tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35188043.post7969935701201199545..comments2023-11-07T06:51:41.301-06:00Comments on The Beginning Farmer: The Contrary Farmer :: Chapter 4 Book ReportEthan Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01333115493519268802noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35188043.post-34371862706970460302010-05-25T17:53:55.217-05:002010-05-25T17:53:55.217-05:00That's a long edit process there Ethan. The po...That's a long edit process there Ethan. The post still isn't fixed 3 years later ;)<br /><br />On a serious note, thanks for taking the time to record your thoughts on the book. I'm just now starting the research stage for our farm. I've been reading your blog for awhile and decided recently to go back to the beginning to see how you got to where you are now. Very interesting and inspirational.<br /><br />I hope all is well with you, your wife and children.<br /><br />Richard Parsons<br /><a href="http://parsonsfarmstead.com/blog" rel="nofollow">Parsons Farmstead</a>Richardhttp://parsonsfarmstead.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35188043.post-75315381652433892222007-11-23T22:09:00.000-06:002007-11-23T22:09:00.000-06:00Wow, you caught the mistakes are made when you rea...Wow, you caught the mistakes are made when you read multiple books at once and write quick blog posts! Thanks for pointing that out I will fix that because you are totally correct.Ethan Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01333115493519268802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35188043.post-88039514418693386132007-11-23T18:45:00.000-06:002007-11-23T18:45:00.000-06:00Thanks for sharing. I've dabbled in this book and ...Thanks for sharing. I've dabbled in this book and have never been able to read through it because I couldn't find any practical info on how to work towards making a full-time living from farming. One thing I wanted to ask is if this chapter was written by Allan Nation. I was under the impression that the entire book was written by Logsdon, but in this entry you talk about what Mr. Nation says. I thought Allan Nation was all about drawing profits from pasture-fed cattle...?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35188043.post-30708071033271581562007-11-16T23:27:00.000-06:002007-11-16T23:27:00.000-06:00Steven, thanks for that information. It is intere...Steven, thanks for that information. It is interesting to here the about the experience from the Dexter standpoint.Ethan Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01333115493519268802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35188043.post-4367877909238482432007-11-16T10:17:00.000-06:002007-11-16T10:17:00.000-06:00Dean Fleharty from the PDCA told me about 2 calves...Dean Fleharty from the PDCA told me about 2 calves that he used for meat right off the cow. He had wanted to try it for a while and when he got a bull calf with some "male problems" he tried him out. What he did was he left the calves on the cow for I believe 10 months. Then took them to the butcher. The cow had a little rest period and then had another calf. He said that he got (I believe) 200 lbs hanging weight from the calf and he also milked the cow 2 or 3 times a week after keeping the calf off of the cow over night.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004108517882417325noreply@blogger.com