[AJD] TEST only -- Not receiving messages forsome reason (PleaseDELETE)

[Bill Salisbury]

Dear David,

My father had a Planet Jr.which he used in his garden.  I remember it from 
the time I was a little kid.  When Dad passed away, that Planet Jr. was 
still in his tool shed and in new condition.  When cleaning out that tool 
shed of 60 plus years of accumulation, I ended up giving it away to a man 
who was collecting artifacts such as this, to decorate a restaurant, 
probably a Cracker Barrel or the like.  This fellow was very excited about 
getting it.

My dad had a Standard Monarch garden tractor which did all the plowing, 
harrowing, cultivating, etc.  As a little boy of 3 years old, I thought that 
that tractor was the living end!  It was the greatest thing since sliced 
bread.  As I grew up, I eventually grew big enough to be able to horse that 
tractor around.  For all of the things that it wasn't, I can tell you that 
it had every bit of the power of 3 1/2 horses.  With the short stack open 
exhaust pipe, it would really bark.  I often wish that the tractor had 
stayed in the family, but it didn't.  Recently, I saw one for sale and it 
was a new old stock one that had never been used for anything.  The original 
paint was on it and in fine shape.  When I saw that advertised, I thought 
that I should go after it.  Then, common sense prevailed.  What would I do 
with it other than take up more space?

Cheers!  Bill




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rev. Gerber" <drgerber at fuse.net>
To: "'Antique John Deere mailing list'" 
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Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 1:14 PM
Subject: Re: [AJD] TEST only -- Not receiving messages forsome reason 
(PleaseDELETE)


> Friends.  Slightly off subject, but I finished planting my garden, about 
> an
> acre, last week.  For many years I planted everything manually; open a
> shallow furrow with a hoe, bend over, plant the seeds, cover using a 
> garden
> rake.  A friend bought an Earthway planter, new, made out of plastic and
> aluminum.  He cussed the planter every time he used it, and remarked that 
> he
> should have spent a little more and bought a Planet Jr., like they used 50
> plus years ago.  I searched on the web, and found planet jr. planters turn
> up every so often, carefully shopped, and bought one for a hundred 
> dollars.
> I learned they originally came with three seed plates, and an auger for
> larger seeds and a rotating brush for the smaller seeds inside the planter
> box.  Auger shaft runs off the large steel front wheel.  I searched for 
> the
> two seed plates I was missing, and the brush, and can now plant the small
> stuff like carrots or leaf lettuce with ease.  Technically they are really 
> a
> seeder and not a planter.  The spacing is a little too close together for
> some things, and you must thin the plants once they come up.
>
> I am wondering if anyone on the list has experience with the old Planet 
> Jr.
> planters.
>
> Rev. Dr. David R. Gerber
> Mt. Airy United Methodist Church
> 2645 North Bend Rd.
> Cincinnati, OH  45239
> Phone: 513-541-0307
> FAX: 513-541-2575
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
> Wiebelhaus
> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 10:14 AM
> To: Antique John Deere mailing list
> Subject: Re: [AJD] TEST only -- Not receiving messages for some reason
> (PleaseDELETE)
>
> Yes, quiet.
> Brad
>
> Bill Salisbury wrote:
>> HI Garrell,
>>
>> Received your message OK.
>>
>> Bill
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: <gdombaugh at 1kms.com>
>> To: "'Antique John Deere mailing list'"
>> <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 10:16 AM
>> Subject: [AJD] TEST only -- Not receiving messages for some reason
>> (PleaseDELETE)
>>
>>
>>
>>> TEST...
>>> Garrell Dombaugh
>>>
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