[AJD] OT potato storage + tractor projects

Tyler Juranek tylerpolkaman at gmail.com
Wed Mar 12 12:32:34 PDT 2014


Ron,
 You still got the m runnin?

On 3/11/14, Ron Cook <ron at lakeport-1.com> wrote:
> 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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