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Collectibles and antiques are treasures sought by both Texans and visitors. Is there a fine line between collector and hoarder? What may appear to be leftovers from an estate sale can be precious treasure to others. One thing for sure, we love collecting.

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the last installment of these documents, it was stated that they were never meant to be political. However, isnâ€™t it true that the two most likely topics of conversation are the weather and politics. If folks donâ€™t get too serious, speculation on these topics can be fun. For instance, if climate changes had never occurred in the history of the earth, wouldnâ€™t we still have dinosaurs. Even more recently it was pointed out that Big Tooth Maples EHFDPH FRQÂżQHG WR D UHODWLYHO\ VPDOO DUHD because of warming temperatures. When hydrocarbons burn, there are two products-carbon dioxide and water. (CH4+202>CO2+2H20) Why do we only hear about the (CO2)? Determination that the earthâ€™s climate is changing does not seem to be even basic science, just simple observation. â€œGrasses are arguably the most important component of the landscape. Of the three types of vegetation (trees, forbs, and grasses), grasses are the best at keeping the soil in place and in good condition which is the prerequisite for a long-term sustainable habitat.â€? This comes from Jim Stanleyâ€™s book A Hill Country Landownerâ€™s Guide. Many accounts of the Texas Hill Country dating to the 1820â€™s describe a tall grass prairie. With grasses growing stirrup high to a man on horseback. These grasses would have been predominantly Little / Bluestem, Big Bluestem, Yellow Indian Grass, Switchgrass, and a few others. All of these are found growing here on The Farm and may possibly be treated individually in subsequent notes. However, in this edition the species of choice will be a personal favorite, Eastern gamagrass. This is arguably the most desirable of all so far as livestock and wildlife grazing is concerned. â€œNative American Seeds-Ecological Solutionsâ€? has this to say about Eastern gamagrass. â€œThe most productive, 64

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