Aired July 14th, 2025
I wanna again welcome you to the four zero five Coffee Break. Guys, new week. Get you a cup of coffee, glass iced tea, tall, cool glass of lemonade. Let's see what's happening. Spring wheat, it's under the $6 mark, $5.76.
OK Solberg:550 pound steer calf, not many selling, but you could fetch $3.96 a pound if you contracted them. A butcher hog in Iowa, 57¢ a pound. And a 100 pound fat lamb in Billings, $2.18 a pound. But guys, there's more, much more. First things first, hold the phone and stop the press.
OK Solberg:Like Barney Fife said on the Andy Griffith Show, the the this is big. This is really big. Now guys, I've been to two World's Fair and a goat roping in Georgia, but I never seen the likes of this. EVER. On Saturday, with my own ears. no. Wait.
OK Solberg:I I don't know if I should even say this on the radio. Well, I guess I started. I guess I better finish. Now sit down if you aren't already sitting. On Saturday, with my own ears, I heard a rough neck use the word icky.
OK Solberg:I did. I really did. And I'm as flabbergasted as you. Now I don't know if he knew I was listening, but I heard it. Of that, there is no doubt.
OK Solberg:Now guys, you know I like to give credit where credit is due. But noting the sensitivity of this case, I'm gonna have to keep his name anonymous. But just know this, I'm shooting you straight. A roughneck used the word icky. I guess all things are possible.
OK Solberg:So anyway, it's a new week. Let's find another topic. You know, guys, as I was looking online, I saw an interesting post that asked if you remember these things, you're older than you think. Now I looked at all 10 of them and I could connect with them all. I'll give you a taste right after our theme bible verse.
OK Solberg:Deuteronomy thirty two seven, remember the days of old. Consider the years of many generations. Ask your father and he will show you your elders and they will tell you. Ah, yes. Remember the days of old, one of my favorite pastimes.
OK Solberg:So in the article I was reading, the first one was you might be older than you think if you remember when the milkman actually delivered to the door of your house. Well, guys, I've told you I lived out in the country and I milked our own cow. But actually, I do remember when they even delivered milk to the door here in Malta, Montana. Friends of ours from church, their names were Conrad and Goodran Bergsagol, and we spent much time at their house. You know, it's a house that Will and Allison Burke live in now.
OK Solberg:I distinctly remember the glass milk bottles being out in the front porch of their house in my childhood. Yep, you'd leave the empties, and the milkman would pick them up the next morning when he delivered the fresh milk. So who was the milk delivery man or person in Malta, Montana? Now you're gonna have to check me out on this, and you would know better than I since I'm a country kid, but I've done a little research and I believe the milkman that delivered to the door of the homes in Malta was Ed Henderson. And the more I checked, I believe Einer Olsen also delivered milk.
OK Solberg:Now you correct me if I'm wrong. That's when I get to hear from you guys. If I say something wrong, you get ahold of me. That's a good thing. Keep me honest.
OK Solberg:But back in the day, it was a happening thing. So many families lived on a farm and they were used to getting fresh milk every morning. Well, they thought it'd be good to provide this convenience to the people in town when they moved to town. Yes, sir e Bob, fresh milk delivered right. That is something to be proud of.
OK Solberg:It really is. When I checked it out further, it says in one article, people moving to urban areas found no space for a family milk cow. So to satisfy their thirst for milk, people began to buy milk from local dairy farmers ready for delivery, and the need for the milkman began. Originally, milkman would carry milk in a bulk container, not individual glass or plastic containers or not even paper. To collect their milk, people used whatever containers were on hand at delivery.
OK Solberg:When the first glass milk bottle was patented in 1878, other designs quickly followed that included a cap, a logo design, and more, making it easier to deliver and to keep track of how much milk customers were requesting. No longer did consumers have to fill whatever was on hand, milk was given a dedicated container that families did not have to share with their neighbors, end of quote. I checked around, and in Malta, it was a glass container, I saw it with my own eyes, but it also had a paper stopper. And it's fun to remember the past, isn't it? Tune in again tomorrow, and I'll check into the first time you saw Color TV, and when phones had rotary dials and the cords were always too short.
OK Solberg:See you tomorrow. So until next time, as you go out there, remember now, don't be bitter.