[AT] Melting it all down.(copper is the new gold)

[William Powell]

Yes, the soil is acidic. Moss everywhere. Where we don't have the roads
there is a spongy type of ground cover, maybe that's peat moss?  I don't
know exactly when the original landowners started farming it, but boy what a
hard life they must have had. There are large stone walls on the perimeter,
well more like an ongoing pile. There are also large mounds/piles of rock
every 50 yards. I would hate to be the guy behind the horse plow picking up
rocks. We tried running a plow through the field once with our 8n, could not
turn over anything except in the small valley where a little topsoil had
settled. A 68 day growing season for those farms at the base of the plateau
(around Boonville NY). An average 19 foot snowfall in the winter.
http://highmarketsports.com/gallery.htm  Can you imagine getting off the
boat in the spring, purchasing a tract of land on the Tug Hill, clearing a
field, and then getting 20 feet of snow? Ouch. 

  

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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of charlie hill
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Will,  Blueberries and Huckleberries like well drained acid soils.  There
are several large commecial blueberry farms in coastal NC.  All of them are
on low coastal planes land that is a mixture of sand and peat.  The land is
poor and highly acid and really isn't much good for anything but growing
blueberries.  I suspect that tomatoes and pepers would grow well there too
given the right fertilizer and irrigation.

Charlie
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> Straying from the topic now...
>
> I find that our huckleberries in NY (tug hill plateau) are very tart. They
> seem to do well in the soil there which is mossy and spent, more rocks 
> than
> dirt. The berries are tiny, none larger than a pea, and some even as small
> as a bb. The smallness makes them well suited for pancakes. The batter 
> cooks
> well around the berries, unlike the blueberries I get from NJ which are
> large and make pancake cooking difficult. The pies are tart, but
> spectacular.
>
> I usually pick a gallon to take home to PA. Then, I freeze them and thaw 
> out
> a handful from time to time for Pancakes.
>
> Also on the berry topic... I'm in Southeast PA and my property is lined 
> with
> wild raspberries and blackberries. The bushes have taken over on the
> perimeter of my grass areas. The Raspberries are usually ripe by the 4th 
> of
> July, I did not get to them in time this year and the birds had a nice 
> meal.
> The blackberries are just turning black so I just picked a quart today. 
> Boy
> are they tasty!
>
> Regards,
>
> Will Powell (PA)
>
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> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of charlie hill
> Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 9:58 PM
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>
> Wow, I can't imagine not liking huckleberries (blueberries).  There are a
> couple of big blueberry farms here.  I've been eating them regularly for
> about a month now.  The other day for lunch I had a bowl of Special K with
> red berries (freeze dried strawberries) topped with a handful of
> blueberries, a sliced up bannana and a sliced up fresh peach and of course
> milk.  Man was it good.
>
> Charlie
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>
>
>> charlie hill wrote:
>>> Yeah Steve, we know.  You just want some huckleberries. LOL
>>>
>>
>> Nope... I actually don't like them. Now elderberries, currents,
>> blackberries, raspberries and strawberries....
>>
>> All of those make a great pie, they also work real well with rhubarb,
>> which I have a LOT of. I plan on making a few more pies to freeze this
>> coming week. I also like to make up fruit filling bags. then all I need
>> to do is roll the crust toss in the filling and bake.
>>
>> Nothing like a fresh home baked strawberry rhubarb pie with a dollop of
>> vanilla ice cream and some whipped cream....
>>
>> -- 
>> Steve Williams
>> Firefighter,EMT, Fire Police
>> VanHornesville Vol. Fire Dept
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