A farmer works in acres not hours.
2/28/2023 – Completed painting the painted gates in the pecan orchard with Rustolem’s Rust Reformer. This was the first time we have needed to paint them as they are beginning to get small rust spots on the sun side of the pipes. The gates are the double 14-foot gates at the road and the 12-foot […]
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To keep the feeder calves out of the new little pond, Driskell Cotton Farm built a 5-wire fence on the north and west side.
Continue Reading10/3 & 4/2020 – We hung a 14′ gate–that was at the north end of the now 4-board fence along the orchard–at the entry from the old garden (aka Ranger’s field) to the lane. That frees up the two panels that were heavy and had to be lifted to pass through. Moved those two panels […]
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4/18 & 19/2020 – We rented an EZ-Trencher from Sunbelt Rental to bury the Extreme Dog Fence, Second Generation, 2020, Standard Grade Kit Package by Extreme Dog Fence with 1,500 feet of wire. The trencher digs great but since you have to pull it backwards it is impossible to maintain a straight line. A low cost […]
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Paul Farill and Justin Lee, with a lot of help from Sylvia, completed Rail Fence: along the road at the pond; on the property line between us and Peggy/Frank back to the ditch; the N-S fence on the west side of the old garden field either side of the new shed. Peg/Frank also had them […]
Continue Reading3/7/2020 – Today Paul Ferril began demo of the fence along the road at the garden to install a 4-board rail fence like in the pecan orchard. By the next day he had also demo’ed the fence at the pond.
Continue Reading3/9/2019 – Paul Farill built the fence along the north and west side of the new garden space just east of the pecan orchard. The existing heavy “bull wire” fence, adjacent to the pecan trees, was removed and the posts and mesh used in the new fence. The garden is now part of the orchard. […]
Continue ReadingThis was a good trip getting a lot done without killing ourselves. The new siding was completed and the fireplace serviced as well as the heater. Someone had stolen Fergies battery and the cable from both tractors. Went to Becky’s for Thanksgiving meal with family. Tuesday, 11/21/2017 – Arrived mid-afternoon. Walked new fence and let […]
Continue Reading9/25/2017 – Paul Ferril began installing a 4-board fence along the east side of the yard, changing to only 2×4 wire from a new gate across from the grain bin back to the lane fence. Only 2×4 wire along the existing fence past the barn and south to the new gate at the road. 11/25/2017 […]
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