[AT] Fall Cleanup

Fri Oct 17 19:39:10 PDT 2008

Mark, Charlie, Larry & Gene...

I apologize for not getting back to your replies (messed my back up good 
this time).

I really appreciate the suggestions and am happy to hear that this stuff can 
be controlled. In a county not far from here, there was an abandoned farm 
that was totally covered with poison oak/ivy/sumac (not sure which) and it 
took YEARS before they could ever do anything with that place.

Again, thank you for the suggestions.

Dick

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene Dotson" <gdotsly at watchtv.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 9:09 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Fall Cleanup

>    Dick;
>    A good soaking of the leaves with Roundup around trees will kill the
> growing plants. I also use a product called Triplet where I don't want to
> kill the grass, such as your shelter belts. 2-4-5T is still a good product
> to kill brush, but will kill young trees, but not the grass.
>    Poison ivy will take many applications to eradicate as the berries will
> stay in the soil waiting to get an opportunity to germinate. Application 
> of
> Triplet will give about 45 to 60 days protection of new growth and kill
> existing young sprouts. Apply it about once a month to keep it active.
> Mowing of open areas as often as possible will be effective and prevent
> plants from going to seed.
>    Eradication is an ongoing job, but with determination it can be done.
>
>                    Gene
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dick Day" <ddss at telebeep.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
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> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 10:36 PM
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>
>> Gene, what do you spray for the poison ivy?  We have it here in a shelter
>> belt really bad.
>>
>> Dick
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Gene Dotson" <gdotsly at watchtv.net>
>> To: "ATIS" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 9:02 PM
>> Subject: [AT] Fall Cleanup
>>
>>
>>>    Been very dry here in western Ohio, so have taken the opportunity to
>>> spruce up the place a little. Started last month by spending 2 weeks
>>> clearing out the fence row between my hay field and the next door
>>> neighbor's
>>> lawn. Started by bulldozing the giant ragweed and some of the poison 
>>> ivy.
>>> Took out a few small trash trees, then trimmed the limbs from the rest 
>>> of
>>> the trees so I could get to the fence line. Took out all of the rusted,
>>> buried fence and all the rest of the poison ivy. Had poison ivy vines 5
>>> inches in diameter that grew beyond the tops of 75 foot wild cherry
>>> trees.
>>> I
>>> now have a property line that looks like a park and will be able to keep
>>> it
>>> mowed and sprayed along the entire line.
>>>    Next job was trimming all the overhanging limbs along the edge of the
>>> woods. Now can run the tractor and combine closer to the woods.
>>>    Last 2 weeks I have spent cleaning out the old fence wire and scrap
>>> metal from a corner of the woods. Hard to believe how much trash and 
>>> junk
>>> accumulates in a woods that is used for a dump. Several old washers and
>>> dryers, parts to an old hay loader, lawnmowers, sheet metal and the
>>> mandatory bedsprings, I think I have discovered the breeding ground for
>>> them. Have my third trailer load ready to go to the scrap yard in the
>>> morning. Still have a lot of rocks and old concrete to move before I can
>>> finish the job. Probably have to just decide on a place to pile it all
>>> and
>>> just forget it. Too much of it to dig a trench and bury it all. People
>>> want
>>> this stuff for fill, but don't want to pay to have it hauled.
>>>    Been keeping the little Case dozer working, along with a skid loader 
>>> I
>>> bought. Was at the scrap yard yesterday and bought a set of forks from a
>>> fork lift. I mounted them to the bucket of the skid loader and sure
>>> worked
>>> nice for loading the heavy bunches of wire.
>>>    Scrap prices have really fallen. Only getting $80.00 a ton for what I
>>> am
>>> selling, but at least it is off the place and making more than enough to
>>> pay
>>> for my fuel. Sure poor pay for the labor though.
>>>    Got most of the soybeans off and sold before the price started
>>> dropping.
>>> Had to go around some green spots, but they will be ready about the time
>>> the
>>> Cubfest beans are ready.
>>>
>>>    Hope everyong is getting along well.
>>>
>>>                    Gene
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