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Made a trip past the garden today and noticed that my strawberry patch is getting smothered by fescue, etc. What can I spray on it that will kill the grass but not my strawberries if anything? Thanks for the help. Boone

I have a Sears .410 bolt action shotgun model 101 1380. Any ideas on how old it might be and if there is any place I could find a replacement clip for it? Thanks, Boone

I just did my first four quarts of green beans in the pressure cooker. When I took the jars out, a few of the beans were sticking out of the liquid. Will these still keep even though they aren't submerged? Thanks, Boone

An elderly woman at church whos husband recently passed away asked me a question & I am trying to get some opinions so I don't lead her astray. She has about 40 acres of fescue that a local fellow cuts, rakes, and bales, then takes the hay and pays her a share. Last year she got $6 for each 5...

Can anyone recommend a website that has a decent cow-calf budget example that applies to the midwest, Missouri in particular? Thanks, Boone

Had someone trying to prove a young Charolais bull's worth by giving us a few free straws of semen. First 2 calves weighed 95 and 120 :o respectively. I nominate the second cow for mother of the year after that delivery. No such thing as a free lunch. Boone

What is the best implement for handling and loading big square bales on a flatbed trailer? Boone

Does anyone have experience or suggestions on a practical way to go from the older generation owning and operating the farm to the older generation owning and the younger generation running the operation? Lots of cousins, uncles, etc. Boone

Would someone who has a better handle on wheat for winter grazing please run/walk me through the calendar from start to finish? Do you eventually take the animals off and let it mature? Boone

hcf, good looking calf on your avatar. Just curious what cross he is?? Boone

Can anybody recommend a place to hog hunt that's not a fenced in resort covered with exotic deer and antelope?? Preferably a small family run operation that won't break the bank. Thanks, Boone

Dis anyone else see this on rfd last night? I really likes the looks of the momma cows, but the bulls didn't do much for me. Most looked a little light in the hind end. Boone

Cattle with ear are common in the south and docked in the north. Where do you think the transition stops/starts? Tell me where you would draw an imaginary east to west line about where the change takes place. Boone

I have a set of 7 year old twins that are dying to deer hunt. What gun would you recommend to start young bucks on that can kill a deer but not kill the kid?? Boone

Does anyone know a good sore throat remedy?? I used to do honey and vinegar with one more ingredient, but for the life of me I cannot remember the 3rd ingredient. Boone

I notice many people on the board who profess more than just a little fondness for longhorns. Would some of you be kind enough to post a picture or two of a longhorn cross cow as I don't recall ever having seen one. What is your preferred cross? What is you preferred terminal sire? Thanks in...

Read somewhere once that Blond cattle have the ability to twitch their skin like a horse to ward off insects. Anyone know anything about this? Boone

Temps dropping like a rock and rain off and on. How's everything to the south?? Boone

I have always heard that the horned version of a breed produces a better, thicker, etc. than the polled version. This is one of those things that I've heard forever and have to confess I guess I have blindly believed. Would someone be so kind as to produce evidence for or against this argument...

When visually appraising cattle, many people, myself included , often make comments such as "nice, straight topline". What are the benefits of a "nice, straight topline" and what are the negatives of a not so straight topline? Boone