Teresa & Mike CHS - Our journal

[CntryBoy777]

That sure sounds like a Win-Win-Win all the way around for ya.....I know Ringo is trying to countdown "Time"....maybe when ya give him his couple of rubs ya might mention it to him....just sayin'......the helper in the shop will be a plus too. I've been Enjoying the weather tremendously here, also...I haven't had to wring my Tshirts out and leave them in the washer as soon as I come in.....still have a small bit of cutting to do, but the bulk is caught up. I told Joyce that if summer days were more like this I'd be inclined to expand....but, we'll just have to see. I talked to the neighbor today to get a price on a couple of weaned steers...might as well do the research...

 

[Mike CHS]

Bruce - at almost 16 he has a lot of potential if he doesn't make some silly choices. He is picking out two of our ewes to buy after they get bred. I told him he could pick out any of the older ewes he wanted except for two that aren't going anywhere. He has learned a lot this summer and although they have cattle he has fallen for the sheep.

 

[Mike CHS]

Fred - I've raised a few steers before and found they were pretty easy keepers as long as they aren't hungry. It looks like you have a perfect place already in place. That bull calf we finished off last winter was zero problems.

Of course I've been known to be an enabler.

 

[Baymule]

Steaks. Roast. Hamburger. And the Holy Grail of Southern Cooking--CHICKEN FRIED STEAK. It can be yours with the purchase of a calf.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Well, I'm thinking if all else fails, then I can have some assistance eating grass for awhile....even if they just stay here, but am looking to raise and sell and meat....if it works out okay.....just have to see how the "Stars Align"....

 

[Bruce]

Steaks. Roast. Hamburger. And the Holy Grail of Southern Cooking--CHICKEN FRIED STEAK. It can be yours with the purchase of a calf.

Says the MASTER (MISTRESS??) of enablement!

How does a chicken fry a steak anyway??

 

[Mike CHS]

We went out to some of the Amish farms this morning to supplement our freezer for winter with things we didn't grow enough of in our gardens. We got a lot of corn from our garden but the ears were small and not near enough to process for all winter.

We picked up two big bags of huge bi- color corn that came out to about 15 cents an ear. Our neighbor was with us and she and Teresa decided they would have a canning day for tomatoes this week but since neither of us have enough at the moment so we bought two bushels of tomatoes for $8 each. These are all heirloom tomatoes and vine ripened so we are thinking that next year we will grow our early garden like always since not even the Amish plant early around here. Our summer garden will just be for the table since the prices the Amish get for bulk veggies is about as cheap as we can grow ourselves.

 

[CntryBoy777]

When the heat, labor, and time is taken into consideration it only makes sense to get the bulk at one time and can or freeze at one time and then have all the time to do other things and stay out of the heat.....I don't believe ya can beat those prices anywhere....

 

[Bruce]

Yeah those prices are fabulous. Your next "build" will be a solar array to power all the freezers Mike!

 

[Baymule]

Says the MASTER (MISTRESS??) of enablement!

How does a chicken fry a steak anyway??

They have tiny fingers on their wing tips!