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    Ritchie waterers

    Never used the cloth your talking about. I had the same question myself about the step. I was told it was to help prevent the cattle from backing up and pooping in the drinker. What ever you do make sure the outside pad is sloped so the water drains away from the unit.
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    Ritchie waterers

    Ok, here are a couple of tips to install the CT2-2000. There really isn't much room to allow the riser tube to extend over the top of the concrete pad with these units. There is only about 6 inches of clearence between the concrete pad and the bottom of the trough. You want the concrete pad...
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    FDA's new idea

    Decision pending on meat from cloned animals The federal government is nearing a decision to allow the sale of meat and milk from cloned cows and their offspring. The FDA is expected to take a major step toward that approval by proposing to permit the sales, which would then be subject to 60...
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    Its Time

    I believe Cuba even had over 1000 doctors and medical workers ready to be sent. Were just waiting to be asked.
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    Eminent Domain

    Look what else is in store for us. Passed in March http://independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=1475
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    Eminent Domain

    I completely agree. I already believe that we do not live a free society or even that America can be considered a free country any more. A Communist country with a cover possibly? The government constantly makes laws to give them more power and to take away the basic freedoms that every...
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    Wierd Fly

    It might be a large robber fly like in the pictures in the links below. From what I understand they are common in the south and pretty much attack their prey. http://www.key-net.net/users/swb/Laphriini/apila.htm http://www.hr-rna.com/RNA/Rfly%20pages/ ... 20page.htm
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    Ritchie Waterer

    Another little note, I just looked on the Ritchie website and saw that they are having a photo contest. You can try to win one :)
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    Ritchie Waterer

    Ritchie also has some valves that can accomodate high or low pressure and if that isn't enough you can get a brass pressure reducer that is used for campers for about $10 at a store that have a bunch of RV supplies and for less than $10 at Wal-Mart. We have one of the newer poly ones. We do...
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