Alternatives to brand name Crocs? - Homesteading Forum
2012年4月10日 · I love the Crocs Tully, which isn't made any longer. The footbed does not have the "nubbies" in it, and it thicker than most Crocs. Feels like walking on air. Also not as clunky looking. The sizes run true. I take between an 8 & 8-1/2 depending on the shoe, and the Tully size 8 fits perfectly. One seller on E-Bay has them at an excellent price:
Is a Berkshie Cross still better tasting than a non Berk?
2016年3月27日 · An exerpt from the American Berkshire Association. The superior quality of Berkshire pork is well documented. In a summary of tests conducted over a 10-year span at the National Barrow Show in Austin, Minnesota, Berkshire pigs scored highest of all major American pure breeds in sensory qualit
What about Boer and Nubian crosses? | Homesteading Forum
2004年10月1日 · the dairy bucks had higher peak production and sustained a better lactation curve than the does bred to the non-dairy bucks. If I remember correctly, the does bred to non-dairy bucks didn't even average 10-month lactations. He carried the experiment on to the second freshening and found that the effect
Repairing Kraut/Pickle Crocks - Homesteading Forum
2011年8月30日 · Kinda funny. Ive seen LOTSa cracked croks as a kid. Most, wernt cracked clear through, and they just wrapped bailing wire around them TIGHT, and thats how I saw them.
The best Goat crosses??? - Homesteading Forum
2011年4月4日 · If you are wanting milk and meat, go with Saanen/Boer does and breed to a Boer buck. The Saanen blood will give you a better udder and more milk production while the Boer will give you the muscling. I have had people tell me that their fastest growing meat kids were 3/4 Boer 1/4 Saanen. I wouldn't try to keep any of those kids for milk though.
How to build a good parlor for a family cow - Homesteading Forum
2013年6月6日 · Concrete floor is best, walls that can be washed down. If only one cow 1 door works, a sliding barn door. If more than 1 cow, 2 doors, one in, one out. Opposite sides of barn and divided holding areas. Holding areas need covered if in wet area with lots of rain, this approach needs to be concrete also to wash down.
Butchered Beef? Taste? - Homesteading Forum
2008年12月16日 · stoe bought taste - because "store bought" taste (imo) is better than the taste of slaughter house flavor. The bull hadn't serviced a cow in about 4 to 5 months (he seems to have taken care of them the first month and we kept him for the other 5 just in case, but from all appearances the first month took). I haven't seen any yellow fat.
Boullion without MSG? - Homesteading Forum
2007年4月23日 · I get the beef and the chicken flavors . A jar lasts quite a while . I like it so much better than the cubes or powders . It is pricey in some stores - up to $5.69 a jar but , I try to get it at walmart when I go there at $3.89 a jar . Keep it in the refrigerator .
Angus Dexter Cross - Homesteading Forum
2012年5月5日 · I'd be better off selling the Dexters to someone else that actually wants straight-bred Dexters and buying a different breed. If I had some Angus cows, it would be easier to find a good moderate-sized Angus bull to breed them than a Dexter bull. And, the calves would probably be worth more as weaned calves, replacements, and beef.
Best zero turn from big box store | Homesteading Forum
2017年3月9日 · Last year I bought a Toro zero turn from a local dealer at a price better than the big box stores. Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see.” Neil Postman