Posted by blunosr on December 31, 2012 at 10:50:51 from (66.183.235.147):
Hi, I was just reading about the one crop farms, and that got me to thinking about mixed farms. I bought a set of chains from a guy the other day, for my old Ford 5000. When he opened the door, four big dogs came out to greet me, including a Saint Bernard, and another dog much bigger than that. It was the biggest dog I had ever seen, must have been over 200 pounds!
Anyways, he had lots of critters. A donkey or two, a few horses, goats, sheep, geese, chickens, but mostly beef cattle. I really like mixed farms, having grown up on one myself.
I was working on a pipeline one time beside a little mixed farm. It was awesome to watch as a woman came out with a border collie, and went about feeding the critters. The dog was really working the animals, separating them and moving them around the yard, just by whistles. And this seemed like her daily routine. I was very impressed, and nostalgic, and envious of her lifestyle...
I have a little 40 acre "farm", with a beautiful river all down one side, and government land on the other side of the river. One day, when I retire, I want the mixed farm lifestyle...
How many of you have mixed farms?
Bye for now, and Happy New Year!
Troy
This post was edited by blunosr at 10:52:28 12/31/12.
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