Montana has miles and miles of ideal cattle grazing country. I did a “drive-by shooting” (with my camera, of course) of these cows…do you call them cows if they’re male too? I never know what to call them. There’s probably a lot of bull here too.
Whatever you call them, there were a lot of them dotting the scenic Montana landscape between Helena and Garrison. As we pulled into the tiny town of Drummond to fuel up, I played tourist while the Captain topped up the gas tank. I got out to take a picture of the “Used Cow Lot” across the street from the gas station.
Notice the sign beside the building advertising “Mentzer’s Livest”? It says: Overnight fees, Cattle $3, Horses $5. Shouldn’t the price be the same for all? That’s just plain discrimination if you ask me. And what do you think goes on in that animal hotel? Mentzer’s Livest? I know the animals must go in there naked, but what are they doing in there to make this the livest show around? Your thoughts?
I’m not sure I’d want to stay there. You can see what happened to the Grim Reaper cow that didn’t get past the doorway. But with those long horns, maybe it’s bull once again.
A used car dealer renting out a cheap shack for naked customers, advertising the livest show? I bet they’re all in there sleeping together and acting like real animals.
Oh no! Wait! I’ve got it figured out. I found another photo that explains it all.
November 23, 2015 at 2:06 pm
Not that it is important, but, a female that has never had a calf is a heifer, a female that has had a calf is a cow and a male is a bull… By the way a castrated bull is a steer.
Grin and generally a group is called a herd of cows no matter what sex the animals may be.
Happy Holidays
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November 23, 2015 at 2:15 pm
Oh, but it IS important. Thank you! So I’m not that far wrong, calling them cows even if they’re not cows.. So glad to hear it.
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November 23, 2015 at 2:21 pm
Ha, ha! And the cattle aren’t naked unless some sheared them like sheep.
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November 23, 2015 at 2:38 pm
Depends on what you mean by naked. I don’t mean hairless.
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November 23, 2015 at 3:21 pm
Drummond isn’t exactly known for its night life. ‘course, for a cow that doesn’t have a date…
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November 23, 2015 at 3:31 pm
That’s right, and besides, we don’t know what goes on behind closed doors.
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November 23, 2015 at 3:35 pm
There’s the old “Drummond” pick-up line… The bull says, “So you’re a heifer; well, I can fix that”.
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November 23, 2015 at 3:39 pm
LOL! And he takes her to Mentzer’s.
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November 23, 2015 at 3:44 pm
Hahahaha. So funny. LIVESTOCK. Well, people probably are willing to pay more for their horses than their cows. People don’t give cows the respect they deserve.
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November 23, 2015 at 6:33 pm
Glad you figured it out. I think it might have gone over some heads.
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November 24, 2015 at 9:01 am
I´ve never heard of animals being naked. But then … we are dressing them sometimes. You are so funny, had to laugh!
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November 24, 2015 at 10:44 am
Good. That was the whole idea – to give people a little laugh.
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November 24, 2015 at 12:24 pm
That looks way too deserted for my taste. 😛
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November 24, 2015 at 1:48 pm
Ahhh… We have another city-slicker here!
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November 26, 2015 at 10:22 am
The collective name is cattle, my friend. Heifers – young females which have either had no calf or just one calf , bullocks – young males, cows – have had a calf. Steers – can be young males or females. Dry cow – no longer milking. Cast cow – past its best and ready to be minced. I am an agricultural journalist, you know! haha
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November 26, 2015 at 11:07 am
Thanks, Nancy. Don’t laugh now, because this may sound like a stupid question. What is an ox? – Me, a dumb ox for asking 😉
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November 26, 2015 at 1:57 pm
Not laughing, Anneli…. oxen are kinda outwith my sphere of experience, but an ox is a cattle beast that has trained to pull work tools – a draft animal. Can be male or female, but if it’s male probably castrated because bulls aren’t easily handled or controlled! Let’s leave sheep, pigs and deer for another day….!
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November 26, 2015 at 3:02 pm
Yup! Good enough! Thanks.
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October 15, 2021 at 8:23 am
Great read thank you
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October 15, 2021 at 10:52 am
Joe, I just had a look at that post. The last photo is missing in it, so you might want to check out the last photo in the updated Used Cow Lot post here: https://wordsfromanneli.com/2020/05/09/the-used-cow-lot-2/
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