just do it wrote: » By the sounds of it you're studying Arts? Forgive my ignorance but what is postmodernism?
Conmaicne Mara wrote: » Fairly anti-farmer I'd say judging from the amount of farm houses they filmed them burning down
Kovu Murr wrote: » But I like the feel of a physical book, plus they look awesome when you get a bookshelf full. That sounds really interesting. Does it mean you get to watch a lot of John Wayne movies?:D I'm just applying for a course starting this autumn. Fingers crossed:D
Manoffeeling wrote: » It's very confusing. John McGahern could be described as postmodern. Seamus Heaney and Pat Baker. It isn't my favourite type of literature. More into the Romantic Period. We study film as well which is amazingly interesting.
Manoffeeling wrote: » I don't really like John Wayne. J'adore Clint Eastwood. What course are you applying for?
Kovu Murr wrote: » Are you an AI man? All jokes aside, I'm a big Fantasy/Sci Fi fan. I love Memoirs too esp 1930-1970s. Crime thrillers e.g. Scarpetta novels, Patterson, some of King. But absolutely anything, anything (:o) to do with traditional farming in Ireland and I'm in love with it. I just finished reading 'The Irish Draught Horse; A History' and it had such an insight into the begone era. My own father was laughing at me reading about economic roles of the workhorse! I love Spag westerns. Sundays and Ch4! I did Journalism before....now heading for the physical animal side of things...
just do it wrote: » 11yo car just passed its NCT
whelan1 wrote: » no this one will do us a while touch wood never had much trouble with it... my day got worse, got 2 texts for high tbc and scc and when i was doing the shopping i dropped a pack of blueberries on the floorof the shop, i just said "fook It" out loud in lidl, you could see everyone moving away quite fast... i am opening a bottle of wine verrrrrrry soon
hugo29 wrote: » Kovu read Steven erikson "a tale of the Malazan" brilliant read, or "wheel of time" by Robert Jordan
Kovu Murr wrote: » I'll read the Erikson but I read through the series of the others. My poor pockets!:eek: Easons really overcharge. I'm glad I got online suppliers now.
delaval wrote: » Bob you'll love this. One of our landlords called me yesterday offering 24 acres of grass foc, 1300 cover up where our heifers are, he could not have timed it better as we are just out of grass for them. He had one condition that I put up a permenant electric fence and he would supply the materials. As you can imagine milked early calves done and along with student we got it done and heifers into it by 3.30pm and were back to milk at 4.30 only half an hour late, so all in all a good day
bob charles wrote: » Had cattle breaking out of an outwintered field that I have leased and goning into another grass field of mine, mains fence is down at the moment so I taught I was cute by spreading the field with slurry 8 days ago. I might as well have spread molasses on the field as every time I pass the cattle are dotted all over it grazing away. Back in there winter quarters there is good silage, beet and grain in the feeder so its not like there winter grub is bad. They do the strangest things sometimes
pakalasa wrote: » 49801 is having a clearance suckler sale tomorrow in Macroom mart. (9 March 2013) Seeing that he hasn't plugged it, i'll do it for him.:Dhttp://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/beefcattle/4629106
delaval wrote: » You were telling us how much better silage was compared to spring grass, your cattle are telling you something or are they cull dairy stock that know the difference?
bob charles wrote: » they are telling me they like the taste of slurry. The silage these boys are getting would be best described as bought in fibre
delaval wrote: » Lucky bags. We are selling ours at the mo couldn't face opening more bales gettin €25/bale collected. We are also selling our second cut as it is possibly the worst silage we ever made
bob charles wrote: » yip the stuff is only cheap belly fill to go with the sugar beet as they are only store bulls.
delaval wrote: » Do you grow your own beet. We used to grow for the cows gave up 3 yrs ago, super feed:D
freedominacup wrote: » Was it because of problems with dirt? or the labour invoved in cleaning? A local contractor was trying to talk guys into growing beet as an alternative to wholecrop/maize. He was looking at buying a washer chopper rig and ensiling the chopped beet. Would it be a workable system?
bob charles wrote: » grow my own as there is "natin to touch beet" for getting cheap energy into animals. Even on a bad year like last year it is still cropping well given the conditions. For cows you would have to wash, I usually wash ours but will be dry cleaning this year as most only lifted in the last 2 weeks and 8 ac still to lift. The work with beet begins when it comes into the yard. will pit most of it and use during the summer.
