[Farmall] O/T...."what can I grow"?

[John Hall]

Talk to your local FSA and get some ideas of crops. Send off a bunch of soil 
samples (its free in NC) to see just how poor the soil really is--make a map 
of the farm when you do this as your results may require micro-managing to 
get the farm uniform. When you send in the samples, indicate what you would 
like to grow and they can let you know how much the "correction" amounts of 
fertilizer and lime (if used in your area) would be.

A lot of small acreages do big business on vegetable crops and ornamentals. 
One thing that is labor intensive and requires a good location (near larger 
poplations) is a corn maze.

John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Moran" <jrmoraninc at yahoo.com>
To: <Farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 5:59 PM
Subject: [Farmall] O/T...."what can I grow"?


> Without doubt, some of you folks are farmers.  I am in upstate New York 
> and portions of my residential property (25 acres or so, total) are of 
> poor, clay-like make up.  Some areas will not even support grass.  Could I 
> cultivate and, then, successfully grow garlic or horseradish or SOMETHING? 
> What can any of you advise?
> Thanks.
> Jim
>
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