tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494291003597322679.post6019194506193783431..comments2009-02-27T18:14:13.903-06:00Michael Bunkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480186948086853961noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494291003597322679.post-42810516746465113552009-02-26T19:02:00.001-06:002009-02-26T19:02:00.001-06:00"When you read some of the old farmer's almanacs you will find that most small farms in the south fed their animals sweet potatoes, rutabagas, turnips and turnip greens, and other root crops."<BR/><BR/>Would you store most or all of those things in a root cellar?<BR/><BR/>Would an animal eat a comparable amount of those things as it would regular feed? If they did, how would you know how much to plant each year?<BR/><BR/>We're very much novices in this area. My husband and I are looking forward to moving our trailer to some land, hopefully next month, Lord willing. It will be awhile before we get anything besides chickens, but we've already got our seeds (about 300) for a garden started on our kitchen table.Meghanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17286106783396668727noreply@blogger.com