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Tips To Beat Old Man Winter
by Boyd Kidwell
When winter winds howl through the Smokey Mountains, Angus breeder David Freeman of Mars Hill, N.C., appreciates his versatile winter feed structure. These open-sided structures are built on concrete pads and combine hay feeding racks or silage feeders with freeze-proof water fountains and manure storage areas under the roof.
The racks in Freeman’s structure are built on wheels and hold up to 10 days’ supply of hay. During winter, Freeman scrapes the concrete pads with his tractor/loader and stores the manure until it’s time in early spring to apply the nutrients to pastures as fertilizer. ...
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