Homeowner Forum / Rural Living / October 2008

Hello group,
Many of you may already know that we are shearing our Icelandic sheep
this weekend.  We will have many fleeces available for purchase
following our shearing.  There are colors from white, cream, grey,

I've heard contradicting opinions on how to train newly-arrived
guineas to stay home and not travel over to the next ranch. For
example:
1. Some say ALWAYS start with newly hatched keets. Then they'll grow

Now isn't this something to think about!
 If Barack Obama would apply for a job with the FBI or with the
Secret Service, he would be disqualified because of his past
association with William Ayers, a known terrorist.

The federal government has made a total disaster of the economy.
That's my opinion. If you agree, are you sure you want their hands on
your healthcare?

http://www.idahostatesman.com/newsupdates/story/530075.html
"Big snow flakes fell early Friday evening, turning Downtown Boise into a
giant snow globe for people on their way home from work. The snow caught
many people off guard, including this bicyclist heading down Idaho Street

Newspapers have plenty of stories about the stock market.  The
grain markets are dropping a bunch also.
http://journalstar.com/articles/2008/10/04/news/business/doc48e6309167cde0562461
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 or    http://tinyurl.com/4slpad

I don't often whine or vent but please indulge me on this one.
I'm out in the middle of a bunch of farms-mostly dairies,
corn and wheat, etc.
I just spent two long years in town until I found this place

I checked the prices of foil bag house isolation recently in stores
and found them rather pricey.
I was thinking of stuffing newspapers in plastic bags and taping it in
the inside of the house on cold walls in order to isolate my home that

http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande/
Well worth reading.
ted

"There are two divergent opinions on how best to treat you," the doctor
told the old perfesser. "I'm convinced you need a triple bypass. Your
HMO says all you need to do is rub this $14 tube of salve on your chest.

Saw this site and thought you might be interested:
http://www.allotment.org.uk/recipe/

I have what appears to be woodchucks getting under my trailer house.
I have metal skirting and they are digging under it.  I keep filling
holes with rocks and concrete, but they keep digging new ones.  I have
not seen the critter but a 4 to 6 inch hole would indicate a woodchuck

I'm staring at a big bunch of green tomatoes, which will mostly get used
in relish, salsa verde, etc.  However, what I really need is a longer
growing season.  
I have decided to cobble together a cheap greenhouse over some raised

LOCALS NOT EXCITED ABOUT CHICKEN WASTE
Oread Daily   http://oreaddaily.blogspot.com/
I know I sure as hell wouldn't be thrilled to hear that Cobb Vantress,
a subsidiary of Tyson Foods, was planning to build 60 poultry houses

I get a laugh out of these guys that spend $800 on a chain saw, then
spend half or more of their free time all summer long cutting
firewood.  They burn up gallons of gas, and oil.  Then they buy
trailers and other wood hauling equipment.  In the process they bust