Chapter Four

2007. Was uneventful as James we busy with work commitments and mostly what we did was not involving going to the property.
We busied our selves in making plans by searching the internet for the information we require for raising cattle, cheese production of which we want to do when we milk the cows.
The cattle we chose are an Irish breed in Dexter cattle.
The reason we chose this breed after much research of the pros and cons of breeds was that this breed are small in stature,docile and make the best milk for cheese making.

These reasons suit us well as neither of us are big in stature ourselves and the docile nature is just what we require due to our ages.
We have purchased electric fencing so that we can move them about to eat the grasses but as the ground is poor in condition, riddled in rocks & stones, it will take us a long time to clear to a satisfactory condition for sowing grasses .
The Fodder solutions Unit I have mentioned above chapter 3, will take care of the need for feed until such times the gorund is suitable

Another way we plan to assist with raising rocks & stone to the surface in the poorer areas on the ground, is by building portable pigs styes to house the pigs with portable water tanks so that they can wallow in the mud & dirt digging up the rocks & stone enabling us to remove and stock pile.

The pigs of our choice are Berkshire for the quality of their pork.

It was in this year I was searching Ebay for farm implements and found a 6 metre tall water tank stand in close proximity to the property.

It now stand high & proud awaiting the 5000 litre tank to be lifted ontop.
This tank will be the new head feeder for presuure for the house for the showers.