Considerations When Buying An Acreage

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Help, My Scotch Pines are Dying!

If you live in the southeastern part of Nebraska, there is hardly a way you don’t know about pine wilt.  You may not know it by name, but you’ve seen the big dead pine trees.  Pine wilt can take out a solid windbreak in just a few years time. 
You might first notice some grayish, brown needles on [...]

4Mar2010 | Suzi | 1 comment | Continued
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The Inadequate Acreage Owner

I’m overwhelmed.  Not all the time, but this month I am.  Too much not done.  I didn’t mow the last few weeks and now that we’ve had a couple of freezes the leaves have dropped like crazy on the overgrown grass.  It’s a whopping 39 degrees outside today.  With the freeze & little bit of [...]

11Oct2009 | Suzi | 0 comments | Continued
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Life on My Acreage …

One week of acreage life  …  Dead turkey chick … dog with dead chicken in mouth … dead chick on driveway … mom accidentally kills a 6-week old kitten. 
Something an acreage owner feels odd saying to their guest: “Please excuse the dead chick on the driveway.”
Something a mom should never have to say to their child: “I’m sorry I [...]

18Jun2009 | Suzi | 2 comments | Continued
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Pasture Management

Pastures must be managed if you want them to provide good grass year after year.  We started with 1 horse several years ago on a 3-acre pasture and he had so much grass it was causing him problems.  So we added two bucket calves and a 2nd horse (sort-of an impulse buy).  Oops, that was [...]

2Jun2009 | Suzi | 1 comment | Continued
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You think you know gravel, but do you really know gravel?

Thoughts of a peaceful drive through the country often conjure up images of gravel roads.  But have you thought of the driveways?  Most driveways in the country are topped with gravel because it is a somewhat inexpensive alternative to concrete.  Now, think children and gravel –and bikes, and skates and scooters.  Having grown up in [...]

11May2009 | Suzi | 1 comment | Continued
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Water; part 2 of a 2-part series

 
In this second article I would like to discuss waste water.  Waste water should be one of the first things you consider when buying a rural property upon which you intend to build your dream home.  (If you missed the first article in the water series, click here.)
 
There are two basic types of waste water [...]

13Mar2009 | Suzi | 0 comments | Continued
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Can You Handle The Mess?

The mess in my kitchen on many days of the week

The house is a mess and we’re not talking slight disarray here.  So much time is spent outdoors there just isn’t time to worry too much about the dishes.  Or the dirty socks laying here and there.  I don’t have time to organize the stack [...]

11Mar2009 | Suzi | 3 comments | Continued
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Water; part 1 of a 2-part series

Are you considering moving to an acreage?  Have you taken trips through the countryside and dreamed of wandering in the woods, grasslands or meadows?  Do you long for the peace and serenity of the country or wish to escape the claustrophobic suburbs?  Maybe you grew up in a rural community, moved to the city, and [...]

9Mar2009 | Suzi | 0 comments | Continued