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If you don't mind me asking, what state are you in and about what does a place like that cost?
I've looked for something similar in my state(Arkansas), but have come up short. |
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Quoted: Already looks 10x better! View Quote Thanks! It was a lot of work to get it to where it is now and we still have a long way to go. Already have reclaimed close to a half acre of yard the previous owners let go into weeds and brush. All of that was cleared and we saved the young trees that were growing in those areas. Some trails cut through the woods, shooting lane going in, etc.. |
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House is located in Indiana and was just shy of $200k for the place. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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If you don't mind me asking, what state are you in and about what does a place like that cost? I've looked for something similar in my state(Arkansas), but have come up short. House is located in Indiana and was just shy of $200k for the place. About the same for a similar place here. House would be missing a basement in most cases,though. |
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Quoted: About the same for a similar place here. House would be missing a basement in most cases,though. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: If you don't mind me asking, what state are you in and about what does a place like that cost? I've looked for something similar in my state(Arkansas), but have come up short. House is located in Indiana and was just shy of $200k for the place. About the same for a similar place here. House would be missing a basement in most cases,though. My only requirement when we were house shopping was a full poured basement, not block, with natural drainage, no sump pump. If a house didn't have that we didn't even consider it. |
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Really nice place. I'm envious of all that flat ground and decent property size and the tractor.
Cost me the same for half an acre in the woods. Not one bit of it is flat either. Every garden bed is a terraced back breaking ordeal. |
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Looks like some great earth to garden. Can't beat having a buddy with some equipment and tools, either.
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Quoted: Looks like some great earth to garden. Can't beat having a buddy with some equipment and tools, either. Enjoy! View Quote It's mostly good rich black dirt. One little spot of clay. It definitely helps! On the lookout for a New Holland TC40 of our own. Have access from the tractor in the pics up to a 2013 John Deere 8275R . Having farmer friends has its perks. |
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Everything from the stump on the left to the edge of the trees on the right was cleared last year. This was all grown up in brush and 8' tall weeds. <a href="http://s1282.photobucket.com/user/pavelow164781/media/ECC69E30-F9E9-4832-A44D-F8F0ED04C833_zps6hatpqcd.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a531/pavelow164781/ECC69E30-F9E9-4832-A44D-F8F0ED04C833_zps6hatpqcd.jpg</a> View Quote That's a lot of backbreaking work--clearing ground like that, and especially since you paid enough attention to save the hickories. That paying attention makes you a smart guy. Smarter than most these days. People just mow everything down because a) they don't care and/or don't understand the inherent value b) It's easier to wipe it clean and plant something (way less valuable) from the store than to save those and d) they don't know how to recognize what kind of sapling is what and won't take the time to figure it out. Sounds to me like you are a good steward of your property. Old timers would be proud. ETA: You have an incubator? |
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Quoted: That's a lot of backbreaking work--clearing ground like that, and especially since you paid enough attention to save the hickories. That paying attention makes you a smart guy. Smarter than most these days. People just mow everything down because a) they don't care and/or don't understand the inherent value b) It's easier to wipe it clean and plant something (way less valuable) from the store than to save those and d) they don't know how to recognize what kind of sapling is what and won't take the time to figure it out. Sounds to me like you are a good steward of your property. Old timers would be proud. ETA: You have an incubator? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Everything from the stump on the left to the edge of the trees on the right was cleared last year. This was all grown up in brush and 8' tall weeds. <a href="http://s1282.photobucket.com/user/pavelow164781/media/ECC69E30-F9E9-4832-A44D-F8F0ED04C833_zps6hatpqcd.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a531/pavelow164781/ECC69E30-F9E9-4832-A44D-F8F0ED04C833_zps6hatpqcd.jpg</a> That's a lot of backbreaking work--clearing ground like that, and especially since you paid enough attention to save the hickories. That paying attention makes you a smart guy. Smarter than most these days. People just mow everything down because a) they don't care and/or don't understand the inherent value b) It's easier to wipe it clean and plant something (way less valuable) from the store than to save those and d) they don't know how to recognize what kind of sapling is what and won't take the time to figure it out. Sounds to me like you are a good steward of your property. Old timers would be proud. ETA: You have an incubator? Thanks! It was a lot of work! Sprayed everything with Crossbow when we bought the place last year taking time to avoid the trees we wanted to keep. Then a lot of work with a chainsaw getting everything cleared. The hickories are too close together now but we're going to give them a few years before we thin them out, a little bit of competition is good. Grew up on a lot bigger place than his. Learned how to take care of a property from my parents who learned from their parents. The ground my parents live on now has been in my dads family 116 years. Yep! Only a little 7 egg one for now. This is our first go hatching anything. Will see how it goes this year. Want to eventually get chicken and quail as well. Will move up to a bigger incubator at that point. |
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Reeds are interesting to a plant geek like me.
Some varieties of reeds and rushes are among the oldest species on the planet. There's your useless science bit for the day. |
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Looking good OP!
Sorry if I missed it, but how many acres are you running there? |
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Quoted: Thanks! We have just over 8 acres. About 6 of it is woods with mostly black walnut in it. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Looking good OP! Sorry if I missed it, but how many acres are you running there? Thanks! We have just over 8 acres. About 6 of it is woods with mostly black walnut in it. |
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Quoted: "Savings account" quality or "just there" quality black walnut? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Looking good OP! Sorry if I missed it, but how many acres are you running there? Thanks! We have just over 8 acres. About 6 of it is woods with mostly black walnut in it. Savings account quality. Hoping about half of them will make veneer grade. Best part, the price of the property didn't have any timber included in the price |
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Been a rainy week here and haven't got much done. Starting to get some pumpkins sprouting in the garden! This Saturday we plan on planting a lilac bush we picked up, another 50 gladiola bulbs and the lily bulbs from the garden expo. Will get pics up!
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Pretty cool, OP. I hope to have a place like that some day. Keep up the good work!
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Quoted: Pretty cool, OP. I hope to have a place like that some day. Keep up the good work! :sub: View Quote Thanks! Gotta mow tonight, planned on doing a lot outside this weekend now it's supposed to rain all weekend . And I had a business trip come up at the last minute for most of next week, might be awhile before I get any more done. |
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Not a whole lot to report, things are starting to come up in the garden. Bald Cypress are all in the ground as well as the lilac bush and 50 more gladiolus. Still need to get the grape vines in the ground. Didn't get much done the past week, had to leave town for work. On the bright side the 2,4-D looks to have killed about 90% of the dandelion population
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Any reason for not planting more edible type stuff (fruit, nut trees, edible bushes) over the stuff you've currently got?
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Quoted: Any reason for not planting more edible type stuff (fruit, nut trees, edible bushes) over the stuff you've currently got? View Quote We will probably end up planting some berry bushes for eating and possibly wine making at some point. Most of the stuff we have planted so far has been for aesthetics and landscaping trying to get the place looking better. |
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Tractors are addictive. I just sat on a Mahindra 55 hp hST this week.
I had to walk away as my wife would kill me with our son coming to this world Friday. Others may recommend differently but if I had it to do over again, I would buy the biggest machine I could afford with the most FEL lift capacity. |
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Quoted: Tractors are addictive. I just sat on a Mahindra 55 hp hST this week. I had to walk away as my wife would kill me with our son coming to this world Friday. Others may recommend differently but if I had it to do over again, I would buy the biggest machine I could afford with the most FEL lift capacity. View Quote That's the plan! Would love a used TC40 but damn financing a used tractor is ugly. Will probably not buy anything until later this fall, just shopping around getting hard quotes and seeing what I want to go with. |
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Also had a couple coons that have been ripping apart the bird feeder to get at the seed and suet cakes this week, they're no longer a problem...
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Quoted: Quoted: Also had a couple coons that have been ripping apart the bird feeder to get at the seed and suet cakes this week, they're no longer a problem... Have a heart trap, can of cat food and a 45. I don't think that's what the have a heart folks had in mind... |
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