Posted by CheeseHead Fred on February 22, 2021 at 06:43:29 from (71.90.41.151):
In Reply to: phases of the moon. posted by ESVADuke on February 22, 2021 at 05:13:07:
My Dad ran a farrow-to-finish hog operation, so his farrowing barn held 50 sows from birth to about 8 weeks for weaning. We always castrated the males around 4 weeks, so my brother and I got the duty every Saturday unless it was Christmas or the Fourth of July. We ran it like that for years without paying any attention to the phase of the moon. It was rare that we lost any from castration - maybe one every 6 months. Lost one or two baby pigs from a Sow laying on them, but the cause of death was obvious, and the day and phase of the moon were totally random.
One of my younger brothers is a pretty good gardener, and almost always plants his seed potatoes on Good Friday. Except here in Wisconsin, when Easter comes early in the year the ground is still frozen. I usually call him in those years and ask him if he wants help drilling some holes for planting. LOL
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