Hello Ed and Karen and List: Great you will have cows. What is a guinea Jersey? A Brown Swiss is a good choice and so is a Jersey cross. Also , if you are looking for milk and meat, the dual purpose Shorthorn is a beauty. Good book is The Family Cow by Dirk van Loon. Once you get those cows with that good manure I would say that will transform your other "treated" compost. Have fun with those cows,- it is always an adventure when they get out of their fields- they lead one to the most amazing places and people. Blessings, Barbara
http://www.kootenay.com/~aurora -----Original Message----- From: karen & ed sherwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, December 20, 2001 4:22 AM Subject: Re: the Home-based Compost machine > > >. A milk cow will bring so much >> to your life, I highly recommend it!! > > >The fences are just about all up, and a gate or two left to go but I've got >60 days to get the cows, need a herd of 10 to make it worthwhile (for the >taxman). Would really like to get a guinea Jersey cow, been looking into >that. Also been talking with some people about the (american-selected) Brown >Swiss. Milk fat, milk solids it all kinda new for me. As far a milking goes, >I'm sure we'll give it a try and see.(Having neighbors who are willing to >milk in our absence makes the proposition a little less scary) Seems to be >the thing the inner wind is pushing me towards. One thing is for sure, I >cant wait to have all that manure (my sand here in Florida can use it). > >Its seems to me that Biodynamics is based on, revolves around - the cow. >(can't do it without it). Although there is talk about much great stuff on >the list, I rarely see information about cows. I guess it's easier to buy >preps... > >My questions. > >Does anyone have any references that might help a total novice (never owned >a cow before) raise and keep biodynamic bovine?? > >Also does anyone know the "half life" of Ivomec? With "my" raw manure >experiment some time ago, we built a wonderful dark soil, crumbly and >spongy, but NO worms (I guess that dairy I hauled from didn't like em). I >hope to be getting younger heifers that hopefully haven't been wormed yet, >but finding cattle owners who don't use chemical wormers is (let's just say) >hard. Is a cow treated with chemical wormers not 'usable'. Chemical wormers >don't 'compost out' do they? > >Thanks in advance > >Ed > > > >
