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    Water in the diesel!

    Think it is called Power Plus(?) and I add it to my fuel every time I put some in the tank. Had the same dang problem with water in the fuel I think last year. No more problems since putting in the cetane boost as it also has an additive that gets rid of water in the tank. There are two types...
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    Need hay rake

    Bought a used Vermeer 8 wheel rake this year for just over 2K. It had only been used to rake last year by someone I knew that bought a bigger model and did not like what they were going to give him for a trade. It cut my raking time down by 2/3. Loved just the one pass idea instead of one or...
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    ARMYWORM

    Hit and miss around here. Cut yesterday, raked and got about half baled today. Cost (can't remember the product name) goes for about $7 an acre but once you notice them you got to get on it fast. Go out in the early morning and late evening and that is when you will see the moths flying above...
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    Prolapse

    Sorry Skyline, did not read your post good. Guess I need to get to bed. Will agree that she needs to head for the sale barn. Guess I was just thinking of my hefier from last week. Sell her!! J
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    Prolapse

    Will go against the grain. Had a prolapsed uterus this last week with a heifer. Had to pull a huge bull calf. Calf and mama are doing fine. Yea, had a $140 vet bill but am going to keep the gal around or least I think I am. Got to take the stitches out tomorrow or Friday. Prolapsed uterus not...
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    Chicken litter wait time?

    Green Creek, if you think chicken litter stinks just wait till you put some turkey litter down! Regarding grazing time, I used to live in NW Arkansas and had neighbors that would feed their cattle chicken litter mixed with crappy hay. Guess the protein content of the litter was over 16% so I'd...
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    Quality of meat in a butchered bull

    I'd band him and then wait at least 90 days before butcher. Got to remember though there is now a "cut off" time as to when a custom butcher can come out and do the deed, least there is here and I think it is around 30 months. They will mouth him to check the age. If over I think 30 months they...
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    O.T. Are people getting stupider?

    Yes they are. They are doing stuff like putting OT posts on the Beginners Board instead of the Coffee Shop or Everything Else Board where it belongs ;-) ! J
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    Salebarn Today

    Caustic, I find your comment saying "unless it had ear" real interesting because my best cow has a bit of a stripe on her and her calves always bring lowest dollar for me but she never fails year after year to produce on time and is a great mama that even weans her own if I let her. I got...
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    handling big square bales

    Check the beginners board, I posted on this about a week ago. Think it is still on the front page but you may have to go to page 2. J
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    Need advise on how to handle/move large square bales??

    Thanks for all the replies. Got it all in the barn as of about an hour ago. It went smooth. Think I'd have had problems though had I not had the 2 foot plus long stabilizer spears at the bottom of my bale fork as well if these bales had ever been wet or were the 8 foot long one's. Had...
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    EQIP Program..... is it worth it?

    I got approved for EQUIP last year. They paid half of a bunch of fencing I put in to get this place into more of a rotational grazing system, will be paying half for my lime, fertilizer, and seed that I'll be putting out by March 1. Not very restrictive at all. Like someone mentioned the money...
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    Need advise on how to handle/move large square bales??

    That is the way I'm set up now. Using the tie down straps sound good but I'm a one man show and guess I could give it a try. Guess if I used the spear to "tilt" the bale then I could get the straps under them. All good ideas, just don't want to waste any hay so keep the ideas coming and thanks...
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    Need advise on how to handle/move large square bales??

    Got lucky today and came across some great hay. Had to make a quick decision as the price was right, there were folks around that would have taken it all had I not as hay is very scarce around here right now so I bought a load and it's still on the trailer tonight. Problem is I've only fed and...
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    Gooseneck Trailer

    Stocky, if you do go to Evan's be sure and also check out S&H Farm Supply which is just past them on the same road. Was heading to Kansas Friday to go pheasant hunting and noticed S&H had some trailers you may like. Both them and Evan's have web sites I think. Ya' may also get a better deal if...
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    "Warts........"

    Had at least 5 heifers this year with warts on their faces. Read here they would go away. Did not really believe they would however figured folks knew what they were talking about. 6 months later and don't have a single heifer with warts. I even spoke with a vet once and asked if it was true...
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    Gooseneck Trailer

    Stocky, I bought mine about 3-4 years ago from Evan's just east of Springfield on Hwy.60 and spent around $3500. Tandem axel made by Elite. Great trailer. It is a 20 foot model with a 5 foot dovetail. The ramps fold down making for real easy loading of a tractor or whatever and the ramps are...
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    I know I'm asking for it.

    My neighbors run Kiko/Boer cross goats, least I think that is what they are. They have at least 600 goats and 2-300 head (??) of cattle on about 1K acres. They rotate a lot. Very much into rotational grazing. Never feed hay except to their horses. They got the markets down pat. Not many folks...
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    Florida hay question, need some answers??

    Thanks for taking time to reply guys. Have passed the information along to the folks but guess they are still fine with putting out $17 small square bales as I've not heard back from them. J
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    Favorite Shotgun

    Favorite do all shotgun for me is my Benelli M2 in Realtree HD camo. 26 inch barrel, 12 ga., and handles 3 inch shells. Right now it's loaded up with 3 inch no.5's as it is fall turkey season here. Have yet to even see one though, fall is one dang tough time to hunt turkey. First weekend in...
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