[AT] Growing Corn

[charlie hill]

Well my Jack Russell and the mix breed lab take great pleasure in squirrel.
Just last week the lab caught one in a wide open yard full of trees that the
squirrel could easily get to but Bailey was too quick for at least one of 
them.
I didn't have to worry about feeding her that night.  If they stay in the 
trees they
are safe but if they make a mistake and hit the ground it's on like Donkey 
Kong.
The problem is I can't leave the Jack outside because he wonders around 
about
a 1 mile radius and the lab follows him.  He being a terrier will start some 
trouble
and she will finish it.  When the neighbors started comparing notes one of 
them
came to see me to warn me that my pair had been tied to the death of 6 
chickens and
two cats and some fair injury to a couple of dogs.  I don't know if it's 
true or not
but I don't doubt it.  Neither one of them have ever come home injured from 
a fight
but the lab came in with fresh blood on the side of her face not long ago.

Now I keep the Jack inside most of the time and carry him out in the country 
away from
anything domestic to let him run.  As long as the Jack and I are inside the 
house the
lab will lay in the yard.  I wish I had enough extra cash for about 1000' of 
chain link
but I don't and the Jack would dig out anyway.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Spencer Yost
Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2014 11:26 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Growing Corn

If you can figure out anything a squirrel can't climb over, around or 
through - let me know.    This cold winter must have been hard on them as 
the numbers seem to be down.   By this time of the year the apples are 
usually long gone but I still have a few.  However I would not doubt the 
last few survivors are stealing my last few apples as I type.   But they 
manage to eat all my tomatoes .

I had a neighbor fence his dog in with the apples.    The squirrels could 
jump to the tree from the fence but could not jump from the tree to the 
fence with apple in their mouth.   So the little criminals contented 
themselves with eating the apples al  fresco in the tree and then jump to 
the fence.  The neighbor swore he saw one piss on the dog.

My neighbor and I now just buy our apples.....

Good luck....

Spencer

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 12, 2014, at 9:52, "charlie hill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com> 
> wrote:
>
>
> I know one sure solution to my squirrel problem.  It will involve building
> a well sealed fence around my garden that my Jack Russell terrier can't 
> dig
> under and my yellow lab/chow mix can't jump over.  I'm not sure it's worth
> the trouble.
>
> Charlie
>
>
> -----Original Message----- 

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