Good morning!!!!

[buckeyefarmer]

This is barn on wife' cousins original farm, that their son now runs. It was in her husbands family before.
I was in back of minivan, so didn't get a good picture.

Their oldest daughter looks like a teenager, but has 6 children. THis is their butcher shop. They just sold off their milk cattle, and the butcher shop is now their full time business. Their little kids that aren't old enough for school were helping wash down the butcher area while we were there, the area left of the door. Off to the right is a beautiful stone house they live in. Absolutely gorgeous area. They butcher pigs, beef, bear, deer, etc, and you can buy meat from them. The rail on the left side, is an overhead lift where they hang them to bleed out, and cut into halves. next to it is a cold storage room to hang halves, they had about 20 in there yesterday ready to be cut up. then they have another cold room to keep cut up meat in, all tagged in bins to identify the owner, and another freezer room behind that.

Their youngest daughter lives in town, and works in local store. She isn't married yet. She was out bow hunting so didn't get to meet her. Didn't meet her son either, he was in the barn milking and we didn't go in, but met his wife and new baby.

 

[LouNY]

This is barn on wife' cousins original farm, that their son now runs. It was in her husbands family before.
I was in back of minivan, so didn't get a good picture.



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Their oldest daughter looks like a teenager, but has 6 children. THis is their butcher shop. They just sold off their milk cattle, and the butcher shop is now their full time business. Their little kids that aren't old enough for school were helping wash down the butcher area while we were there, the area left of the door. Off to the right is a beautiful stone house they live in. Absolutely gorgeous area. They butcher pigs, beef, bear, deer, etc, and you can buy meat from them. The rail on the left side, is an overhead lift where they hang them to bleed out, and cut into halves. next to it is a cold storage room to hang halves, they had about 20 in there yesterday ready to be cut up. then they have another cold room to keep cut up meat in, all tagged in bins to identify the owner, and another freezer room behind that.
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Their youngest daughter lives in town, and works in local store. She isn't married yet. She was out bow hunting so didn't get to meet her. Didn't meet her son either, he was in the barn milking and we didn't go in, but met his wife and new baby.

Interesting, are they butchering for the animals owner only. Or can the butchered meat be sold by the owners by the pound?
In my state the butcher shops that are state inspected can only do meat for the animals owner. If a farmer is have several beefs cut up to sell by the pound it has to be done through a FDA inspected slaughter house with an inspector on duty the whole time.

 

[daugen]

got the leaves done and as expected got filthy doing it.
one more pass in a week and they should be done.
then called local golf cart dealer where I bought my Club Car Precedent golf cart and described it to him, he said
they are holding their value due to high cost of new, I paid 6500 with the lift kit, new tires, custom upholstery and convertible dump body.
He said he would sell it for 5500 now easily
what was wholesale?
I'd give you 4000
ok, sounds like 4500 is a fair price.

need to vacuum house, been tracking too much leaf litter in. Absolutely not my favorite thing to do.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Interesting, are they butchering for the animals owner only. Or can the butchered meat be sold by the owners by the pound?
In my state the butcher shops that are state inspected can only do meat for the animals owner. If a farmer is have several beefs cut up to sell by the pound it has to be done through a FDA inspected slaughter house with an inspector on duty the whole time.

For the owner. You can buy a quarter or half from someone and they will cut it. Not sold by pound.
This is how we buy from our neighbor, they send to get butchered, we get it wrapped and frozen.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Had a friend that was a govt USDA inspector. They definitely weren’t there the whole time. 20 yrs ago he said they would let chicken slaughter houses “self inspect”.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Just heard my oldest brothers lymphoma has returned.

 

[NHBX]

Happy birthday Scotty

 

[NHBX]

Prayers BEF

 

[Looking4new]

Happy Birthday Scotty!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Happy birthday Scott.

 

[kenmbz]

Prayers sent BEF

 

[mpham]

Happy Birthday Scotty!

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

LS, my Son is on I-40 hauling a load in your direction. He claims freeway is backed up 50 miles.

Yep.... technically closed at Santa Rosa NM. Gonna back up in both directions.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

That’s a lot of snow, Ted

Way too much!

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Happy birthday to Scott!

Prayers sent your way Dennis.

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Friday) morning. Overnight Low of 9.5C and it's presently dropped from 18C to 16.4C due to a brief rain squall, which should be over soon. As such it's overcast and windy.

Yesterday's attempt to acquire the requested documentation for my OAP application was successful. The most daunting information, "Form AS330" = 14 pages long, had me very anxious. Once again, I found a phone number to call and, after being transferred 3 times, arrived at the correct Veteran's Pension person who knew exactly what I required. I didn't have to fill out a thing AND within two minutes she had emailed me the completed one page form! All the people I dealt with were pleasant and very helpful.

I was able to easily upload the two documents requested to the application. So, now I wait to see if all goes well.

Oh, and a second ute-load (ton) of split firewood was delivered... so I've got some more stacking to do.

Last evening's drinks/supper/meeting was a lovely social occasion.

Tomorrow I'm off early to Ross for another meeting. The bakery there that makes Eccles Cakes should be open too!

That's about it, take care all.

 

[Buppies]

Happy Birthday Scotty prayers sent BEF, hope you back heals quickly sodamo, sorry about car Ken good luck in car search.

515 tons today still more to do I’m whipped

Good evening

 

[buckeyefarmer]

515 tons
would make anyone whipped.

 

[scott_vt]

Good Evening,
Hey guys thanks so much for all the wonderful birthday wishes!

I have a hard enough time with the Kings English much less a foreign language

Buppies, sorry I was just wishing myself happy birthday!

Just heard my oldest brothers lymphoma has returned.

Dennis, our prayers to your. brother and family !

Hope all had a good day !

 

[Buppies]

LS prayers wife gets better

Hi Kyle

Hi Thomas and Boo!