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I would like to hear more about growing tabacco. Where have you read that it is a de-wormer? I thought you need a permit to grow in Wisconsin? How much area would I need to grow for a flock of 3 dozen sheep? How easy is it to grow?

Life is going great! considering I had two open heart surgeries in the past 14 months.

I drove the tractor. Thank God there is still one custom small square baler nearby that does most of my hay by the acre. Selling premium smsq 40-50# for $2.50 right now. Raising price soon to $2.75

In a similar situation myself. Wife and I purchased 20 acres, mostly wooded, in the foothills of the Appalachians back in April. Had a nice 24 x 30 pole barn that was only used by the prior owner to store firewood and a lawn tractor.

First thing I did was to build a chicken coop. Just slaughtered the last of 19 of our April brood of Buff Orpingtons (culled the rest a month ago and left two roosters and six hens to over-winter) and have been hauling horse manure from a nearby stable to work into the silt/clay of the "crop" sections. For 26 years we've made do with a 40 x 60 ft garden. Only cleared and plowed about three times that now, but am having a ball working the soil with a '56 Ford 640. Actually didn't do too bad for as late as we got the garden in this spring.

When I was growing up Grandpa, a retired station master from the D&H Railroad, had what was then called a "gentleman's farm". He died when I was only 11, but I like to think enough rubbed off that I am following along as best as I can and he would approve. Each of us grandchildren had an apple tree in his small orchard that was ours and we were in charge of the groundskeeping and harvesting. Sure wish I could sit down with him now and get some tips on growing apples, among other things.

Hope to stumble across a couple deer in a few weeks, which will be the first time I've been able to hunt on my own property. Ah, life is good.

Now I'm gonna learn.

Whats a 4 or 7 bent barn?

What does bent mean?

Gary

You did a good job of explaining I know what you mean.

Basically they are the barn trusses.

Never heard them referred to by that name in this area.Don't think I've ever heard them called a name other than the frame work.

Told you it was my turn to learn.
Gary