[AJD] OT potato storage + tractor projects

[Ron Cook]

Kreig,
     The tractors get to all be projects from time to time, I guess. I have:
1946 John Deere A rebuilding the carburetor
1948 John Deere A that has been in the family since new
1955  John Deere 60
1955 John Deere 40U
1959 Farmall 340 replacing electrical wiring
1966 John Deere 4020 gas powershift
1974 Farmall 1566 needs attention to shift forks in speed transmission

We also had a very good tomato crop and a terrific sweetcorn crop. Peas 
got into hot weather and dropped off.  Beans were good as were the 
beets.  Quite a bit of work, but we are still enjoying our sweetcorn, 
tomatoes, beans, and snow peas.

Ron Cook
Salix, IA
On 3/8/2014 2:22 PM, astroguy at nas.com wrote:
> That's OK, at least you learned for next years crop.  I grew tomatos last
> year, waaay too many and even after giving away as much as possible I
> still threw away too many.  Still fresh veggies at home is the best!!
>
> So, Ron, what tractors and tractor projects do you have?
>
> Kreig
>
>
>> Well, with everyone's help and advise, I raised a very good potato crop
>> last season.  I evidently was not able to keep them stored in a cool
>> enough condition, however.  They are nicely sprouted and are starting to
>> go soft.  I keep them as cool as I could, but that was mid fifties to
>> low sixties.  In the dark, of course, but I understand they maybe should
>> have had some air movement.  That did not exist.  Maybe I can do better
>> next crop.  The ground is frozen and will be for some time so planting
>> these is out of the question. Looks like I'll be tossing a little over
>> 100 lbs.
>>
>> Ron Cook
>> Salix, IA
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