Homeowner Forum / Rural Living / April 2007

Here's something to improve the appetite on a Monday.
From the Warshington Post:
Lost amid the anxiety surrounding the tainted U.S. pet food supply is this sobering reality: It's not just pet owners who should be worried. The uncontrolled distribution of low-quality imported food ...

Any recommendations or comments on a Deutz-Allis Model 1616 Lawn
Tractor?
I am buying a home and have option to buy one for $400. I'm not
familiar with this brand. Thanks, John

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-sci-bees26apr26,1,367041.story
?track=rss
http://tinyurl.com/2tc8wp
"A fungus that caused widespread loss of bee colonies in Europe and Asia
may be playing a crucial role in the mysterious phenomenon known as Colony

hi i have a belarus 420 and it runs great but i just changed the trans
fluid becuace it was like mud and now it shifts like new but now i
noticed that it is leacking at the E brake housing i think its the
gasget i want to take it off and put a new one on but i dont know if

Alpaca fur rugs, alpaca hats, slippers, mittens and more.
http://stores.ebay.com/andeancharm

two questions, one, where would my interests in farm ponds be best
served.
Two, has anyone had personal experience with the aquacide  called
hydrothol. thanks.

Did you see the post
(1176896729.844454.194880@e65g2000hsc.googlegroups.com)
in which someone tied Karen's current goofy nym to
something completely revolting?  It's hilarious.

We are newby clueless farmers who, until recently, had plans to start
farming 13 acres of deep sand outside of Hempstead, Texas.
Due to my wife recently suffering a fall and damaging her knee, we
have decided to scale our plans way back.

Staged Shootings at Virginia Tech:
To bring in New-Anti-Gun-Laws !!!
To Disarm and Conquer America !!!
The News Media: [-WAGS-THE-DOG-]

Our garbage...our food waste...would almost certainly be
enough to end world hunger. I feel confident that every
state, and maybe even every major city, produces
millions of pounds of food waste every single day. That

If you have broadband and an hour to waste, I just ran across an archive
of "Duke For President" videos on the Doonesbury site.  
Some of them aren't funny.  Some are hilarious.  
http://www.doonesbury.com/strip/videodump.html

I'm trying to test for a spark on a small engine mower. It dont seem
to be getting a spark.  I was wondering if it's possible to use one of
those neon bulb type electric fence testers to check for the spark?
I'd assume I'd just stick the contactor under the spark plug boot and

"No one doubts the phenomenon: Bees really are dying en masse. Populations
have collapsed by up to 70 percent in the last several months on the
American east coast. Beekeepers and scientists even have a name for the
phenomenon -- "Colony Collapse Disorder." The German Beekeepers

I'm looking far a reliable weed wacker. I need a good quality, perhaps a
commercial one as my
needs are more than most city home owners. 2 cycle or the new 4 cycle,
mixing oil is never a problem so what's the deal?

CALCUTTA, India (AP) -- When his chickens started
disappearing a few weeks ago, a farmer in eastern India
figured dogs or jackals were to blame -- until he
discovered his calf making a meal of his poultry.