Sept. 2014

We have made it to September. Where did the summer go? Hay is almost done and fall calves have started to drop. My mother always said “time flies the older you get”. I now understand.

Summer has been a busy time. Many more construction projects are getting completed as we continue to update the farm. They are all looking really good! The equipment barn sure makes parking and changing out the equipment much easier, and hopefully the tarps that served to cover that equipment for so many years have been retired for good.

Todd and Jamie are getting married next month, and we are all busy trying to help and make their day special. Xavier turned two and can already drive the Polaris UTV, as long as Dillon steps on the gas. Sister Anna gave up the good life in South Carolina and took a position in Huntington, WV. It is wonderful having her closer to home and her name has already been added to the firewood cutting crew for October. Not sure if she got that message yet. Jameus turns one in October and is slowly learning to hold his own with his older brother. I can see lots of fun ahead for those two.

Two Meckley Farms steers were shown at the Tyler county Fair this year. Sierra and Laura both did a wonderful job raising and showing the animals and made us very proud. The animals were well trained and they both exemplified what a show steer should look like and be.

Fall is certainly going to be as busy as summer. Firewood needs cut and the fences need secured for winter. Calves have been weaned and are doing great. Vaccinations and boosters have been completed and hopefully the fall calving will be as successful as our spring calving. The little ones should at least be warmer and drier.

Meckley Farms applied for this year’s Southern WV Bull Test in Point Pleasant, WV, a goal of the farm since we started our registered program 6 years ago. We have anxiously been checking the mail to find what we hope is an acceptance letter. It will definitely be a thrill to see our bulls compete in the test!

One can say that “Life is good on Meckley Farms”…we have our health… Most days we have our sanity…but every day we have our family; working, playing and supporting each other! Life is Good!

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