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The "Rightness” of Farming
When I step out the door on a frosty spring morning, and I’m greeted by the sounds of not only my own animals, but those of the songbirds, crows, and wild geese, I know that I’m right where I was meant to be, where I need to be - the only place on earth where I WANT to be. As I take those first brisk steps towards the hay barn to commence the morning feeding, the bleating of my ...

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Small Farm Life… Mr. Zoom Lens
There was a day when five horses on a two bottom plow would not turn any heads. Today as the team and I are out plowing I notice a car drive slowly south by the field. A short time later the same car crawls back north and stops on the road. I need to rest the horses regularly anyway and sometimes I stop to chat, but now I’m finishing up a piece. It’s a long hike over rough plowe...

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First Horse
It seems to take forever, but how can a young seven-year-old boy on his way to pick up his first horse measure time? Dad has made a deal for a horse with a rancher named Andersen. Their place is way out “on the reservation.” West of our town, farther than my usual trips to town with Dad, hauling grain to the elevator or picking up supplies at the local general store. This time w...

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Building an Effective Goat Creep
They were exactly what we were looking for, a Saanen and an Oberhasli, both two years of age and ready to be bred. Luckily we had just butchered our turkey flock and had a large fenced in space with a barrel-vault shed that was now vacant. With a little bit of work on the fence the goats were ready to move in. At first we placed loose hay on the floor of the hut for them, but qu...

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Farm Poultry Raising
Profits in farm poultry raising are largely affected by the number of eggs produced during the fall and early months of winter and by the number of broilers and roasters that can be marketed when prices are highest. The larger profits can be best obtained by hatching early and by having early maturing strains.

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