Posted by dangerdoc on November 30, 2007 at 15:04:51 from (68.93.9.131):
In Reply to: Help..New to Farming posted by Dennis A. Starliper on November 30, 2007 at 06:52:38:
I was about in the same boat 5 years ago. I lived on a farm as a kid but was in the military and otherwise lived in cities for 25 years. A few pearls.
1. Don't let a horse onto your property. You will only lose money and they are likely to kill you.
2. Unless you are a commercial farmer, tractors are therapy and alot of fun but. You will only lose money and they are likely to kill you.
3. I haven't done this, but I am seriously thinking about it. Put up a three wire electric fence around the perimeter and buy a heard of goats. You don't have to mow, spray for weeds or even trim the trees, they do it all for you. You might even make a buck at the end of the day and they are not likely to kill you.
Seriously though.
Make friends with your neighbors. They are a fount of information. They can tell you what is likely to kill you (I keep repeating this but rural life actually is dangerous). They also know what is likely to make a few bucks and what is likely to lose money.
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