[Livewater Farm]

Evan I use my manure spreader for appling wood ash as well as compost and raw manure
works just fine
some time s with woodash or lime just add a layer of hay or some other material to bottom of spreader before adding ammmendment so it will move along the spreader chain and not float over the bars
Bill

[Livewater Farm]

Jared it is a roll of the dice been cross breeding Percherons on and off for years

my last go around I bred two of my purebred Percheron mares to an old style morgan stud

hoping for a pair of chunks what i got this time was 1 tall lean sport type hores 16-2 and growing and a 14-3 thicker morgan style filly
needless to say they did not match as a team size or gaite

I have had better luck going the other way smaller mare to a Percheron stud
only problem now is you can not find a stud under 17+ hands to breed to

so you thro the dice and wait and see what the mare throughs
Bill

[Livewater Farm]

Brad try a flaxseed poltice it will draw the infection
Bill

[Livewater Farm]

put out only 350 buckets this season made only 16 gals all B

Bill

[Livewater Farm]

A Krone baler with chain rollers takes less horse power no belts to replace and
makes a nice 4+4 dry bale
plus makes a good silage bale if you have enough real horse power and a motor forecart can be used with alot of successthe trick to good dense bales is in the raking big enough windrow and slow ground speed when baling
Bill

[Livewater Farm]

ps would consider partial trades on good broke draft teams against cows
Bill

[Livewater Farm]

have not made a drop of syrup too much cold wind here now fog and rain
Bill

[Livewater Farm]

have not made a drop as of yet only enough sap to flood pans

too windy forecast for last two weeks of the month is promising
Bill

[Livewater Farm]

this question of farm work is a real tricky one here we operate a small grade A dairy milking 20 cows making enough hay to feed our stock is a constant game we play we use both horse power and tractors rake and mow and ted with horses when we can and use machinery to bale and move big bales

when we feel we need to up date equipment we plan ahead and save so we pay cash for any purchases

we need to mow more hay than horses can handle in order to conserve dairy quality and in the past it has been just myself and wife haying

my son has graduated college and plan s to farm with us so I will be able to do more with the horses while he does tractor work and hopefully add a second tam for him in the future

sustainability for us is using the land responsvily not doing more than the family unit can handle
and keeping the operation sustainable economically

been doing this for 30+ plus years with no real debt we do not own alot of new equipment

go on vacations or drive new car but we have built a life raised kids and not wanted for anything unatainable we have a debt free operation to pass on to the next generation with hope we have set a good example and passed on the tools for future success

It has taken alot of hard work as a family team some sacrifice but the rewards have been intangable

Bill

[Livewater Farm]

if you are going to milk every day you might as well milk a cow have enough for the family make yogurt cheese and butter raise a calf or 2 and have some to sell to neighbors
cow would pay for itself in no time

[Livewater Farm]

Carl any interest in picking buckets during sugaring
Bill

[Livewater Farm]

I use a rotary rake behind a groundndrive forecart for dry and balage also use with tractor
does not rpoe hay like side deliver y
Bill

[Livewater Farm]

Hey guys if you
need a place for the night I am just down the road from the farm about 8miles
Bill

[Livewater Farm]

pm works for me thanks

[Livewater Farm]

thanks Jean call me some evening and I will send a check 387 4412
Bill

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