Author Topic: Ask Steve Dave Farm And Cow And Ranch And Tractor And Truck Related Questions (Read 386256 times)

Sandstone Outcropping · « **Reply #4425 on:** December 21, 2021, 07:10:26 PM »

Quote from: ben ji on December 20, 2021, 09:57:07 PM

This is incredible and awful. Not all that far from my hometown.

Katpappy · « **Reply #4426 on:** December 21, 2021, 07:18:17 PM »

Quote from: Sandstone Outcropping on December 21, 2021, 07:10:26 PM

Quote from: ben ji on December 20, 2021, 09:57:07 PM

This is incredible and awful. Not all that far from my hometown.

Very sad and awful.

chum1 · « **Reply #4427 on:** December 23, 2021, 08:57:23 AM »

About 20 minutes south of Manhattan. I think this barely qualifies as a hobby farm. Although my parents rent it for pasture and crops, they go there somewhat regularly to maintain the fence and do other hobby farm stuff like pick up sticks and put them in a ditch.

I don't know why there are two ponds here, but I got the impression it was intentional. ???

My dad must have took all of the useless junk that was in here and put it in his giant shed at home before it collapsed.

This antique is probably worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

My dad likes that the beavers help him fight the menace of too many trees.

You're probably asking yourself what these things are. Believe it or not, they are cow bones.

steve dave · « **Reply #4428 on:** December 23, 2021, 08:59:15 AM »

That’s good work chum

Kat Kid · « **Reply #4429 on:** December 23, 2021, 09:03:13 AM »

I was informed that apparently the fire affected leoti, ks and killed an old farmer who got surrounded. Pretty awful imagining that.

Sandstone Outcropping · « **Reply #4430 on:** December 23, 2021, 10:31:38 AM »

Quote from: Kat Kid on December 23, 2021, 09:03:13 AM

I was informed that apparently the fire affected leoti, ks and killed an old farmer who got surrounded. Pretty awful imagining that.

awful

Sandstone Outcropping · « **Reply #4431 on:** December 23, 2021, 10:34:27 AM »

great stuff, chum1. looks like a great place to just go wander around.

there is a place south of 1-70 (off of McDowell Cr Rd, I believe) called Birdrunner. Used to have these cabins that you could rent and then wander around the hills and a creek. don't think it is open to the public at this time but is was kind of in that area.

Sandstone Outcropping · « **Reply #4432 on:** December 23, 2021, 01:04:01 PM »

Quote from: Katpappy on December 21, 2021, 07:18:17 PM

Quote from: Sandstone Outcropping on December 21, 2021, 07:10:26 PM
Quote from: ben ji on December 20, 2021, 09:57:07 PM

This is incredible and awful. Not all that far from my hometown.

Very sad and awful.

farmers donating hay to help farmers who had their winter hay stockpiles incinerated:

https://www.facebook.com/100004363303964/videos/pcb.2437999589688794/1034146577314941

yoga-like_abana · « **Reply #4433 on:** December 23, 2021, 01:15:53 PM »

Quote from: chum1 on December 23, 2021, 08:57:23 AM

About 20 minutes south of Manhattan. I think this barely qualifies as a hobby farm. Although my parents rent it for pasture and crops, they go there somewhat regularly to maintain the fence and do other hobby farm stuff like pick up sticks and put them in a ditch.

I don't know why there are two ponds here, but I got the impression it was intentional. ???

My dad must have took all of the useless junk that was in here and put it in his giant shed at home before it collapsed.

This antique is probably worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

My dad likes that the beavers help him fight the menace of too many trees.

You're probably asking yourself what these things are. Believe it or not, they are cow bones.

Dwight, KS?

chum1 · « **Reply #4434 on:** December 23, 2021, 02:04:28 PM »

Quote from: yoga-like_abana on December 23, 2021, 01:15:53 PM

Dwight, KS?

About halfway in between Dwight and I-70.

ben ji · « **Reply #4435 on:** December 23, 2021, 03:22:46 PM »

Quote from: chum1 on December 23, 2021, 08:57:23 AM

About 20 minutes south of Manhattan. I think this barely qualifies as a hobby farm. Although my parents rent it for pasture and crops, they go there somewhat regularly to maintain the fence and do other hobby farm stuff like pick up sticks and put them in a ditch.

I don't know why there are two ponds here, but I got the impression it was intentional. ???

My dad must have took all of the useless junk that was in here and put it in his giant shed at home before it collapsed.

This antique is probably worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

My dad likes that the beavers help him fight the menace of too many trees.

You're probably asking yourself what these things are. Believe it or not, they are cow bones.

That's a hot piece of hobby farm ass.

KST8FAN · « **Reply #4436 on:** December 23, 2021, 08:11:32 PM »

Chum I think you got the skeletal remains of a corn binder.

Tom

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Katpappy · « **Reply #4437 on:** December 23, 2021, 08:36:22 PM »

Chum, is there still some beavers on the farm? That tree was chewed on quite a while ago.

steve dave · « **Reply #4438 on:** December 23, 2021, 09:33:52 PM »

Quote from: Katpappy on December 23, 2021, 08:36:22 PM

Chum, is there still some beavers on the farm? That tree was chewed on quite a while ago.

katdaddy no!

Katpappy · « **Reply #4439 on:** December 23, 2021, 10:43:56 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on December 23, 2021, 09:33:52 PM

Quote from: Katpappy on December 23, 2021, 08:36:22 PM
Chum, is there still some beavers on the farm? That tree was chewed on quite a while ago.
katdaddy no!

Steve, I'm talking hairy beavers with large teeth that build dams for a hobby. I have been laying off hairy tuna fish for a while.

chum1 · « **Reply #4440 on:** December 23, 2021, 10:44:16 PM »

Quote from: Katpappy on December 23, 2021, 08:36:22 PM

Chum, is there still some beavers on the farm? That tree was chewed on quite a while ago.

Yeah, they've actually moved on. Need some more!

Katpappy · « **Reply #4441 on:** December 23, 2021, 10:53:00 PM »

Quote from: chum1 on December 23, 2021, 10:44:16 PM

Quote from: Katpappy on December 23, 2021, 08:36:22 PM
Chum, is there still some beavers on the farm? That tree was chewed on quite a while ago.

Yeah, they've actually moved on. Need some more!

Are the dams man-made or beaver built?

chum1 · « **Reply #4442 on:** December 23, 2021, 10:58:37 PM »

Quote from: Katpappy on December 23, 2021, 10:53:00 PM

Quote from: chum1 on December 23, 2021, 10:44:16 PM
Quote from: Katpappy on December 23, 2021, 08:36:22 PM
Chum, is there still some beavers on the farm? That tree was chewed on quite a while ago.

Yeah, they've actually moved on. Need some more!

Are the dams man-made or beaver built?

One is beaver. I don't know how many man made. I got confused by the pond talk.

slackcat · « **Reply #4443 on:** December 24, 2021, 07:12:54 AM »

Quote

I don't know why there are two ponds here, but I got the impression it was intentional. ???

Before excavators became popular it was easier just to build a new pond than cut and clean out an old one. Also didn't have to source new water while old one dried out before cleaning.

Also, also can never have enough water.

Katpappy · « **Reply #4444 on:** December 24, 2021, 11:35:45 AM »

The beavers agree and enjoy the ponds.

ben ji · « **Reply #4445 on:** December 30, 2021, 09:31:55 AM »

My brother almost burned down Thomas County earlier this week. He was out at the cat ranch cutting firewood with a chainsaw and hit a nail that was buried in a dead tree.

Sparks went flying and caught some grass on fire which spread fast due to the wind and it being dry. Luckily it was in the windbreak and not an open field of grass so he was able to stomp it out once the fire ran into the trees/out of grass.

wetwillie · « **Reply #4446 on:** December 30, 2021, 10:15:02 AM »

Imagine how many pheasants would have burned to death

Dugout DickStone · « **Reply #4447 on:** December 30, 2021, 11:16:56 AM »

Quote from: ben ji on December 30, 2021, 09:31:55 AM

My brother almost burned down Thomas County earlier this week. He was out at the cat ranch cutting firewood with a chainsaw and hit a nail that was buried in a dead tree.

Sparks went flying and caught some grass on fire which spread fast due to the wind and it being dry. Luckily it was in the windbreak and not an open field of grass so he was able to stomp it out once the fire ran into the trees/out of grass.

Yeah, his chainsaw hit a nail....that's what happened

Spracne · « **Reply #4448 on:** December 30, 2021, 12:24:19 PM »

Quote from: Dugout DickStone on December 30, 2021, 11:16:56 AM

Quote from: ben ji on December 30, 2021, 09:31:55 AM
My brother almost burned down Thomas County earlier this week. He was out at the cat ranch cutting firewood with a chainsaw and hit a nail that was buried in a dead tree.

Sparks went flying and caught some grass on fire which spread fast due to the wind and it being dry. Luckily it was in the windbreak and not an open field of grass so he was able to stomp it out once the fire ran into the trees/out of grass.

Yeah, his chainsaw hit a nail....that's what happened

Marihuana cigarettes, more than likely. Smdh.

KST8FAN · « **Reply #4449 on:** December 30, 2021, 07:12:21 PM »

I must admit I'm pretty ignorant about wildfires. Burnt a lot of pasture, but that was always controlled burn in NEKS.

Watched a neighbor burn up a round baler, and had a few bales hit by lightning. We think someone burnt up the round bales all stacked tight in the barn yard one year, but nothing else hurt.

Tom

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