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    where to get wind turbines and other questions

    Have never used this company thou a neighbor has but enjoy looking at the their gear: http://store.mwands.com/
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    Thinking about processing a few old chickens

    Might try posting your question here too: http://www.backyardchickens.com/f/
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    Snow fencing

    Thanks! You can still buy the "wooden slat" snow fence but it"s double the price of plastic. Guess plastic is the way I'll go. Hopefully it will last a few years at least!
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    Snow fencing

    Anyone use it? If so, do you use plastic or the wood? Looking for suggestions for next winter. Thanks.
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    Hunting for food...does it justify the cost?

    pennies for a rabbit, or squirrel, dress it yourself. same way with fishing. you can freeze what you dont use right away.
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    Firearms for the Homestead

    You can buy a whole lot more ammo when you only have two guns!
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    Incredible book

    Storey's guide to raising chickens was the first and last book I bought on that subject. Really good book!
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    Brand New to you but not self sufficient ways.

    When I was in FFA, my ag teacher used to say "if your fences can hold water, they will hold a goat!"
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    Brand New to you but not self sufficient ways.

    Grovetucky - Welcome to the forum! I have a question irt the holstein. Did you get it as a bobby calf and raise it? If you have done this b4 is there a significant difference in meat quality between the holstein and say, a hereford? I sometimes see holstein calves for sale and have wondered...
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    Distance of Posts for cloths line?

    Mine (2) are 30 ft apart, are made of 3 inch square tube. Since I live in MO, I buried mine 4 ft, to be below the frost line, have 6 ft above ground and have a 6 ft top bar with 3 lines for a total of 90 ft of line. I made mine of steel, our previous clothes line was wood and lasted approx 30...
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    Is canning veggies cost effective?

    Did not know, that's why I asked, thanks anyway.
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    Is canning veggies cost effective?

    Thanks ORChick, this helps a lot, I'll look into the Presto canner!
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    Is canning veggies cost effective?

    How would a canner work with a glass top stove? Or, does it work?
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    Is canning veggies cost effective?

    Thanks moolie, I'll have the wife or kids check in the library next time they are in town! There is a lot of info to absorb here about canning!
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    Is canning veggies cost effective?

    Wow, 6 pages! I have read all of them and now have some more things to think about! I've also got a large freezer, a dehydrater, so now there are other methods with which to preserve food to think about. I only used the dehydrater for deer jerky! Does anyone recommend a book(s) that can explain...
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