Author Topic: Ask Steve Dave Farm And Cow And Ranch And Tractor And Truck Related Questions (Read 360803 times)

BW · « **Reply #3400 on:** September 03, 2020, 06:51:12 PM »

When I say some, do some don't its really only one yard in Garden City. He uses corn stalks and swears by it.

Another guy telling me how K-State doing research on their habits. They eat at same spot in bunk every day within 10 minutes, times three. Water same. Using tracking tags to detect interruptions in routine to detect sickness.

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KST8FAN · « **Reply #3401 on:** September 03, 2020, 09:11:21 PM »

Split the corral with a hedge post and panel fence. The cousin decides to stress test by separating bulls with it. Bent a gate already

Meanwhile the girls are hanging in the pasture.

Tom

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steve dave · « **Reply #3402 on:** September 03, 2020, 09:21:05 PM »

sometimes I feel like flys are just laughing in my entire face as we are fly tagging cattle.

steve dave · « **Reply #3403 on:** September 03, 2020, 09:21:46 PM »

also that is irl the first panel on hedge corral I've ever seen. that's real commitment to the hedge game Tom. respect.

KST8FAN · « **Reply #3404 on:** September 05, 2020, 09:44:04 AM »

I think I've posted a corn ear pix here the last few years.

Tom

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Kat Kid · « **Reply #3405 on:** September 05, 2020, 03:12:29 PM »

https://twitter.com/brisk_god/status/1300136458158825472?s=21

KST8FAN · « **Reply #3406 on:** September 05, 2020, 08:45:47 PM »

Bovines love water.

Tom

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ben ji · « **Reply #3407 on:** September 05, 2020, 09:15:07 PM »

Tuesday's weather forecast for the cat ranch.....

High 43 - Low 29 - 60% chance of rain with possibly 1-3 inches of snow tuesday evening

Luckily my parents just left on a 3 week road trip and my dad blew out the lawn sprinkler lines before he left.

sys · « **Reply #3408 on:** September 05, 2020, 09:18:21 PM »

Quote from: ben ji on September 05, 2020, 09:15:07 PM

Tuesday's weather forecast for the cat ranch.....

High 43 - Low 29 - 60% chance of rain with possibly 1-3 inches of snow tuesday evening

Luckily my parents just left on a 3 week road trip and my dad blew out the lawn sprinkler lines before he left.

it's gonna be 110 here tomorrow, you sons of bitches.

Kat Kid · « **Reply #3409 on:** September 06, 2020, 09:03:43 AM »

Quote from: ben ji on September 05, 2020, 09:15:07 PM

Tuesday's weather forecast for the cat ranch.....

High 43 - Low 29 - 60% chance of rain with possibly 1-3 inches of snow tuesday evening

Luckily my parents just left on a 3 week road trip and my dad blew out the lawn sprinkler lines before he left.

That crap won’t freeze that easily

ben ji · « **Reply #3410 on:** September 07, 2020, 10:25:41 AM »

Randomly came across this youtube video from a flood aggie where they break down income/costs for their 1700 acre farm in IA for 2018. The guy is pretty annoying but I learned a lot about how much all the random inputs/expenses cost. Who knew your corn had to be at a certain moisture percentage and if it wasn't you would have to pay to dry it? (I'm sure farmers knew but I'm not a farmer)

Skip ahead to 4 minutes to get through the intro/filler

I also noticed a bunch of Windmills in the background but they didn't include that in their income for the year (its possible the windmills are not on their land)

ben ji · « **Reply #3411 on:** September 12, 2020, 08:57:29 PM »

Sometimes our katz suck and you get angry but then you head up to hay bale hill and watch the sun set while you crush brews and blare tunes with your mutts.

sys · « **Reply #3412 on:** September 12, 2020, 08:59:19 PM »

glad to see you brought both dogs.

ben ji · « **Reply #3413 on:** September 12, 2020, 09:13:56 PM »

Quote from: sys on September 12, 2020, 08:59:19 PM

glad to see you brought both dogs.

I'm glad you noticed both dogs were there

star seed 7 · « **Reply #3414 on:** September 12, 2020, 09:27:02 PM »

What a great pic of the two pups

pissclams · « **Reply #3415 on:** September 12, 2020, 10:05:18 PM »

thoughts on banning dogs from farms?

chum1 · « **Reply #3416 on:** September 12, 2020, 10:08:54 PM »

Cats lose? eff it. I've got dogs.

ben ji · « **Reply #3417 on:** September 13, 2020, 10:17:24 AM »

@steve dave get in here and tell me about Meade Manufacturing.

They built this back of the pickup camper shell that has been collecting dust in a barn for the last 30 years.

It's still in excellent shape so make sure to tell the guys at Meade MFG they did a great job.

steve dave · « **Reply #3418 on:** September 13, 2020, 10:24:08 AM »

I don’t think that’s a thing still. Never heard of it.

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meow meow · « **Reply #3419 on:** September 14, 2020, 08:10:41 AM »

that logo is nails tho

ben ji · « **Reply #3420 on:** September 14, 2020, 08:20:04 AM »

Quote from: steve dave on September 13, 2020, 10:24:08 AM

I don’t think that’s a thing still. Never heard of it.

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Did some digging this morning and old Meade MFG made everything from riding lawn mowers to campers to cabs for tractors.

http://www.oldmeadecounty.com/meade_mfg.htm

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The business continued into the early 1980's. In those days tractors started coming out with cabs already on them.... camper manufacturers abounded and the economy started to tank. It was a sad day for the town of Meade when Meade Mfg. closed... those 100 jobs were sorely missed.

ben ji · « **Reply #3421 on:** September 14, 2020, 08:21:24 AM »

Quote from: meow meow on September 14, 2020, 08:10:41 AM

that logo is nails tho

Yes, its a pretty elite logo.

michigancat · « **Reply #3422 on:** September 14, 2020, 09:10:57 AM »

Quote from: ben ji on September 14, 2020, 08:20:04 AM

Quote from: steve dave on September 13, 2020, 10:24:08 AM
I don’t think that’s a thing still. Never heard of it.

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Did some digging this morning and old Meade MFG made everything from riding lawn mowers to campers to cabs for tractors.

http://www.oldmeadecounty.com/meade_mfg.htm

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The business continued into the early 1980's. In those days tractors started coming out with cabs already on them.... camper manufacturers abounded and the economy started to tank. It was a sad day for the town of Meade when Meade Mfg. closed... those 100 jobs were sorely missed.

what an adorable goddam lawn mower

michigancat · « **Reply #3423 on:** September 14, 2020, 09:23:25 AM »

holy crap meade manufacturing kicked ass

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The County Historical Museum at Meade has on display a "Buddy Bike," another invention of George Isaac which was manufactured at Meade Mfg

http://www.oldmeadecounty.com/buddy_bike.htm
http://www.oldmeadecounty.com/images/Meade_Mfg/buddy_bike_pg.pdf

great website, too!

ben ji · « **Reply #3424 on:** September 14, 2020, 12:27:57 PM »

Here are some more random pictures from a weekend on the farm

I've seen a couple of solo Antelope before and ended up seeing a group of around 10 when I was driving around.