77Herford Farm Zoo Journal Moving

[elevan]

Be careful with nasal sprays. I was one of the "lucky" ones last year and it severely effected my sense of smell.

I only have to use the spray occasionally when symptoms are very bad.

 

[77Herford]

Might have to get some spray but during this bad time of the year I'm cutting back on milk. It hasn't got worse so thats good, last thing I need is another flare up.

Besides my wonderful allergies, I got the rest of my fencing done. It was replacing old fence post and there were alot over the last two years.
Raked a hay field as well and with some help fixed up some chicken coops. I have a farmhand during the warmer months to help with egg collection and building repairs and what not. Its a local young man thats the son of a nearby farmer. I don't ask but I don't think the family are doing so well financially so give the now senior in high school two square meals a day, new pair of "working jeans" each summer and a very fair wage plus ten bucks an hour for baling.
I feel bad for the family but they won't take hand outs or at least the dad won't, so I make sure the boy gets a good meal at least and whatever else I can spare. The kid does still come over the rest of the year after school to pick eggs and as partial pay for that I send him home with two dozen eggs a week.
I know that kid will be a farmer someday and I'm sure a hard worker. I know at least the family is getting their protein, lol.

 

[Roll farms]

Have you tried using locally-grown honey? I switched from refined sugar to honey in my coffee and tea, and I've read that local honey will help people w/ allergies, something about the pollen from local plants that the bees use to make it helping w/ building immunity.
I don't have allergies, but I do have sinus problems. Goat milk doesn't bother me like cow milk used to.

 

[kstaven]

Trout pond is on my wish list. Was going to start the digging and had the fan blade go through the radiator on my Case 580B.

Sorry about the fan blade but classy tractor, does it have the enclose cab.

Closed cab with the 4 in 1 up front!

 

[77Herford]

I want an old vintage Massey that I remember as a child. Just hard remembering what it looked like.

1950 Ferguson TO-20 Grey. This is pretty close to what I remember, but I was probably six or so.

 

[kstaven]

My grandfather restored old tractors and donkey engines. Developed a thing for vintage machinery along the way. Just wish I had the time and machine shop for it.

Would love to rebuild a Rumley.

 

[77Herford]

Only during my younger year did we have a farm and it was just a hobby farm. 20 plus acres with pond and small group of Apple trees. We planted some Cherry and other fruit trees but moved away for my dad's job when I was only entering 3rd grade but I loved the country life. My uncle would bring out around twenty cows every summer and they would graze on our pasture.

 

[77Herford]

Mmm... Canned Apricots with Homemade vanilla ice cream.

I have two lovely Moorpark Apricot trees and really provided this year soooo good. Want to plant some Cherry trees before winter. I already bought them just haven't planted them yet, lol. Oh, I got four Bing Cherry Trees that are 2 years old, got to protect them from the winter winds but they should survive.
Let's see if I can remember all the Orchard trees I planted "Wife usually tends them". Plums 2 trees, one Stanley and one Oullins. The Oullins is a french plum and at first glance they don't look like the classic purple plum to me, but they taste GOOD. I only like Plums on the rare occasion.

A cluster of Mulberry trees, I do like Mulberries but man they can make a mess, lol.
Last but not least for now are our wild Red Rasberries. They ripen in july and are good if you can get to them before the birds.
The wife keeps telling me she wants more fruit tree's as during the fall she turns into the canning queen for some reason, I blame the state fair.

 

[kstaven]

Mmm... Canned Apricots with Homemade vanilla ice cream.

I can join you in a bowl of our homemade ice cream but not apricots. Only have peaches here right now.

Do you do a traditional vanilla ice cream with eggs?

I want more fruit trees but can't find anything that isn't a two foot tall stick. Want something a little more mature than that.

 

[Ms. Research]

Mmm... Canned Apricots with Homemade vanilla ice cream.

I have two lovely Moorpark Apricot trees and really provided this year soooo good. Want to plant some Cherry trees before winter. I already bought them just haven't planted them yet, lol. Oh, I got four Bing Cherry Trees that are 2 years old, got to protect them from the winter winds but they should survive.
Let's see if I can remember all the Orchard trees I planted "Wife usually tends them". Plums 2 trees, one Stanley and one Oullins. The Oullins is a french plum and at first glance they don't look like the classic purple plum to me, but they taste GOOD. I only like Plums on the rare occasion.

A cluster of Mulberry trees, I do like Mulberries but man they can make a mess, lol.
Last but not least for now are our wild Red Rasberries. They ripen in july and are good if you can get to them before the birds.
The wife keeps telling me she wants more fruit tree's as during the fall she turns into the canning queen for some reason, I blame the state fair.

Lucky you. I love peanut butter and homemade jams. YUMMY! Gosh canning today has become simpler for people like us because of you wife whose canning ability has been handed down. I've seen kits out there next to the "make your own beer" kits but the old practices are the best. Pressure cooker, steam and heat flying everywhere. And the smell. OH, smells so good and sweet. DH says on the Bell Farm, that was in Marlton, when he was a boy, there was a family and they had a son Danny who DH became friends with. His mom, October ohhhh you could smell the house a mile away. From peaches, plums, cherries, and strawberries. It never ended. Boy was those jams tastie. DH and Danny would break from playing for pieces of bread with homemade jams. DH laughs as he's talking about this stating, "he looks back now and thinks him and Danny were the test bunnies." Well DH never failed none of it.

Again lucky you. Thanks for the memory. DH forgot all about that.