i have a small farm and goats are great for cleaning up areas that have lots of brush. judy v. ----- Original Message ----- From: <tngreene-request@rootsweb.com> To: <tngreene@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 21, 2009 2:01 AM Subject: TNGREENE Digest, Vol 4, Issue 190 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Using Goats to clear a Cemetery (pattee@charter.net) > 2. Using Goats to clear a Cemetery (pattee@charter.net) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 8:19:13 -0500 > From: <pattee@charter.net> > Subject: [TNGREENE] Using Goats to clear a Cemetery > To: TNGREENE-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <20091220081913.VKHRX.931513.root@mp08> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > We all know what back breaking work it is to clean an old cemetery, this > is a > wonderful idea. The goats can even be put on a chain [like a dog] in case > there > is no fence. Boy I wish I would of thought of this when our old family > cemetery > was in desperate need of cleaning. > Patti > > Using Goats to clear a Cemetery > > Four sturdy goats are doing their part to uncover up to 30 grave sites at > the > Ballard Family Cemetery in Henderson County, North Carolina. The brambles > and > underbrush were so thick it was hard to see anything, much less walk > around. The > free labor is supplied by goats on loan from Henderson County Magistrate > Sandra > Laughter. > > It's hard to tell what's here until we clean it out," says Toby Linville, > the > county staff member for the Henderson County Cemetery Advisory > Committee.... > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 6:18:09 -0800 > From: <pattee@charter.net> > Subject: [TNGREENE] Using Goats to clear a Cemetery > To: TNGREENE-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <20091220091809.LB2YJ.932847.root@mp08> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > We all know what back breaking work it is to clean an old cemetery, this > is a > wonderful idea. The goats can even be put on a chain [like a dog] in case > there > is no fence. Boy I wish I would of thought of this when our old family > cemetery > was in desperate need of cleaning. > Patti > > Using Goats to clear a Cemetery > > Four sturdy goats are doing their part to uncover up to 30 grave sites at > the > Ballard Family Cemetery in Henderson County, North Carolina. The brambles > and > underbrush were so thick it was hard to see anything, much less walk > around. The > free labor is supplied by goats on loan from Henderson County Magistrate > Sandra > Laughter. > > It's hard to tell what's here until we clean it out," says Toby Linville, > the > county staff member for the Henderson County Cemetery Advisory > Committee.... > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the TNGREENE list administrator, send an email to > TNGREENE-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the TNGREENE mailing list, send an email to > TNGREENE@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNGREENE-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of TNGREENE Digest, Vol 4, Issue 190 > ****************************************