[AT] Fall Cleanup

[Larry Goss]

I know you have already received some good responses to your question, but one other thing you should keep in mind is that poison ivy can't stand to be constantly mowed.  If it is located anywhere that you can keep clipping it, it will die.  That doesn't give you the instant solution most are looking for, but it's something to keep in mind.

Larry


----- Original Message -----
From: Dick Day <ddss at telebeep.com>
Date: Thursday, October 9, 2008 22:45
Subject: Re: [AT] Fall Cleanup
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>

> 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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