[Howie]

:)If you are using wood for heat you should think about a gasification furnace.
They use half as much wood and you don’t have to clean the chimney.:)

[Howie]

We’re back home in PA and really enjoyed a fantastic outing.
We met so many of our old friends and made some new ones.
We want to thank Carl and Lisa for the tremendous amount of work that
they put out for this. Unbelievable what they have done with this!
There was so much to learn from so many knowledgeable people, good conversations, great food and plenty of it.
Just wish Carl could get friendlier with the weatherman so we could have nicer weather.
Thanks again Carl and Lisa and all your helpers for putting so much of yourselves into this.
Howie and Betty

[Howie]

I THINK I have finally figured it out. It is a nice looking yoke but unuseable.It was made to use the middle and outside holes for the bow holes.Then they drilled the wider holes. Now the neck seat is off center. It is a nice wall hanger.:):)

[Howie]

Hey Andy look me up at Tunbridge I most likely have what you want.

Howie

[Howie]

Joshua
The long leg Dexter is not to far behind the Devon as being quik to learn, He is faster to learn than than the Holstien.

[Howie]

The Devon of which we speak are from the Ruby Red or North Devon 400 years ago.
They are not high strung, just super smart. If he can see you or hear you, you are training him. Many people inadvertnly train him to do things they don’t want.
You can train a Devon in a fraction of the time it would take to train a Swiss.:)
The Devon has 400 years of oxen bred into him. He is very people oriented.

P.S. The Swiss make great oxen.

[Howie]

Now Vicki knows where her steers got their smarts.:o:(;)

[Howie]

I have been told that the Dexter was developed from the Kerry and Devon. If you were to breed your Dexter cows with a Milking Devon bull you should get a small super smart animal.:)

[Howie]

oxnun
Tell us about your trip to the plowfest yesterday.:)

[Howie]

I most likely have what you want.:)

[Howie]

I wish I had that in my back yard. It would heat my house for a few years.:):)

[Howie]

Fabian
I have never had good luck with Ash but have done a lot of Hichory. If you cut it and do not let it dry, You can split and bend it with the bark on. If you let it dry some you will have to steam it. If you leave it in the steam to long the bark will pop of.:confused:

[Howie]

The bark replaces the iron band,BUT, although it helps a great deal it is far from 100%. It helps a lot more if you are bending them green rather than with steam.:confused:

[Howie]

Tim
My little Devon cows couldn’t put the big bales up in the feeder with their horns, so we used their britchens.:(
Pat and Willie have no problem.:)

[Howie]

The bow is not to high, if anything it is a litttle low.;)

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