tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691883299905666578.post3297158574404338223..comments2023-05-12T10:23:10.960-05:00Comments on Patch O' Dirt Farm: Patch O' Dirt has a new residentNadjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11092566609789390592noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691883299905666578.post-77832140055178869582008-08-28T09:10:00.000-05:002008-08-28T09:10:00.000-05:00Nina? Nina MA? Is that really you?Thanks for sto...Nina? Nina MA? Is that really you?<BR/>Thanks for stopping by!Nadjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11092566609789390592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691883299905666578.post-5279639301459480832008-08-28T00:52:00.000-05:002008-08-28T00:52:00.000-05:00Congratulations to all of you!! Wish I could have...Congratulations to all of you!! Wish I could have been there to see the children's faces.Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293466318370773058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691883299905666578.post-47691417426139201402008-08-27T13:14:00.000-05:002008-08-27T13:14:00.000-05:00We've never tried this cross before...Nuala jumped...We've never tried this cross before...Nuala jumped a fence to hang out with the neighbor's bull. Our last steer, which was also our first, was mostly Jersey with a spot of Hereford, and he made great beef. Now we have a Hereford/Longhorn (the latter is supposed to be very lean, so hopefully the Hereford will give it a bit more marbling). We do finish them with a nice daily dose of corn for Nadjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11092566609789390592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691883299905666578.post-37737632896459755322008-08-27T10:01:00.000-05:002008-08-27T10:01:00.000-05:00Congrats! He's a BEEEE-UTE!! Do you get a good "...Congrats! He's a BEEEE-UTE!! Do you get a good "beefy" animal with that cross?-I'm a corn-fed Iowa girl myself but there is something about the way they grow if they start on grass and finish on corn/part corn that is a wonderful thing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691883299905666578.post-92166079720428781972008-08-27T05:37:00.000-05:002008-08-27T05:37:00.000-05:00I make a lousy farm wife, Danette! Our old hens a...<I>I</I> make a lousy farm wife, Danette! Our old hens all die of old age, and I don't even make eye contact with the animals destined for the freezer once they are past babyhood! If I had to take part in the butchering I would revert to vegetarianism!<BR/><BR/>But I'll tell you something: store bought beef can't begin to compare with farm-raised, grass-fed beef. Even the burgers are somethingNadjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11092566609789390592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691883299905666578.post-75294875654848016902008-08-26T21:48:00.000-05:002008-08-26T21:48:00.000-05:00How cool! Keep sharing that farm stuff, I'm lovin...How cool! Keep sharing that farm stuff, I'm lovin' every bit of it! Well, almost every bit...poor, sweet, little Beau. I'll try not to think about where he is headed some day...I'd make a lousy farm wife.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11350826083733591744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691883299905666578.post-90849292730921661732008-08-26T20:08:00.000-05:002008-08-26T20:08:00.000-05:00Wow, how wonderful!Wow, how wonderful!Alice Guntherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05998555457432426192noreply@blogger.com