Monday, March 2, 2026

Yield, Milo

Laugh Tracks in the Dust: Top Ten ways to pick out a hen-pecked farmer/rancher

I learned recently that one of my all-time favorite rural/aggie columnists got his hide nailed to the proverbial wall by Political Correctness. It seems...

Laugh Tracks in the Dust: National Cowboy Hall of Fame

Well, I had a little trip last weekend that proved you can have a good time without good luck. Ol’ Nevah and I went...

Laugh tracks in the dust: Fall is on the way

I can’t believe it’s already beginning to feel like fall and it’s only mid-August in the Flint Hills. It’s been in the 60s in...

Laugh tracks in the dust: Aggie Olympic Games

Whew, what a change in the weather. Yesterday was 99 degrees with a heat index near 110. Today, the temperature is 82 and it...

Laugh tracks in the dust: Farm show humor

Farm shows are always a good source for column material and this story comes from the recent Four State Farm Show. Here’s a good...

Laugh Tracks in the Dust: Tough-looking hombre

  Chase County lived up to its name recently with a real life, semi-Old West, bad guy/good guys criminal chase. It happened to a friend of...

Laugh Tracks in the Dust: Sol E. Mender

I’ve got an friend, ol’ Sol E. Mender, who fixes cowboy boots and makes fine cowboy-related leather goods. And, I’ll bet he can now...

Laugh Tracks in the Dust: Sweet Corn Protection

Protecting a sweet corn patch from marauding deer and raccoons is a constant problem for both hobby gardeners and commercial sweet corn growers. Squirrels...