A Place To Find New Ideas

A Place To Find New Ideas MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous We don’t very often have the space to publicize farm shows or other events although we have a comprehensive list of farm shows at our website but when a request arrives in the mail with an invention attached it gets our attention Carol Parker runs the Invention Convention which is part of the Food & Farm Forum in Montrose Colorado She sent along details on the show which is January 26-27 2018 at the Montrose County Fairgrounds In addition to a complete program of speakers which include famed livestock expert Temple Grandin farm inventors will compete for a top prize of $500 One of the ideas from last year was a 3-piece chicken waterer designed by John Mercer of Montrose It consists of a 5-gal bucket with large holes cut in the sides; a 5-gal water jug; and a piece of 3-in dia plastic pipe with a hole drilled in the side of it To assemble the jug is filled 3/4 of the way with water and the piece of pipe is placed on top Then the bucket is placed upside down on top of the pipe and everything is flipped upside down The water will stay very clean because the chickens can’t get into it with their feet For more details on the show - or to get information about exhibiting an invention - go to www foodfarmforum org or call ph 503 709-8558

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