Yes, some people swear by Listerine and others by an Avon skin lotion called "Skin So Soft." I'm dubious about both. What we find objectionable about almost all mosquito repellents is that they have added "scent" that is more obnoxious than the mosquitoes themselves.
At a bare minimum, three pieces of equipment (plus a tractor to pull them): Mower:The device that cuts the grass cleanly without grinding it to mush the way lawnmowers generally do. Modern mowers use rotary disks, older ones have cutting bars or mechanical sickles. Sharp, nasty, and can be dangerous.Rake:Also called a "windrower," this is used to collect the cut grass in long rows so it can dry in the sun. The same unit or a more specialized one can turn the drying grass one or more times as it dries to make sure drying takes place evenly throughout the crop.Baler:Picks up the dried hay from the windrows and compresses it into bales for storage. Round balers make cylindrical bales that may weigh several hundred Kg. and require additional equipment to pick them up and move them. Square bales are the more traditional rectangular box shaped bales tied with twine, that weigh about 20-25 Kg. each and can be moved and stacked by hand.
Ah, thanks! I guess I'm really too used to urban life to really know much about any of this - my godfather actually has (had?) a farm, but my family pretty much lost contact with him when I was still young, so other than some early childhood memories of spending vacations there, I don't recall much of it.
Mmm, and John Deere. Now I have a desire to listen to Joe Diffie. ^^
Mosquitoes have been making their presence known around here, too... I actually didn't mind though- they've been gone for so long, I kind of missed them :P *smacks one on my neck as I type* It's good practice to keep my reflexes in check.
Thanks. I'll have to see if I can find some of that to try. At least it should be safe for horses. Two hours is about as much as Tess can be out right now anyway. More than that and she'd eat too much grass at once.
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Awww the foxies are under the gazebo :)
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(Also, yay, fox kit. ^^)
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Mower:The device that cuts the grass cleanly without grinding it to mush the way lawnmowers generally do. Modern mowers use rotary disks, older ones have cutting bars or mechanical sickles. Sharp, nasty, and can be dangerous.Rake:Also called a "windrower," this is used to collect the cut grass in long rows so it can dry in the sun. The same unit or a more specialized one can turn the drying grass one or more times as it dries to make sure drying takes place evenly throughout the crop.Baler:Picks up the dried hay from the windrows and compresses it into bales for storage. Round balers make cylindrical bales that may weigh several hundred Kg. and require additional equipment to pick them up and move them. Square bales are the more traditional rectangular box shaped bales tied with twine, that weigh about 20-25 Kg. each and can be moved and stacked by hand.
Photos of some modern versions of this equipment here. This stuff is costly new, and used equipment, ( ... )
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Mmm, and John Deere. Now I have a desire to listen to Joe Diffie. ^^
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