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  • From: "Gary & Sarah Rowland" <hcf AT moment.net>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: News from the swamp
  • Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 12:55:21 -0500


Probably would be cheaper to get your old one rebuilt.
Gary
Hairston Creek Farm
Burnet, Texas
----- Original Message -----
From: Marie Kamphefner <kampy AT grm.net>
To: Market Farming <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 7:41 AM
Subject: [market-farming] News from the swamp


> Regards to the list:
>
> The north Missouri "swamp" dried up enough to re-disk, harrow and plant
> yesterday! We got about 650 tomato, pepper and cabbage plants
transplanted
> with the transplanter we got this spring. It worked great after a few
> tweaks and twiddles. Thanks to lurker, Linda Chapman for the
> transplanter. Thanks to lurker, Glenda in Stewartsville, Missouri for
most
> of the plants.
>
> We also put up 5 cattle panels in arches for pole beans and
> cucumbers. Going to try to grow some lettuces inside the arches. We
> anchored the panels with steel posts.
>
> This will be a great experiment in how late-planted things do.
>
> Yesterday, when the starter failed on the tractor, I was ready to throw up
> my hands and quit. But, after pulling it with the pickup, it started and
> we left it running all day. Now, it's parked on one of the few hills we
> have. I am almost to the point that if one more thing goes wrong - well,
I
> don't even want to go there.
>
> After I call the Agco Allis dealer to inquire about a new starter, I'm off
> in a semi-hobble to plant some seeds.
>
> Marie in Missouri
>
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  • News from the swamp, Marie Kamphefner, 06/13/2001
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    • Re: News from the swamp, Gary & Sarah Rowland, 06/13/2001

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