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Slide back down ice-covered slope with a 50-pound bag of calf feed. Dump calf feed into storage bin. Break up straw bales and dis tribute around pens, shaking and scattering. Stack hay bales and distribute a portion of them among the troughs. Return to dairy barn. Clean out box stalls and bed with fresh sawdust. Shovel out leftover feed and give to heifers. Sweep feed trough areas. Put down fresh si lage. Put down fresh sawdust. Sweep alleyways. Return cows to barn. expenses and charitable dona tions. • Receipts for home improve ments, even if you will not have gains over $250,000. Tax laws could change, plus records might be helpful to future homebuyers. Toss: • Receipts for purchases after warranties have expired. • ATM and bank deposits re ceipts after transactions are veri fied on a bank statement. • All but the most current pro spectus for investments. Source: “Loose Change”
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