When the depression hit, he bought land for 50 cents an acre and cows for $1 each from his neighbors who couldn't make it.
We call it the Motel Seven because it has seven birthing stalls.
I usually do most of my shopping in Pocatello. It's exactly 26 miles from our house to the Stinker station on Bannock Highway.
He left Michigan when he was 17 years old. He worked on a sheep ranch in Wyoming for a while before moving on.
We used to have a lot more cows, but as we have gotten older, we just can't keep up with it.
It costs $5 a bushel to grow and you can only get $3, maybe $3.95 a bushel when you sell it.
