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Pigs do well turning compost when left with it in a confined area. Also, when confined in an area that needs rooting, they will sometimes root more than a foot deep. This will take care of weed problems such as thistles.

Another thing I have read about is using pigs to seal a pond. We have a pond that has a fair amount of water running in it, but it never gets full. I plan to fully drain the pond, divert the water, put a fence around the pond and run pigs in there for a month or two. The theory is that shape of a pigs hoof packs the soil so tight that water cannot penetrate (another reason to not have pasture pigs: apparently the water on the pasture will start to run off instead of soak in). So when we take the pigs out, the pond should be completely sealed and fill properly.

Using this same idea... we have a couple of creeks that seem to dry up in patches. It is clearly running undergound. I would like to bring this water to the surface. It seems that the wisest thing to do would be to run pigs in the creek during the time that the creek is dry (or near dry).

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