[AT] My 2007 Wheat Harvest/ Now report Redbud vegetable farm.

[H. L. Staples]

Hi---Farmer we have had lots and lots of rain.  Many rain related problems
couldn't work because of mud.  
 
Most of our corn weed control has been washed away of soaked in past the
germination zone of the small weeds and grass.  
 
Onions look pretty good but quite a bit of purple blotch even with frequent
spraying of Bravo and Copper.  Been selling a quite a few of the big Candy
onions with green tops still on them. 
 
Strawberries were pretty much of a flop. 
 
Tomatoes look good but ripening pretty slow I suppose due to lack of sun and
the cool weather, have been able to keep the diseases at bay with frequent
fungicide applications. Spider mites have showed up early in spite of the
cool weather and rain. Those little devils can do a lot of damage if not
caught early. 
 
Like I've said before we can do better in a dry season than a wet one. 
 
The Kioti DK55 tractor we bought last year has done a good job for us, even
though  Walt said it looked like a doodle bug. 
 
H. L. 
 
-------Original Message-------
 
From: Francis Robinson
Date: 6/18/2007 9:25:19 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] My 2007 Wheat Harvest
 
----- Original Message -----
From: "H. L. Staples" <hlstaples at mcloudteleco.com>
>
> Thanks for sharing the pictures Al.
>
> H. L. Staples
> McLoud, Oklahoma
> USA
 
 
 
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    Hey H. L. are you stirring dust or mud? I can't tell from the news...
Some of what they show from around Texas / Oklahoma looks pretty wet but
some areas seem still dry.
 
 
--
"farmer"
 
Francis Robinson
Central Indiana, USA
robinson at svs.net
 
 
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