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  1. Ozone for water purification - any experience??

    We have been trying to make a decision about water treatment for our one guest suite B&B (because of gov't overkill on regs in Ontario Canada following the Walkerton fiasco - don't get me started...
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    Re: Will white vinegar hurt plants?

    Saw show on BBC promoting the use of citrus to keep cats away. Apparently they hate orange, lemon, grapefruit etc peelings.

    FWIW
    Bob
  3. Thread: Raising Pigs

    by DouroBob
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    Re: Raising Pigs

    Pigs are great - we haven't had any for a few years but I am retiring this summer and expect we will raise some each year from here on in.
    Great personalities, very social, clean and tidy, and...
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    Insulation/winterizing question

    We live in an old farm house in cental Ontario and over the past number of years have been doing renovations. Our current problem is a serious draft under the kitchen cupboards whenever there is an...
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    Re: Clothes Dryer Repair - Help!

    Thanks for the valuable comments. I found out the motor is epoxied together and considered a throw away item /forums/images/icons/confused.gif - replacement cost is around $150 Cdn. While I have it...
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    Clothes Dryer Repair - Help!

    I have a 20 year old Speed Queen clothes dryer and the motor has seized. Blower and drum seem OK but while I am having the motor looked at to see if it can be rebuilt or needs to be replaced I...
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    Re: Caretakers For Remote Properties

    Well Harv it sounds like you are both winners on this one. Not trying to "one up" anyone here but a number of years ago my wife and I bought a "retirement" (we thought) farm in Prince Edward Island,...
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    Heat Pump vs Air Conditioner

    After the few hot periods this summer in Central Ontario Canada (I know it is nothing like some of you folks in the southern USA but it was darn hot) we are considering central air conditioning. We...
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    Re: And So It Begins ..... Do You Remember?

    Learned to drive on my Dad's '57 Chevy - it was blue and a really sweet car.

    Rural vs Urban - NO CONTEST!!

    The urban folks I work with to "pay for my habit of living on the farm" start to get...
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    Re: Silly Footwear question.....

    Geez, I just hate spending money for that kind of footwear. I cut the tops off my worn out black top, red sole rubber boots - about 2-3" left (a bit of trial and error here to get just the right...
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    Re: Pond Maintenance When Water Is Low

    We put in a pond (about an acre) a couple of years ago and the edges were gently sloped to encourage wetland bird habitat. The edges have started to grow up in cattails and such but the water is...
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    Re: Fly Spray for horses

    I know that some folks use Diatomatious Earth. Here is an interesting article I just looked up using Google Diatomecious Earth the Silver Bullet - I used DE for internal and external parasites in...
  13. Thread: Bull Rental

    by DouroBob
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    Bull Rental

    I live in Central Ontario Canda and have only 4 cows that need to be bred. Other than AI, and recognizing that I don't really want to buy a bull, what options are there? I have heard of renting but...
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