Abstract: Monogastric digestion animals, such as pigs and chickens, are raised in a completely environmentally sound and effective manner that has numerous other advantages over conventional feed lot confinement. The animals are allowed to roam and feed freely in a confined and managed at least one acre fodder tree orchard with pasture base (20-40% swine-compatible legumes, 80-55% grasses). The fodder trees are at least primarily honey locust, mulberry, chestnut, and persimmon, about 30-45 mature trees per acre. Swine may first be raised on primarily pasture alone, and the pasture base from the orchard harvested to produce hay, which is removed for use at a later time and/or place. A hog may be raised having a weight of about 250-340 pounds, and a lean weight of at least about 38%, and at least 5% leaner and heavier on average than if raised in feed lot confinement.

Abstract: A kit and method are provided for developing one's reflexes, which also may be used as a toy or game. The kit includes a strand, such as a nylon string, having a length greater than six feet and a given outside diameter, and at least one--and preferably a number of--tubular shuttles having a length of less than about a foot and having an inside diameter slightly greater than the outside diameter of the strand. A blinder, such as an eye patch or a batting helmet for restricting a user's peripheral vision, is provided too. Hooks or clasps may be provided at the ends of the strands to facilitate attachment, and a turnbuckle can be utilized to adjust the tension of the strand. The shuttles may be plastic tubes that are slit along their length for easy attachment or detachment, and may have streamers attached to them. In use, one end of the strand is attached higher than the second end or a central portion of the strand, and the shuttle is slid upwardly on the strand.