Most folks mow their lawns to make attractive landscaping for their home. Don, however, mowed ours with the intent of raking and baling the grass. Our yard area is roughly two acres and looks really nice when mowed to an even height, however about five years ago when gas prices hit $4.00 a gallon, we stopped mowing and starting grazing. My first thought was to get a couple of sheep to graze the area in lieu of mowing. The sheep would then be butchered in the fall along with hogs. This idea required the purchase of some type of fencing though. Either woven or multiple strands of electrified wire would be needed for a perimeter. We had reels of poly wire on hand but I didn’t want to use them all to fence in a couple of sheep. Instead, a single poly wire was set up as a perimeter, the yard was sectioned off and the cattle were turned in. For the last five years, the cattle have trampled and fertilized this area making a it good candidate for some square bales. What on-farm resources have you tapped and cut down costs for your efforts?