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  • From: "Wiediger, Alison" <awiediger AT HART.k12.ky.us>
  • To: 'Market Farming' <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: RE: [Market-farming] Super A cultivating tractor
  • Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 07:56:23 -0500

Bill, here in Kentucky, the Super A was THE tractor for burley tobacco
production. Now that the small farmers are getting out of tobacco, Super A's
often come up for sale - either privately or at auction. The biggest
problem with getting a good price is that they are old enough to be
attractive to collectors. A decent alternative is the newer International
140. A good Super A with cultivators will run $2000+, a newer 140 (newer is
relative - these aren't new tractors either), anywhere from $3000 to $4500
depending upon age and condition. Gas tractors, of course, but workhorses.
My Dad has my Grandfather's, and I hope someday it will make it to our farm.

Alison Wiediger, Au Naturel Farm

> ----------
> From: Bill Bradshaw[SMTP:eastexfarms AT direcway.com]
> > Bob I must agree with you on this one. We have a IH 274 and would not
> trade it for the world. In my area here in Texas they are very hard to
> find.
> I don't know of any co. thats makes new ones. The old super A
> internationals are readly for sale but all I have seen wont run some of
> the
> modern equipment. Are they easy found in the East? At what price and
> condition? Bill Bradshaw Cherokee Co.
> Texas>>__________________________________________________________________
> >
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Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Cabbage Worms and white butterflies
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 09:13:39 -0500
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Bob

Have you tried using Bt dust or sprays? They're organic and are =
effective when applied properly. The butterfly is the adult of the =
Imported Cabbage Worm, which is the green larvae you refer too. I'm not =
aware of any resistance built up in that species to Bt, so it should =
control the insect. You can wait until you see the adults beginning to =
fly around the farm, then begin applying the Bt on about a weekly =
schedule. This should work for any of the brassica crops (cabbage, =
broccoli, cauliflower, etc.). You could also use it in conjunction with =
the covers.

Bill Shoemaker
Sr Research Specialist, Food Crops
Univ of Illinois - St Charles Hort Research Center=20

Except for those of you that have TWO sons that swat butterflies do =
any of the rest of you have other solutions?


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