First posted, March 4, 2008 Last update, Dec 31, 2008 |
Play song 2:10 The Elevator Scale by Rodney Nelson Album: Elko Disk 1 Visit a site listing some of Rodney's books The Elevator is referring to a tall building which houses harvested grain. Most are operated as businesses and if you have grain to sell you would weigh it on their weight scale which is large enough to pull a full size truck onto. Now don't blame me He claimed my style was obsolete I must keep records every day Well the figures I collected I measured something every day Then we frame sized all the chickens Records now became a passion I didn't want to do it I never had a clue that day She enquired of my intentions Well I checked the readout on the scale She hesitated not a bit Have you ever known the furry Well you should have heard the screaming Agg' economist: agricultural economist, one who (supposedly) helps farmers improve their profit margins Critters rate of gain: how fast his animals grow up and gain weight Brood cow: one used for breeding EPD: Expected Progeny Differences more info Frame sized all the chickens: to sort chickens by the size of their skeletal frame Blue Healer: an Australian dog breed, in this case how often they begged for food |