Market Farming

["jay gee" <jgj23 AT mindspring.com>]

Leigh wrote:

>And speaking of terrorists, I have a real deer problem this year.  I 
>have tried just about everything.  Two nights ago they got in the 
>pumpkin patch and ate 15 or so pumpkins.   I have used soap, egg 
>solutions, baited electric fence,  They have even started coming 
>through the field where I have pastured pigs (and they never do 
>that).  Last night one jumped into the pepper patch and got itself 
>hung up on the short second fence (I've started double fencing) and 
>made a mess of things before breaking loose.

Sounds like the double fencing solution works although more
durable posts might be required to keep it from getting broken
up when deer get tangled.

Out of curiosity, why would you "bait" an electric fence?????

Jay Gee
not a farmer -- but interested in farming