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We'd recommend that you use the established planting to get rid of the borer population and plant any new crops in another location - preferably on raised beds to guarantee good drainage and avoid root rot. You might want to get a copy of The Backyard Berry Book by Stella Otto a useful, hands-on book about growing small fruits in the home garden [$15.95, Chelsea Green, (800) 639-4099]

The Best Homestead Bovine

Where can I buy Saler cows anti at what price?

JAMES
Pretty, Home, Missouri

The Saler (sah-lehr) is an ancient breed, originally from the mountains of France. A distinctive mahogany color, this breed is hardy as an anvil, births easily and is one of the best calf milk-producers of any breed. They all thrive on almost any type of graze and will outlive most cows by several years. In short, Salers are a great homestead cow. They're rare however, so there is no auction market for them and you are on your own, pricewise.

For sturdy, low-mainte nance Salers, try:

Glen Osprey Farm
R.R.#6
Shelburne, Ontario
Canada, LON 1S9
(519) 925-6412
Fax (519) 925-1297
E-mall dpease@salerscattle.com
Web: www.salercattle.com

The Nettles Brothers' Ranch
Rt. 4 Box 1333 (Jack Nettles Road)
Livingston, TX 77351
(936) 327-8768
E-Mall. NettlesRanch@agdomain cam
Web: www.agdomain.com/NettlesBrothersRanch

Calling Tom Sawyer ....

Do you have a simple recipe for whitewash? I want to paint my fence.

CARL
Sparwood, British Columbia

If you crush and superheat any calcium-rich mineral such as limestone, grind it fine and mix it with water, it will heat up into a caustic alkaline soup that will stick to practically anything and quickly firm up in any shape. As it cools, it loses its chemical burning characteristic and cures into a hard, dense material. Mixed with whiting (while clay, corn starch or wheat flour) and/or sand, gravel or rocks, this is the basis of plaster of Paris, stucco, concrete and long-lasting, exterior-grade whitewash.

Lime is sold as mason's lime, quick or teat plain lime m waterproof sacks that hold up to 60 pounds. This lime is bone-dry and bright white - not like the gray and somewhat oily lime used by gardeners to counteract the acidity of soil. Lime can be mixed with water and used right out of the sack, but you're better off using slaked lime. Here's how you make it:

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