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  1. Grandpa

    Don’t want a bull, but...

    I rent a bull for 3 months of every year. Keeps my fences intact, and I don't have to own a bull. If I have a neighbor with 1,2, or 3 cows or heifers to breed, I let him turn them in with mine for those 90 days. I figure if I keep the bull happy, he'll stay home more.
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    What to Charge for Lease?

    If he comes through on that, he'll be a keeper. Both renters I had before deciding to raise my own made those same promises but never followed through. Each of them wound up costing me more in fence and property repairs (and I did the work) than they paid in rent, which was $8 an acre (on 190...
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    rain part 2

    Got over 5" in 6 hours. Just before it hit, I found a hole on one end of the place where a cow and three calves got out. Now have a water gap washed out at the other end. Cows are on the oat field in the middle until I can get a tractor in and get one or the other fixed. When everything is going...
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    fence tips and tricks

    Well, no, I don't have any steel brake line lying around, but my neighbor might. That is a good idea. Either way, the point is, this tool has saved me much pain in these old bent fingers and allows me to work on fence for hours instead of minutes.
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    fence tips and tricks

    In my case, the time involved plus materials would cost more than $8.95, so its a good deal for me. Wish I was more handy with metal.
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    fence tips and tricks

    This is what I use. It's easy on my arthritic hands/fingers and about the best $8.95 I ever spent. http://fenceprotool.com/slideshow1.html
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    Internet browser issue

    IE11 even with Windows 7 is a bad one. Lots of weird issues with it that were not present with IE 8-10. On the other browsers, you might check to see if you're running the 64-bit version. The 32-bit versions seem to work better even with the 64-bit version of Windows 7.
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    shooting range in pasture

    I have a pasture shooting range setup, too, and bought a reasonably priced metal detector at a local pawn shop. I find 99% of the brass plus wire and other junk as well.
  9. Grandpa

    Trailer care

    So right. It always amazes me how calves can sling crap on the trailer wall 4 feet above their heads. We hose down walls and floor after every trip.
  10. Grandpa

    Tied the knot

    Congrats and wish you the very best, boogie. Very happy for you. Don't know how or why, but mine has put up with me for 43 years. Her cooking keeps me fat and ugly. Well, fat anyway. The ugly comes natural.
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    Rain

    6/10 in my little corner of Erath county today, it will help the grass a little, but we need first about an 8" rain, then a good rain right after that. I managed to find some year-old hay and paid more than I wanted, but I hauled it out real quick before the guy could change his mind.
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    Fencing questions

    The cow had gotten through a very poor fence and was in the gravel road. Wife was driving (too fast) into the sun and hit the cow at about 40 or 50 mph. Cow limped back into its own pasture; don't know why it didn't kill it. It survived and had a calf a few months later. I asked the politician...
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    Fencing questions

    Erath County. Politics involved and he may be our next ag commissioner.
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    Fencing questions

    Not according to a former state legislator who is currently running for Ag Cmmissioner. My wife hit one of his cows that had gotten out in the road and did $5,000 damage to her car. According to him it is a free range state and he's not liable.
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    This is unreal

    Schools are teaching political correctness, sex education, and how to pass a test without learning anything. What they are not teaching is subject matter and how to think. I know something about this after having taught for 33 years. As much as I loved it, after 8 years of retirement, you...
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