... Dirk, The other day, when we were butchering hogs, the experienced butchers all used carbon steel knives. They sharpened them frequently with a hand held...
My Dad used to sharpen knives before we began butchering. He insisted that he had to use a fairly fine, hand powered wheel. No electric motor. Yours truly...
I wish that I didn’t have to read this anti-government information on this Dexter cattle group? There are a lot of anti-government sites were this type of...
bill i disagree i dont belong to many groups ,,,and any info like this is very important for us to know,,,,it just aint hard to hit the delete key,,,,takes...
I agree. I don't see this as anti government, but information. You can agree or disagree with NAIS, but I really feel it's important for me to know what is...
Bill, If you have Dexters or any other animals this is important information to you. As owner of this group I try to post news items that are important to...
My friends call that " Willfully Ignorant Victims". There is a penalty for every law, both God and Man's and ignorance is not an acceptible plea. The best...
My husband grew up in an Italian grocery. His father was a butcher. Jim is a freak about knives being sharp so he also sharpens them regularly, especially ...
I don't think this info is anti-govt so much as informational regarding a policy that will seriously affect all of us who raise livestock. It's important to...
I'm on a couple lists, and there has been a recent discussion somewhere on another Yahoo group about using Mangels as a feed for their cows. I've un-subbed...
This is a Dexter cattle group, I don’t ever need to know that type of anti-government trash. Margaret would not approve of this, were is she? From:...
I follow the laws of my state and I feel that on a Dexter cattle group the discussion should be about DEXTER cattle. Why allow issues that have nothing to do...
Bill, I am the one posting this. This is very pertinent to Dexter cattle. It is not just politics. If being against NAIS is anti-government then so be it ,...
Why are you against it? If it is the law in those states, are you suggesting that they should not comply? I didn’t like it when the Texas Animal Health...
It does effect us though. By having Dexter cattle, we will be required to register than and pay high fees to keep them regardless of whether they are to be...
Bill, this issue is about Dexter cattle. I don't bring my personal political leanings into this group. We are all Americans regardless of our political...
I do believe that we can stop this if we all pull together. We have a short time to make our voices heard. Margaret http://farfarawayfarm.blogspot.com/ Sent:...
That's what NAIS is about, hence it's pertinence to cattle farming and any other animal raising. This is why people need information - so they understand what...
I don't feel good about getting information from a NO NAIS site, how balanced is the information? What are the facts? Not someone said this or that. What fees...
Actually I am not sure Margaret would disapprove as NAIS is very relevant to anyone owning Dexters, or any other animal on a farm for that matter. There...
My apologies Margaret Guess I should have finished reading todays messages before posting Dirk Macaw Ranch Dawson Texas ________________________________ ...
LOL, Dirk, as you know I have done the same thing. No worries, no apology needed. Margaret http://farfarawayfarm.blogspot.com/ ... From: "dirk loren"...
TB, no they paid, but I had to take time off of work on two different days. From: dextercattleonly@yahoogroups.com [mailto:dextercattleonly@yahoogroups.com] On...
The National Animal Identification System: A new threat to rural freedom? By Mary Zanoni, Ph.D., J.D. Small farmers and homesteaders have chosen their way of...
An update from Mary Zanoni By Mary Zanoni New York On June 2, 2006, the USDA released a new document entitled "The National Animal Identification System: A...
http://www.countrysidemag.com/issues/91/91-1/Judith_McGeary.html Margaret http://farfarawayfarm.blogspot.com/ [Non-text portions of this message have been...
I purchased this old book from 1915 called "Lippincott's Farm Manuals Productive Feeding of Farm Animals" It talks all about a bunch of different crops you can...
Nicole, Thanks for that tip and book lead.. I've put it on my Amazon list. I did a rough calculation.. based on Mangels at 300 lb/month for a dexter cow. It...
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