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wire, and some posts with insulators. It cost me
about 200 dollars. The girl at the checkout
asked if I was having trouble with cows or a
horses or something. When I told her it was for
my raccoons, she laughed and asked, “What is it
for, really?” I think she figured I was planning
on corralling them and branding them or
something. I’m still not sure she believed me
when I said it was to keep them out of my corn.
August 22 - I lost some more corn last
night before I got my fence up. I spent all day
today putting it up, clearing around the corn,
planting posts and all. My neighbor came to
see what I was doing. “You know, it’s cheaper
to just buy corn,” he said. “Why, with all of the
stuff you bought, your corn is probably costing
you 5 dollars per ear.” He laughed and laughed.
He thinks he is so funny. He said he buys his
corn at the farmer’s market at 3 ears for a
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