Marshall

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  • in reply to: Letting Horses Roll? #56527
    Marshall
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    Mine roll from time to time. Especially after they have been working and I turn them out after taking the harness off. Never seemed to cause a problem.

    in reply to: Interesting farming video from Nordell’s #51151
    Marshall
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    Well I finally got home and had a chance to watch the video. It was very interesting. I think there are several things I could incorporate. I will just have to do it mainly by myself.

    in reply to: Interesting farming video from Nordell’s #51152
    Marshall
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    I can’t get it to work on my computer at work so I am going to give it a try tonight while getting the wood stove going. Sounds very interesting.

    in reply to: Ditching plow #52857
    Marshall
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    Geoff, somebody forgot to tell my fields that they have no rocks:) I didn’t think of that but if the “rudder” is longer than the cutting edge it should give pretty good control.

    in reply to: Ditching plow #52858
    Marshall
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    You better have good balance if you hit a rock!! It looks like it could be a handy thing to have.

    in reply to: Slip scooping #47263
    Marshall
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    Looks like fun. Then again doing anything using horses is fun.

    in reply to: Looking for new Plow handles #57571
    Marshall
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    I bought a set from Leon Brubaker at:212-696-6410 You have to leave a message and he will call you back. Great guy to deal with.

    in reply to: "hands free" rein positions #59045
    Marshall
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    I don’t have an answer for your question but I am curious about some of the responses. This summer I will be using a walking cultivator in the produce patch.

    in reply to: first drive this year #59002
    Marshall
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    John, what is it that looks like a lever on the right side of your cart?

    in reply to: Plastic mulch layer #58819
    Marshall
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    Erika, I sent you a PM.

    in reply to: There’s No Place Like Home #58655
    Marshall
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    I unterstand where you are coming from. To me there is more to life than money as long as the bills are paid. Unfortunatly I have to work evry other saturday. I would love to get out of it if I could but that won’t happen until I can farm and grow produce full time. Then I can work seven days a week and make less money. Then, I would be doing something I like.

    in reply to: Plastic mulch layer #58818
    Marshall
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    Erika, I never tried the biotello mulch mainly because I have never heard of it. This year will be my third growing produce. I am only palnting 3/4 of an acre this year planning on adding more each year until I can quit my day job. I am going to do some research and see where the biotello is available and how much. Last year a used about 1500 feet of plastic and what a pain to loosen and pick up.

    in reply to: Plastic mulch layer #58817
    Marshall
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    It will probably be the first part of April before I get to try it. That is when the onions arrive. Right now there is a lot of frost in the ground and the top is pretty slimmy. I have the mulch layer almost finished so in another few days hopefully I will have the finished photos.

    in reply to: My View of Draft Animals and Land Use In The Future… #54964
    Marshall
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    John, it sounds like things arn’t that much different from one side of the pond to the other. I do the same with my girls(7and4). When it is baling time they are on the wagon. At chore time they are in the barn. Emily, my oldest can tell you everything that needs to be done including how much feed each of the animals get. While I have been woking on the mulch layer(which is almost complete now) Emily has been out in the shed with me most of the time “building” her own projects. I can tell I have two girls that are going to make their Dad proud.

    in reply to: Plastic mulch layer #58816
    Marshall
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    Thanks Jonny416. I agree about using horses instead of tractors but did you know John Deere’s are green so they can hide in the weeds when the Farmalls go by.

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