www.flickr.com/photos/pioneerwoman/5716394610/>Another > advantage to burning is illustrated here. In pastures like this one that > haven’t been burned in awhile, it’s not uncommon for them to develop > “bunches” of grass. As cattle graze the pastures, they’ll avoid areas where > the old grass was thicker, and graze the areas where it is lighter. This, > over time, causes an uneven grazing of the pasture, which results in these > clumps. > > > > > [image: stem] <http://www.flickr.com/photos/pioneerwoman/5715831269/>The > old, dead grass in the bunched area has a hard stem that’s not only > unpleasant for the cattle to eat, it also pokes them in the mouth if they > try to eat the good green grass surrounding it. This discourages them from > eating in the bunched area altogther, which creates a self-perpetuating > cycle. Burning prevents these clumped areas from accumulating. > > Besides the aesthetic and pasture management aspect of burning there’s > also a financial reason to burn when running yearlings. Cattle are bought > and sold by the pound, and cattle grazed on burned grass will gain more > weight overall than cattle grazed on unburned pasture. Usually, there will > be a 50 to 75 pound difference in weight gain, which can translate to $60 > to $80 per yearling. > > When I was young, my dad explained it to me this way: > > > [image: REE_1728] <http://www.flickr.com/photos/pioneerwoman/5715830421/>This > is what a steer eats in a pasture that’s been burned. The grass is packed > with nutrients and protein. > > > > > [image: REE_1740] <http://www.flickr.com/photos/pioneerwoman/5715830627/>This > is what a steer eats in a pasture that hasn’t been burned. The dead grass > mixed among the green grass is just a filler; there’s very little nutritive > value. The steers who graze this grass will still do fine, but never as > well as the other steers. > > I’ve always found this the clearest way of explaining the difference > between burned and unburned pasture. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Dernon Ruton <[email protected] <javascript:>> > *To:* "[email protected] <javascript:>" <[email protected] <javascript:>>; > "[email protected] <javascript:>" <[email protected] <javascript:>>; " > [email protected] <javascript:>" <[email protected] <javascript:>>; > Robert D. Adams <[email protected] <javascript:>>; Valdis Gailitis < > [email protected] <javascript:>>; "[email protected] <javascript:>" > <[email protected] <javascript:>>; "[email protected] <javascript:>" < > [email protected] <javascript:>>; "[email protected] <javascript:>" < > [email protected] <javascript:>> > *Sent:* Sunday, January 3, 2016 11:33 AM > *Subject:* RE: Takeover of Federal building in OR a terrorist act? > > > > They've imprisoned a rancher and his son as *terrorists *per the > draconian EPA, and are sending them *back *for more prison, for burning > leaves. > > If the Republic survives, there will be poems and folk songs about this > rancher and his son. And if there are lampposts, and memory, and > recollections of m*ss*l*n* -- and justice -- then there will be other > events memorialized, too. > > D R > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2016 18:09:17 +0000 > From: [email protected] <javascript:> > To: [email protected] <javascript:>; [email protected] <javascript:>; > [email protected] <javascript:>; [email protected] <javascript:>; > [email protected] <javascript:>; [email protected] <javascript:>; > [email protected] <javascript:>; [email protected] <javascript:> > Subject: Takeover of Federal building in OR a terrorist act? > > Leftists are freaking that ranchers took over some national park building > in Oregon. I don't know. I seem to remember Eric Holder was part of an > armed takeover of an ROTC building on Columbia's campus. That's kind of a > federal space, isn't it? 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