[AT] Misc Stuff (was test)

[Ralph Goff]

Hi Al
I'm still questioning my decisiion to walk away from that hundred dollar 
Loadstar. Just the two exhaust manifolds would be worth the price in parts. 
I guess the mud and the cold dampened my normal enthusiasm .
Hope to see some pictures of your thresher in operation this fall after that 
good crop of oats.
I have already cleaned my seed oats using the vintage hand powered machine 
that my grandfather used many years ago. Lucky I only seed about 15 acres a 
year as it is a long enough job  to crank 30 plus bushels through that 
little roller mill. I don't even know what the variety of oats is anymore as 
it has been on the farm for a good many years. Seems to grow well and 
produce a good yield with fairly good straw strength too. I mostly always 
swath them a bit green to cure in the swath before combiining although last 
year I did leave a small patch standing and tried straight cutting. 
Surprisingly it worked very well.

Ralph in Sask.
http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Al Walker" <alwalker at gvtel.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 9:05 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Misc Stuff (was test)


>I guess I'm kind of lucky that I don't have a long-distance tractor hauling 
>rig.  I'd be so very tempted to wander over to your neck-of-the-woods with 
>it and not come home empty handed.  Of course, the petrol situation would 
>also be a factor, even if I had a long-distance rig. Not many auctions of 
>that caliber around here.  Oh well . . .
>
> I consoled myself by preparing the field and planting my oats crop for the 
> year.  It's 3-4 weeks early so I went with a later maturing variety called 
> Ebeltoft. I had planted it two years ago and it produced really well with 
> good straw strength. It was great for binding. I planted Killdeer last 
> year, which was supposed to be even better. It was not good for me. Much 
> weaker straw, lighter kernels, and lower yield. Now, if Mother Nature will 
> cooperate, we'll be cranking up the thresher again this fall.
>
> Al in NW MN
>
>
> Ralph Goff wrote:
>
>> Auction sales are going strong here in sk.