Homeowner Forum / Rural Living / July 2006

On the edge of corn fields around here, there are cardboard signs with
a name and number on it.  I have always assumed the name was the seed
supplier and the number was the seed ID.
Is that what they mean?  If not, what are they?

We just moved into a home in the country that has a water well.  The
water has enough sulphur in it to be offensive.  The well man
installed a chlorination system that eliminates most(but not all of
the smell).  I have heard that aeriation is the best method of

i am a teacher working in rural (hill area) where tribal people lived
at the hill top area and beside the hills.they had no fecilities of
health and education.they were back ward in environmental awakening
also.I want to uplift them with committed workers help.

What did you pay for an acre of land?
What features are on your acerage?

like sorghum, switchgrass, micscanthus...?

I'm pretty new to rural living so please be patient ;)
I have a small herd of goats, during the spring they roam about and
graze, in the dry months of summer I have them penned up and hay-fed.
I get lots of wasted hay on the ground, mixed with lots of goat poop.

As a young minister, I was asked by a funeral director to hold
a grave-side service for a homeless man with no family or friends.
The funeral was to be held at a cemetery way back in the country
and this man would be the first to be laid to rest there.

Evidence for global climate change
http://www.geosci.unc.edu/faculty/rogers/rogers.html
http://www.geosci.unc.edu/faculty/rogers/climate.html
CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF RAPID CLIMATE CHANGE

Manufacturer recommends against ester glyphosate use in my tree
hatchet.  What are some
options for generic amine glyphosate?   Surfactants not an issue
because herbicide is injected into tree.

"really nasty dishonesty:  editing people's quotes, removing context." - Goo

I have a 17' well that runs out of water in August. Well casing is 2" metal
pipe. I don't know what is at the bottom of the well, may be several inches
or even feet of mud and gunk. Is there any way to clean out the bottom of a
well like this? If I could get just one more foot, I ...

Any body have any experience with N-Complete tractor remanufactureres out of
Wilkinson, IN? They remanufacture various Ford tractors including the 8N.

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Anyone know of any remedy to stop the stinging from touching nettles
(fire weed)? I try to kill off as much as I can, but I still manage to
touch it at least once a week.  Sometimes I'd like to Roundup the
whole farm to get rid of it.  Till then, what will stop the itch?

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