Homeowner Forum / Rural Living / June 2004

I shoot these varmints on site, but sometimes difficult in city lawns.

 I have heard, that killing off English Ivy is only done by digging
it out..Is there anything which WILL kill it? And yes, I have tried
casaron among other things..

I bought a place that has city water, but the property has a well. I
had it checked out, it works and the water tested good, but it has no
pressure tank. I bought a 82 gal, vertical, (bladder type)
pre-pressurized tank from the home depot.  I don't have the height

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DNA Study Finds Chihuahuas Aren't Dogs
As part of an ambitious effort to identify genes that cause disease in
dogs and humans, scientists at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research
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How much are you being gouged for gas in Alaska now?
It's still not as expensive here as it was in Boise.
I've found a couple of places that still sell regular
for 1.84/gal,but the average is 1.97/gal.

My wife just put a deposit down on a Toggenberg kid.  She comes from a
line of good milkers, but has incorrect markings.  The kids have already
dubbed her 'spot' because of that.
We have a lean-to on the back of our pole barn.  That lean-to faces a

Among the amusing items I bought this weekend, was a small chain saw. It had no
chain or bracket on it. But it had sticker on it saying "$5 dollars, runs
good". I started it up and offered them $3, which they gladly agreed to. I took
it home and took the 14 inch bracket and chain ...

i posted a while back about a buzzard that was harrassing my calves.  he
never did any damage and has since gone on his way, but since then I've
noticed more people having buzzard trouble.
people have claimed that buzzards have killed weak newborn calves.  someone

Does anyone out there know of a  good, effective way to get rid of moles in
a lawn.  If so, I welcome your input.  Many thanks in advance.
Joe Martin

For reasons I won't get into, I decided to drive to the new local
Krispy Kreme and try their stuff.
What a disappointment!
What's the fuss over this stuff?

I have 4 Stihl .325 chains that need a link taken out of them. I saw that
Stihl makes a tool that sort of looks like a pair of vise grips with some
dies on the end. Has anyone used this? Does it work? What did you pay for
yours?

middle GA here
which cutting of hay is reputed to be the best quality
get 3-4 cuttings here
Frank

We've been raising chickens for a number of years and last year for the
first time we got into raising layers.  (they are a year old now, and
they are doing just fine, thanks for asking)
But now we have 70 chicks that are growing rapidly and soon they will