And you will go out and leap like calves released from the stall. Malachi 4:2

I discovered upon one of the cutest blogs ever the other day, and I knew I had to share it with AgWired readers. It’s called the Kid’s Cattle Blog, and it’s hosted by the farm wife who shares the tales, good and bad, ugly and pretty, from her family’s cattle operation. Whether it’s stacking bales, pulling baby calves or show cattle, she shares the beef production story in a very fun way. Here is an excerpt from her latest blog post. Check it out!

Many people who have baled hay as a kid and are now working in town or the city have a romanticized memory of how fun it was. We were even told by a friend that every red-blooded American boy should bale hay once in their lives. (This may solve the entitlement problem we have in the U.S. even among grain farmers.) These fond memories likely stem from the nature of bucking bales. It’s hot, sweaty, sticky, itchy, dirty, heavy work. Yet it is simple, basic, and pure work. Nothing technical about it unless the baler breaks down. Plus you work as a team and everybody has a job. There is always someone new who has yet to learn how to use a hook. They get the usual hazing. Everyone has a baling hay story.

But there are less cattle farms lately. Fewer farm kids know how to buck bales. It is harder to find kids who want to do the work. So large round bales and large square bales have replaced the small ones, since only one person is needed to run a tractor to mow,rake, bale, and stack. We still put up straw and hay bales for our cows. The kids complain about “it’s hot”,”I’m tired”, “Slow down, Dad”. One day they will talk about when they were young baling hay. And tell their kids how good they got it.