Proud of his pride
During a 50 year career of taking bids at all kinds of auctions the dumbest thing I’ve ever been asked was, “Who’s bidding against me?” I don’t know if it was every ring man’s rule...
Lee Pitts, Columnist
California cattleman Lee Pitts provides his brand of humor on issues surrounding the ag industry.
Recent Articles
In theory
My idol in the cattle business was Henry Miller. At one time in the 19th century Miller controlled 14 million acres all over the West and it was said that he could ride in his...
Spying eyes
I hate George Eastman and his darned cameras. Although French scientist Joseph Nicéphore Niépce is credited with having invented the first camera in 1826, Eastman was the sicko who you could say “developed” the first...
Dickerin’
My first job out of college was working on a purebred Angus ranch. I knew in advance there was no future in the job because the cattle were as popular as three-week-old sushi. The owner...
Snarls
There are two things in this world that were never meant to have a bath: pickup trucks and cowdogs. We are talking real cowdogs here and not those fancy purse dogs that look like they...
Ghost towns of tomorrow
As a kid my grandparents took my brother and I fishing every summer and the days we didn’t fish were reserved for going to ghost towns. Even though it was considered bad luck to steal...
FYI
I’ve been writing a weekly column for 46 years and people often ask me where I get my ideas. My answer is always the same, “From you.” I am gifted with the remarkable talent of...
THEIRS
During the past 2 years ranchers have had to do something they’ve never done before… pay taxes to Uncle Sam that they’ve already spent. Albert Einstein once said, “The hardest thing in the world to...
Real men
A real man doesn’t moisturize. Nor does he go to a salon to get his haircut. He goes to a barber, not a stylist and would never wear hair gel like the governor of California...
Why Baxter Black became a poet
I know you join me in saying that I sure do miss Baxter Black. He was the most interesting man I ever met and I always looked forward to his phone calls, his column and...