Farm
Crops
*Rotating between corn and soybeans.
2010: Corn yield 179 bushels/acre.
Hay
*waterways were seeded with a mix of grass and alfalfa to be made into hay
*buffer strip around the cornfield connecting the waterways has been planted with an alfalfa mix and made into hay
*two hills in the back forty have been made into hay
*a third hill will hopefully be made into hay once we get some tiling done, better crossings, and a more convenient driveway
*2010: 277 square bales of hay and 30 round bales
Livestock
*chickens
*ducks
*geese
*peafowl
*goats
2010: 30 kids born
*bovine
2010: 1 calf
*llama
Orchard
*6 apple trees
*4 cherry trees
*3 peach trees
* 2 pear trees
*1 plum tree
*blueberry bushes
*raspberries
*blackberries
*5 varieties of grapes
Gardens
*strawberry bed
*asparagus bed just planted
*about 60 tomato plants
*green beans
*zucchini
*peppers
*pumpkins
Teresa
Aug 19, 2011 @ 23:03:59
That is a great balance of crops and livestock. It looks great too.
Aug 19, 2011 @ 23:06:04
Thanks. I’m still trying to get things set up the way I want and diversified.
Aug 19, 2011 @ 23:05:11
Wow, I would love this
Mar 30, 2012 @ 22:21:09
Wow! I was surprised to find this, Teresa! I love baby goats. Great work you’re doing!
Dec 30, 2012 @ 18:53:25
love this found you on facebook and have traveled all over your blogs, I have a blog on wordpress also, itsallaboutthegoat would love some feedback sometime. I only have two goats but they are quite spoiled……
Dec 30, 2012 @ 18:55:10
Glad you found us. It’s so nice to have other goat people to talk to.
Jan 16, 2013 @ 19:01:31
Hi! I’m so glad I found your page, we’re fairly sure our girls are expecting, not 100% though. This is our first year with goats, and anamils other than chickens and dogs. Why do you have them in the kitchen? I’ve seen many pictures of this but it does not make since to me. Also, if we choose to bottle feed how often do we feed?
Jan 16, 2013 @ 19:17:42
When I got my goats, they were horribly sick and could not go outside since it was the beginning of February. I would much prefer not to have goats in my house, but occasionally it is necessary. On my page Goat Info, I have a chart on feeding bottle kids.