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Sunday afternoon the boys were in much need of some recreation, so they loaded up in the old pick-up truck and headed out to the pond. The fishing was absolutely no good, but while fishing, Jeb came upon a fresh goose egg in the grass. Joe had gone to get more worms, and Jeb called […] Continue reading What To Do With Your Goose Egg 
Easter was early this year, or so they tell me. So Monday morning I knew that I had better get our potatoes in. They usually say that Good Friday is when you ought to put in potatoes, but It was so cold I didn’t dare. So at the start of this week we mustered […] Continue reading New Potatoes 
I don’t know how closely many of you follow the signs of the moon. There are many farmers out there that really believe that the movements of the moon and stars and sun have an awful lot to do with how a person ought to operate his farm. For example, if a person were […] Continue reading Number 8, And The Calf That Almost Wasn’t. We have six cows. We thought perhaps some of you would like to meet them, so we will introduce you. #2 This is cow #2. She is gentle and huge. Like all our cows this is our second spring with her. She is a little darker red than the other herefords. Last year she had […] Continue reading Meet our Cows 
Last year we resolved that we would build a greenhouse so we could start our own seeds for the 2013 garden. There were many ways to accomplish this goal, and we researched them all, from pre-built models to DIY plans for sale on the internet. We searched and studied until we finally decided what we […] Continue reading The Ad Hoc Greenhouse |
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