I’m learning to drive the truck. It’s stick shift so a little harder than an automatic. I don’t go any faster than 15 mph. I don’t like 2nd gear. I only drive it in the pasture. That’s it for now.
We bought two Holstein calves to train as oxen. Their names are Buck and Doe. They are 1 month 1 week 1 day old. When the calves were little they got scours(diarrhea). They were on the verge of dying. They had three mothers and their last mother has a calf and that calf is the best friend of the Holsteins. I’ll add pictures later. I bought business cards for a business I named Haw-Gee Oxen Training. I have big plans!
We’re finishing the house and the greenhouse. I turned 11 in march. The NRCS came and planted 300 trees. They’ll also fence the trees and solar power our pump. We bought a 1948 Ford tractor with a scraper,plow,and disk. We bought a cow named Rosie-she is a little pushy.
I have not been writing about the house,but we’ve been adding on to our house. We’re having a walk out basement. Then add on twelve feet on both floors. Our Grandparents will live in the basement and we will live on the upper floors. The diggers came in late August. Some framers came to help out. We’ve been doing the rest ourselves .
House Fly
What is that buzzing that I hear? It could be the house fly! There are so many different kinds of flies. It is so amazing. Dragonflies are not really flies, but are called that.
The house fly carries all kinds of diseases. When a fly bites, they pass lots of germs. It is very hard to believe, but flies are one of the most dangerous pests in the world because of all the diseases and germs they carry. Anything that is touched by a fly is contaminated.
So, next time you see a fly, you will know the truth.
FarmBoy