Monthly Archives: January 2012

It got cold, and we all got busy, so we haven’t yet had our Steakburger party at Dirty’s.  When to have it?  How about Texas Independence Day, on or around March 2 (which is a Friday night)?  Texas Independence Day … Continue reading →

David reported in mid December that weaned calves in the 5 -600# had set new records, namely $1.50 – $1.60/lb.  (Although the prices fluctuate, normally they center around $1/lb).  Even wilder, an 830# steer brought $1.30/lb.  Normally prices go down, … Continue reading →

Recently we spent an interesting day working on wood gasifiers. Among our projects, a stove that gasifies woodchips using a primary and secondary air supply. The wood is partially burned with the primary air, then the gaseous products are burned … Continue reading →