[AT] Fall Cleanup

[Dick Day]

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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