On a lot of that high, dry land it’s acres per cow, not cows per acre. As for the coyotes and cougars, cows are big and heavy and they kick hard. Too much work. Cows, like horses and pigs, are an invasive species on this continent. Too bad aurochs are extinct. Now those were...
How many birds live in 2 million acres of Virginia wild- lands? Millions of birds do. The tradeoff is obvious, but seldom discussed. As for endangering people, I take the word of Bruce Ames of the University of California at Berkeley who was awarded the National Science Medal by President...
How many more hens than rabbits does he have? Eggs are produced at a rate of R(t) eggs per hour, where t=0 represents 12:00 midnight and R(t) (in thousands of eggs) is: R(t)= -10\cos\dfrac{\pi}{12}t+10 \ a) How...
Hunting is on the decline across the nation, and many hunters in Iowa are saying that that could be detrimental in terms of controlling the deer population. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources estimates that the state has a deer herd of 500,000, writes The Associated Press,which could ...
One word led to another, and the man went on to say that many people were settling in those parts. He told how some people from his village had settled there. They had joined the Commune, and had had twenty-five acres per man granted them. The land was so good, he said, that the...
However, many are in a hurry and want to get rich fast. You might be in a hurry because you hate your job. You might want to get rich fast because you do not want to work full-time for your whole career. Maybe you are in a hurry because you would feel more financially secure if...
My family’s tradition has been serving a prime rib dinner on Christmas Eve for many years. I’ve updated this post with more information for everyone. I decided to update the post today because we are getting close to the holidays, and I think many of you may be deciding what to fix...
Hunting is on the decline across the nation, and many hunters in Iowa are saying that that could be detrimental in terms of controlling the deer population. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources estimates that the state has a deer herd of 500,000, writes The Associated Press,which could ...
If you’re staying in upscale lodges, it's fine to bring a suitcase, but a backpack is needed for multiday trekking. Smaller backpacks are ideal for full- or half-day excursions. Many upscale hotels provide personal water bottles and trekking poles. Packing Essentials Long thermal underwear...
Even today, Area 51 is surrounded by thousands of acres of empty desert landscape, and the Air Force has withdrawn lands from public use to help keep the base hidden from snooping eyes. For many years, observers could hike to elevated vantage points like White Sides Peak or Freedom Ridge, ...