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

Sun Jul 20 07:24:14 PDT 2008

Wow,  there is more snow in that picture than has fallen on eastern NC in my 
entire 58 years TOTAL.   I'm sure it's beautiful country but if I go up 
there it will be in the summer!

BTW, you might want to take Steve W. up on his offer. He's a pretty handy 
fellow!  Since I accused him of just being after your berries I figured I 
better set the record staight on him. grins

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William Powell" <william.neff.powell at comcast.net>
To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'" 
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Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 9:26 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Melting it all down.(copper is the new gold)

> 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.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of charlie hill
> Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 7:41 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Melting it all down.(copper is the new gold)
>
> 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
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "William Powell" <william.neff.powell at comcast.net>
> To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'"
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> Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 10:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Melting it all down.(copper is the new gold)
>
>
>> 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)
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of charlie hill
>> Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 9:58 PM
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Melting it all down.(copper is the new gold)
>>
>> 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
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Steve W." <falcon at telenet.net>
>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 5:16 PM
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Melting it all down.(copper is the new gold)
>>
>>
>>> 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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