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Fenceless Cows Tethered To Big Tire
John Stoltzfus of Spring Mills, Penn., doesn’t need a fence to corral his two Holstein milk cows. They’re simply tethered to a big tractor tire.
“They can drag it around a little, but not far enough to get away,” he says.
Stoltzfus runs 15-ft. long ropes from the tire to leather collars on the cattle.
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Fenceless Cows Tethered To Big Tire DAIRY EQUIPMENT & IDEAS John Stoltzfus of Spring Mills Penn doesn’t need a fence to corral his two Holstein milk cows They’re simply tethered to a big tractor tire “They can drag it around a little but not far enough to get away ” he says Stoltzfus runs 15-ft long ropes from the tire to leather collars on the cattle He has a good pasture behind the barn and when an area of grass gets short he unties the animals rolls the tire to a new spot and ties up the animals to graze again “I’ve been doing it for two months and it’s worked out good so far I have water for them just in reach so they can’t tip it over ” Stoltzfus says Contact: FARM SHOW Followup John S Stoltzfus 3841 Brush Valley Rd Spring Mills Penn 16875
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