A farmer fixes a broken bucket handle with rope and an old garden hose. He compares the repair to carrying a baby or a 20-pound load of feed, and shares his father's folk saying about making do with what you have.
Just suppose I want to carry my cute baby in a bucket. The only problem is this bucket's lost its handle. That might be a little tricky. Can I replace this old dinky handle?
Ah!
Can I fix it with just a rope and an old hose? Let's pretend you're 20 pounds of feed. You want to squat? How's that work? That's better. We got us a handle. How do you like it? No gusta? Let's try feed, which is more realistic. Now I can carry one baby, one bucket of feed.
You see that tractor?
I like it. And as my dad used to say, use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.
If I had to start my Homestead all over again, it could only pick one animal… 
