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We pick the winter squash that we want to eat now when they are young.. the older they get.. the harder they get.. but this gives them their "store-ability" for over the winter. I can eat just...

We'd spray our shoes, socks, and pant legs w/ Deep Woods Off before heading out into the field.. keeps the tics & chiggers off.

"which I will be relocating to the garage"

Is the garage heated for the winter?

I hope she feels better!

I'd start a list of the families favorite veggies.. then veggies that you'd like to freeze. If you really love to garden.. plant more than what you need and can freeze.. bring the extra to...

I've never seen it in the ingredients list.. I might need to re-read the labels.

TSC has 3 brands for calves
1. Made from all Milk Protein. ($50 for 50lbs)
2. Made mostly from all Milk...

It seems it's politics at it's worst.. catering to & bending the rules for big businesses to make a profit. For cattle.. it's open the borders.. for pharmacy drugs.. it's illegal to import/export.....

Just think how big a coat you could have made for the Mrs. if you would have skinned all those beavers!

It's not because he's hunting.. it's because he's burying stuff. Beagles will use their nose to push dirt, leaves, etc.. to hide their prize.

My beagle got into trouble one day at my parents...

I think one thing is being over looked...

"Of course when my husband is trying to bait them in, they never come."

"This is the 4th sighting in 2 weeks"

If he has baited them in the vicinity...

I wasn't kidding.. just suggesting that there can be alternatives to storing the excess energy generated.. be it using hydrogen or another means.

That is the last piece of the puzzle to make it feasible and economical..

Hydrogen can be stored in a variety of ways, each with specific advantages and disadvantages. Listed below are the...

I have the same problem.. I dump & clean once a week.. what the spray hose doesn't wash off stays.. I don't think it hurts the livestock.. as long as the water is clean & clear. I added the...

I've done some research.. reading.. subscribed to HomePower for a year.. didn't renew. I have even looked at building my own ram-pump as well. When I get the time I'd like to set up some hydro...

I had left a hose attached and the water on by mistake one freezing day.. the nozzle cracked.. still worked.. but after I dropped a log on it.. it was done. When I went to replace it I started w/ a...

The piping used in my well is the black plastic type.. not metal.. there are also spacers attached along the length of the pipe to keep it centered in the caseing. My pump stopped working one day.....

Is the modified chisal chain considered a ripper chain?

I'd check out this site for more info...

http://www.agriculture.com/barnagain/awards.html

I'm excited about gardening this year too. The farmer who's rented my farmland for the last 4 years is moving.. so I had to get another renter.. I rented it out to a young farmer.. minus two large...

I just use the fire starter bricks from Lowes.. they seem to be made from candle wax & sawdust.. I take the bricks and break them in halves.

A smoker can always get a fire started.. pouring rain...

Thanks cowboydoc.. I've only used the blu-kote for the castrate/banding area if looking infected. I sprayed one calf one day.. turned around and he had a purple nose. Came back later and 3 older...

Recently found ringworm spots on the steers I'm raising.. searched the net and found various treatments.. bleach & iodine.. Tinactin(Foot Fungus) Cream.. Tea Tree Oil.. etc. Went to local Farm...

Cowboydoc has the answers.. how long does it take to ferment to make silage? Does the outside temp. change the length of time?

You could be right w/ hay.. this farmer was doing sorghum.. I'll have to ask him about hay.

It's kinda new.. the new round bailers that allow you to bale high moisture content material is what...

In the making of silage or haylage.. the material is packed tight to prevent the air from contacting the silage.. if it's loose.. it will mold(not good - can kill or make animals fed sick). The...