Thoughts From Bob

We do not have any meeting on the list for tonight. It has been another exciting week. Probably the most interesting call we made this week was to the William Wallace farm.
 
He has been a client for about 12 years. We were called because he had 2 paddocks to soil test. Each area had been recently harvested, and he is convinced that it pays off to always know what is happening in his farm. It surely is one of the finest I have ever seen. He has two farms the one we were at is his first and is a little over 900 acres.
 
It is really a show place farm. Every paddock is surrounded by a permanent 5 wire fence. The second wire is an electric wire and the 4th is also an electric wire. The permanent fence is separated from the adjacent fence by an access road that is to allow movement of livestock, or farm machinery, or moving hay bales to the storage areas. The access road is covered with gravel and graded. It will drain so there are no puddles. [Read more →]

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I had a good farmer meeting last night. We signed up 4 new clients and have encouraged several other old client’s.  It was a joy to be a part of it.

Perhaps the most remarkable thing I have to report is that I am experiencing a marvellous strengthening of my balance and control of my legs.  We were studying a book written by an Australian scientist on possible benefits of Manganese. Peter gave me a bottle of manganese pills (just capsules of ground up rock).  I decided to take 1 every other day.
 
I have noticed a definite improvement in my sense of balance but the remarkable thing is my ability to get up out of a low chair. I am absolutely delighted. [Read more →]

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