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[Akka Homestead <akkabhomestead AT yahoo.com>]

What do you guys know about scrap metal?
How much does it bring in your neck of the woods?
Do you have to separate the types of metal or will they, for example, take 
engines?
I assume you get less money if they have to separate composites, like a gas 
grill or an engine, right?
There are two or three metal recycling places that I could use.  The closest 
one is about 16 miles away and I think with them you have to separate the 
metals.  I've heard that they are a pain to deal with and undercut you if 
they can.  DH's workplace uses another metal yard in another city, which is 
about 35 miles(one way) from me.  I know they will take vehicles, engines, 
whatever.  I know of one other recycler in town, but have no idea as to 
whether or not they will take scrap metal or just cans.
I just wonder if I will make anything after driving the 70 miles to the one 
that I know will take my junk.  If I knew the name of the place, I would call 
and find out how much they pay, but I don't so I ask you guys to give me an 
idea of what to expect.  I have some aluminum siding scraps and gutters, as 
well as a a few engines in pieces, Steel/Iron: old rusted feed troughs, a 
grill, a heavy metal cage that would hold a a few pigs,  a bathtub, etc.

Akka B




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I found two sets of old bed rails, looks like angle iron but not as heavy.  I 
also have some schedule 140 pipe.  Is there anything we could make with this 
that would be useful around the homestead, or should I add it to the scrap 
metal pile?  I held onto the bed rails for exactly that purpose, thinking 
that I would use it someday, but we never have.  We have a little arc welder, 
nothing serious, but we do have access to a tig welder.  Ideas?




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I have a Spokane Beauty and an Arkansas Black that are bearing heavily for 
the first time this year.  I read that the AB is harvested in late October, 
but mine are already half red.  Do they really need 7 more weeks?  If anyone 
else is growing these, what do your apples look like right now?  I am in zone 
7.  I read that SB is harvested in early October, but that site is for zone 5 
in Washington, wouldn't mine be ready before that since I have a longer 
season and an earlier last frost date? I also have an old fashioned red 
delicious.  All of the apples still have a bit of green on them, but that AB 
is looking fine with almost maroon red apples.   If I wait too long, the deer 
will take them in one night.  I would rather have an apple that is a few days 
under ripe than lose them.  I know that the local apple festival (in the next 
county) is held during the two weeks in mid October. Maybe I should pick them 
all circa Oct 1?

Akka




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On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 11:32 AM, Akka Homestead 
<akkabhomestead AT yahoo.com>wrote:

> I have a Spokane Beauty and an Arkansas Black that are bearing heavily for
> the first time this year.  I read that the AB is harvested in late October,
> but mine are already half red.


Hey A,

Our Stayman winesaps are usually ready in a couple to three weeks from now.
They are beginning to fall rapidly, are sizeable and taste good. We're
picking now. We experienced a similar thing with our peaches, one tree was
ready early but the other was on schedule.

The apples mentioned above are off the sick tree, don't know what we'll get
next year.

Beat the deer! We're in a similar competition.

Lisa