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To: Kathy in Alaska
Better questions and options with this 'test'. Re the farm, I would want a farm with the Pacific Ocean as my boundary on the west and a river on the north end and one on the south end and year round creeks connecting the two rivers with good gates on the entrance on the east. Have a couple of good size lakes with the creeks providing water and keep kayaks on the lakes with duck and geese blinds during the fall/winter seasons.

I would raise some critters for meat and shoot others. For veggies, I would use cattle water troughs a couple of feet high so we wouldn't have to bend over to plant, weed and harvest. Also, the metal troughs prevent rabbits, moles/ gophers/ and voles from getting a free root salad bar. We use the troughs now, and they are great. A couple provide all the salad goodies, tomatoes and a few other edibles we need. Enclose that area and the area around the house/barn with 8' deer fence.

Get a couple of hawks or falcons and owls to nest in the garden area to keep out the birds you don't want.

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174 posted on 03/08/2012 7:29:16 AM PST by Grampa Dave (ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IS DESTROYING AMERICA-LOOK AT WHAT IT DID TO THE WHITE HOUSE!)
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To: Grampa Dave

Good afternoon, Grampa Dave...I like the way you think. I like the idea of having a moat. d:o)


175 posted on 03/08/2012 1:02:42 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska ((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Grampa Dave

You cracked the code on my farm with the moat system.

The one on the west side, the Pacific ocean with the river on the North end and a river on the South end would be excellent moats.

On the east side/road side, put in a 8’ Deer fence with 3’ high strands of military barb wire on top of the fence.


178 posted on 03/10/2012 7:20:07 AM PST by Grampa Dave (ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IS DESTROYING AMERICA-LOOK AT WHAT IT DID TO THE WHITE HOUSE!)
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