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| brownswissgal |
Posted - Apr 30 2005 : 08:22:42 AM
Just wanted to say hey and introduce myself... name's Julie :) I'm a cheesehead from Wisconsin :) I'm a 39 year old married farmgal... my hubby is a farmer and works on a huge potatoe farm (they farm over 4000 acres) he drives a Lenco which is a really cool potatoe digger... bigger than a combine... that's in the fall for harvest... he also row marks in the spring and hills the potatoes during growing season... so he's never home LOL
Anywho... I have two cows... Sweetpea (Brownswiss) and 4647 (Holstein) I used to work as a head herdsman at a custom heifer raising operation (5500 head of heifers) but quit when I got pregnant with my 2nd daughter Emily who is now one... My other daughter is 9 now... she's into 4H and showing her critters... We also have two horses (Buckskin QH's) 1 stallion (4 yrs) and his momma who is 17 years old... I used to show extensively in QH and Buckskin shows but now since baby, things have temporarily stopped LOL I have chickens, ducks, geese, and 1 turkey... 6 dogs (Pembroke Welsh Corgi's and 1 Scottish Deerhound) and 1 cat we adopted from the Humane Society.... I make my own butter and icecream, but want to learn how to make cheese... Glad to meet all of you and what a cool forum...
Julie
I never met a cow I didn't like |
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| Kim |
Posted - May 24 2005 : 3:16:36 PM
I think I've been snowmobiling at Beaver Dam....
farmgirl@heart
Be at peace with yourself and the rest will follow |
| jpbluesky |
Posted - May 24 2005 : 12:34:54 PM
Welcome mollymae. Love Wisconsin, have family in Janesville, and a cottage near Squirrel Lake.
jpbluesky
Heaven gives its glimpses only to those
Not in position to look too close.
from "A Passing Glimpse" by Robert Frost |
| mollymae |
Posted - May 24 2005 : 11:01:58 AM
HI Julie, I'm in Wisconsin too, Beaver Dam to be exact! I'm just a wanna-be farmgirl at this point, we rent a house in-town, I so long for some country land of my own!
I'm new here, and will introduce myself properly in another post.
I'm looking forward to getting to know you, and so happy to see so many Wisconsinites here 
Take care,
Molly |
| brownswissgal |
Posted - May 02 2005 : 5:04:28 PM
Hey Margret and Michele..... nice to meet both of you... Michele, Westernhorse? Horses are your passion? Nice group of gals in this forum... it's about time that there is a group like this... we're not afraid to get our hands dirty LOL.
I never met a cow I didn't like |
| westernhorse51 |
Posted - May 02 2005 : 4:48:32 PM
Hi Julie and welcome! You are in the right place. No one here will take your head off for having an opinion. Were all strong women w/ strong opinions and we love to share. I have gotten wonderful input from this site. Your farm sounds great. Your family sounds great. I'm sure we'll all be chatting soon. |
| prairiemaid |
Posted - May 01 2005 : 6:30:33 PM
Welcome Julie, nice to get to know you!
Call me old fashioned. |
| MeadowLark |
Posted - Apr 30 2005 : 11:28:08 AM
Julie, What kind of hay do you get? Is it brome or alfalfa? Brome grass or prairie hay is in big demand here where I live. I am spending the day weeding flower beds, transplanting seedlings to pots, and checking my vineyard for frost damage We have had several nights of frost and it has done a number on my grapes and some of the wheat. We went from 80 degree days to 40 degrees and cooler. The weather so far this year has been bizarre! Jenny
"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there." Rumi, 13th century. |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Apr 30 2005 : 11:24:56 AM
Welcome!!!
How fun to have a cow..one of my dreams...sigh...and Wisconsin is so pretty...havn't visited there in years. I lived in Minnesota many years ago. It is great to have you among us. I LOVE your cow's name (sweetpea) that is my nickname for my husband. 
Jenny in Utah
Bloom where you are planted! |
| brownswissgal |
Posted - Apr 30 2005 : 10:53:48 AM
Well howdie do my farm gal friends :) Nice to meet all of you :)
Nice to hear Wisconsin is a familiar for some of you! I just got done cleaning all of my feathered critters pens, made the portable cow pen bigger (great natural brush cutter LOL) unloaded some hay before it rains here... I'm spoiled because I get the nicest hay from my inlaws who have a small 80 farm 6 miles away.. they raise beefers... which I try to make pets out of ... it's so hard to eat what you raise... why do you think I only have 1 turkey this year LOL... What's everyone's typical day like? Well, have to run off to the jewelry store to get another wedding ring for hubby, this is the second time he's lost it cleaning his hands out in the field and this time we were'nt so lucky to find it...it's nice that he wants to wear it so I can't complain... take care and hugs to all,
Julie and her critter crew
I never met a cow I didn't like |
| jpbluesky |
Posted - Apr 30 2005 : 10:37:21 AM
Welcome, Julie - I have a niece named Julie that lives near Janesville, WI, on 10 acres. She hunts turkey!
So glad to have you here, and I look forward to hearing about your farm and your animals and your daily routines of being a farmgirl. How lucky you are, even though I know how hard you must work!
jpbluesky
O, cease to heed the glamour that blinds your foolish eyes,
Look upward to the glitter of stars in God's clear skies.
from God's Garden by Robert Frost |
| Eileen |
Posted - Apr 30 2005 : 09:23:44 AM
Good Morning Julie,
welcome to this fun forum. I have a daughter in Wisconsin, near bayfield.
Spend some time looking over the various topics and chime right in when you find something that interests you. we love to get going on an old topic again when someone has something more to say.
Eileen
songbird; singing joy to the earth |
| Kim |
Posted - Apr 30 2005 : 08:45:40 AM
Hi, Julia!!
Welcome to our lively group of farmgirls and farmgilr wannabees like me! We have a lake home in Wisconsin on Castle Rock Lake in Mauston.
farmgirl@heart
Be at peace with yourself and the rest will follow |
| MeadowLark |
Posted - Apr 30 2005 : 08:36:40 AM
Hi and Welcome Julie! So glad you found us! Your farm and critters sound wonderful! You'll fit in with all of us farmgirls for sure! We all love our animals here and have a varied assortment. That is so neat that you make butter and ice cream. I love the Brown Swiss breed! I raise Dexters. They are the worlds smallest bovine and originate from Ireland. They are like pets. I think you are the first potato farmer on this site! Would love to hear more about your life in Wisconsin! Again, Welcome! Jenny from Kansas
"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there." Rumi, 13th century. |
