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Tordon will kill them pretty reliably. My Mom spent many a day in the pasture cutting and painting them. If you do not apply it immediately after cutting you most likely won't kill it.

We have a whole farm of them in western Missouri. We still have a huge one used for shade located where the old farm house sat and my Grandpa said it was the only thing worth visiting Missouri for (he was from Kentucky). Since we didn't have air conditioning in those days we spent most of the...

That is a robber fly, a different insect from a dragonfly. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asilidae

The good ol' days of mixing bulk fertilizer. Most of the nitrogen I mixed was ammonium nitrate and we would get it in bulk blower trucks. When we got urea it would come in on a rail car (same as phosphorous and potash). The mixer looked like a concrete mixer without the truck parts and there...

They are the worst. Trap them and then shot them. Most people create a situation where they come around,not intentionally, they are just living their lives in the country. But if you are leaving food out for them, you get what you pay for. Even in the suburbs we have them and getting rid of...

Yes, you are. I've been in two different ones and I can't find anything. When I'm in any store it isn't to "shop", I need something and I don't have time to wander around. Menard's is made for wandering around. The other box stores aren't much better and I have two of each within a 15...

That is my issue with the whole process. Here in Illinois, the door-to-door sales people say the "government" (really us) will pay for a large part of it. Illinois is already bankrupt and federal isn't much better. If you want solar, then you should foot the bill and reap the rewards (if any)...

Less than 30/year but worth every cent to have it. I can't schlep everything (and don't want to...) so it is a huge help. Also used for mowing the bits haying or row crops don't take care of.

My '85 Dodge (before Ram) had a slant 6 and my dad swore by them. He had an older Dodge with one. Mine was a great truck and it towed my little VW bug across the Appalachians just fine. The only reason I got rid of it was the family needed something to haul more than three people.

Real honey is worth every cent, local and unfiltered.

My brother and his son-in-law sell every bit they can collect and even sell the wax to the local Amish people. Lots of repeat customers but they also sell a little at the local farmer's market. They grew a field of buckwheat one year and after they pulled the honey from that people were...

Hear, hear for the dairy farmer! I was one back when I had a strong back and a weak mind. As I got older I better understood why we sold everything when me and my five brothers left the farm. I also gained an appreciation for the good life we had growing up. I do not see how that could be...

They can be so destructive. Unfortunately you need something more substantial than aluminum since they can chew through that too.

The slip clutch should have specific settings based on the brand. There should be settings documented in the user manual. The slip clutch on my mower calls for a 4mm gap between the front plate and the back plate with the clutch plates sandwiched in between. Every spring I loosen it up all the...

Fun times! This was about the time that we ended up picking a couple fields of corn by hand but it wasn't by choice though. Between old equipment (corn pickers) and wet fields we ended up picking it by hand. By the time the fields froze enough to get into them the corn had started to fall...

BTW, the best bait I've found for live traps is cantaloupe. I eat the good parts and the rind goes into the trap. The last one that I caught in a live trap took about 30 minutes to catch. Unfortunately for him he didn't make it through the night. Since I currently live in a sub-division I...

Yes, the conibear trap works well. I killed two the other day that have dug holes in my barn. Set the trap and place it at the entry and they will stick their head through it. Box traps also work well. They are so dumb my mom doesn't even bait them, just puts them at the entry of their hole...

They stink too much for me to skin them. My parents said the young ones were good to eat but I haven't bothered to skin one yet to try.

We bulldozed about 10 or 15 acres worth in the mid 70s and piled them into a huge brush pile that we burnt over a couple years. We never really had issues with the thorns afterwards that I recall. We've used them in the wood stove as well and they burn pretty well. We normally ring them and...

You get what you vote for...

Yes, the worms love the paper and leafs/grass.

My mother and I do this in out gardens but she normally uses leaves and I use grass clippings. It is mainly to keep the weeds down but helps to hold the moisture in. It does take a bit of work to lay it down every year but it reduces the overall work involved since I have very few weeds to...

Cardboard or paper grocery bags laid down before putting down the mulch helps to create that barrier needed to keep the weeds out. It definitely helps with water retention. We've been doing this for years and the only thing that gets through it (around really) is bindweed. That just grows...

Same here... I had a refrigerator making odd noises and a little research and YouTube videos showed me how to remove a few parts, thaw the silly thing out, and how to fix it so it wouldn't happen again. Before that I was looking a buying a new one.

I finally figured out the symbols. The orange is for a company called Fidelity that maintains most/all of the fiber in the county. The other is for Ameren for power. They have been working on the fiber in the local area and their little flags are everywhere. This is most likely for their survey.

And where the heck is Walla Walla, WA? My sister-in-law and her family lived there for several years and it always amazed me that people had never heard of Walla Walla. Maybe I watched too much Bugs Bunny and Looney Tunes over the years.

What insects lay eggs in cloths except for wool moths?

My neighbor did in Germany. She ironed everything to include socks and t-shirts.

That reminds me of our old farm house before we tore it down. The buzzard on the chimney is appropriate. The house served us well but had termite cancer when we bought it. My parents built a new house in the mid 80s so it didn't get much use after that.

We would just thin out the trees that had been dead a couple years or we blown over and had a chance to dry out. We'd ring the nasty thorny locust and let them stand a couple years too before cutting them down. When we boys were young and not so smart we split wood with a double bit axe and...

We only had 34 at Mom's house. Five generations in one house and even an exchange student from Spain and mother-in-law from Germany. It was good to see everyone and wished we had the rest who were unable to make it. Mom's 90th birthday is in a couple weeks and there will be more for that event.

It can be a life changing event for the person being saved and the person doing the saving. Great work on the part of the teenager. My daughter talked a teenager through CPR to save her dad's life as a 911 dispatcher. He had a heart attack and she was able to keep him going until the police...

Ok, that makes sense. I didn't think about the hunting ranches.

If it didn't come from Peck where would it come from? That's closer than the other options.

As others have mentioned the whitetails are the problem in most areas. Missouri is trying to get the elk population going here again. They have just started permitted hunting over the past few years with a lottery drawing for tags (same with black bear). It will be many years before they...

Great! We can be neighbors but that commute to NH may be a bit long. 🤣

My wife just mentioned that. We met the person who does the local utility locates in the area back in the spring when they were doing power line work up the road. He was turning around in our drive since it is basically a pasture access and he needed a place for his dog to run for a bit.

Nothing yet. We plan to start building in the next 6 months but we are still working with builders on bids and schedules.

Thanks for all the replies. Some of these have me scratching my head even more. When I said end of my driveway I should be been clearer that they are located just outside my barn and that is about 450 yards from the main road which is where the nearest utilities are located. Behind me are...

I found the attached painted on the ground at the end of my driveway. I only go to my property every couple of weeks but from the looks of it they were painted fairly recently. Does anyone have any ideas? They look something like survey markings but I didn't find anything else nearby.

That is most likely the issue. Some of these programs are as bad as the malware. I don't install the junk to begin with or uninstall it without ever activating it.

When we have way too much and the neighbors are full too that is when I wish we could have chickens or a pig. Either would love excess garden produce and will give you eggs or meat in return. When I was growing up the chickens loved the extra tomatoes and just about anything else we...

I have a Stihl gas powered one that I've had for several years. I really like it for smaller jobs but you wouldn't want to use it for large areas. I does create a lot of dust so a decent dust mask and goggles are good options. It will reduce what was previously dozens of bags down to a...

Same here... Lower usage but higher cost.

I don't recognize the name but pictures might help someone else identify the brand or type of tine needed.

These look great! For everyone who grows tomatoes, are you having issues with controlling stink bugs? For the past 10 years or so I can't seem to stay ahead of them and end up with little white spots where they feed. They don't affect the taste so much but make a mess trying to get decent...

My sister had one of those too. It made a lot of noise and you went through the driving motions but it didn't seem like it was moving. Diesel was way cheaper than gas and it got the job done. The later TDIs were a big improvement and I wish I still had mine.

Exactly... My 2000 VW Golf TDI could hit that fairly easily but VW screwed the pooch with the whole TDI scandal. That was only a good excuse for the know nothings to basically ban a very useful technology because they view it as 'dirty'. I've used my soapbox time for now...

Lots of Youtube videos where people test them out. They work OK as long as there isn't a lot of wind. I do not have any personal experience but based on what I saw I don't know that I would trust them for outside use.

Oh yeah, bean hay. I only had to deal with it once when the rain didn't come and the farmer figured it was better hay than nothing. Fortunately I had a pair of chaps to help keep from destroying my jeans. They were hot but saved a lot of jeans. The one thing that was worse than bean hay was...

Farmers survived many years without cabs or AC. Our JD 520, 620 and "Ferguson" obviously didn't have either and we learned to work at the best times to avoid the heat as much as possible. I remember many a day putting up hay in barns that had to be over 120 degrees. They are definitely...

I hauled hay as a summer job over 45+ years ago before big round bales became the thing. Made good money but it was hell. My brother and I teamed with friends (one owned the truck we used) to haul. We had our usual customers that we knew how they baled and the barn setup. The worst were the...

Our nemesis are the local deer. We've had a few ground hogs that I can trap and deal with but the deer are the worst. I need to cover the green beans and beets with bug netting to keep them out but I've had them try to chew through that. The raccoons and squirrels will make a mess of the...

That's the way to do it. My mother still has a garden at 89 and reduces the size every few years. When we were growing up the garden was several acres, that's what a family of 11 lived on for the year. I remember planting 100 lbs of seed potatoes. I enjoy working in the garden and for what I...

When we had them years ago it wasn't the coyotes but the raccoons at night when they roosted in the trees. As long as we could get them trained to go in with the chickens it was alright. Once they figured out they could roost in the trees they liked that better. Keeping their wings clipped...

I think that's a bear of some variety. 😆

Bobcat

Well if she isn't bogarting the mower she's on the tractor. 😄 The zero turn is faster but easier to get into trouble. A couple weeks ago she got into some fencing that the renter left on the ground. She was a real trooper and climbed under the mower with me to untangle the mess. Overall I'm...

I bought one just like it a couple years ago from a teacher who cuts grass in the summer. He gave me a good deal on a nearly new mower (25 hours) and bought a Ferris standing mower since it fit the types of yards he cut. I've been very happy with it so far and bought it specifically for the...

I must have been more than 40 years ago. I worked at an ag store then and we sold some very expensive granules to spread around the base of the plant. I do not recall the name as that wasn't my area of concern (too young). It was the bane of all farmers then and continues to be a PITA today...

I finally got mine installed yesterday. I ordered one early before the slotted ones were offered and, of course, I ordered the incorrect size. I few minutes with a burr grinder fixed that issue. A little Earl Scheib paint job (complete with runs and orange peel) and I was in business. For...

You can build a three sided lean-to type shed that won't cost too much and you can build onto it later if you put a little fore thought into it (close the fourth side, add a second half, etc.) It will keep the equipment out of the weather for the most part.

It's wonderful to see him getting around and I hope he has many more birthdays. I give huge thanks to him and those like him who did so much in WWII and after.

Do you plant the buckwheat for the honey or primarily food for the bees? I know that when it starts its nectar flow the bees go crazy on it but I never cared for the flavor of the honey. Obviously the bees aren't as picky.

The financial responsibility is an important part of this. I always wonder about the people driving around having insurance. Of course they all have licenses, right?

Do you like the buckwheat honey or have a market for it? My brother had a local farmer plant several acres a few years ago and the bees went crazy on it. They produced a ton of honey but we couldn't stand the taste or smell. Fortunately they have regular customers who were crazy for it and...

You too from Missouri! We might have a little snow as well along with bitter cold.

My brother owned a laundromat for several years until he got tired of idiots breaking the machines. They would wash anything they could fit into the machine no matter how dirty or greasy. They did not recycle the water, it went straight into the sewer just like any other water. They did have...

There are some better lists here. https://www.sedalia.com/content/11298/11368/13544.aspx

Yes, I'm familiar with Crown Hill cemetery, that is where my nephew is buried. A useful link: Crown Hill Cemetery in Sedalia, Missouri - Find a Grave Cemetery

Would you happen to know which one? I'm familiar with the west side of town and I do remember some of the older country churches with the usual grave yards in the area. We hauled hay as a side business so we spent a lot of time driving the backroads. My mother and most of my family still...

Coming in late to the thread. Great information and I'm fascinated by individual people's history, more so that the "large" history. The stories are great. I'm replying partly because I grew up in Sedalia. It was a big cattle town back in the day (remember the Rawhide western?) and yes the...

I've seen it happen splitting green wood that had a knot in it, when trying to split a fork or when one of the ends was not cut square. I've never seen it happen on straight grain square cut wood.

Land Pride isn't the only one. It saves a buck on each implement built but makes it a pain for the owner to maintain. I hate servicing the u-joint and slip clutch every year because of the poorly designed/implemented shield.

Same for us when we bought our property. We didn't have a tractor the first year and clearing brush was a major pain in the back. The tractor made the task so much easier plus we use it for other things (mowing, tilling, etc.) that we wouldn't be able to do if we didn't have it.

Teens this morning and over 6" of snow a week ago. Going from summer into winter overnight.

Yes, some of us like road kill. You would be surprised what people eat when they don't have much else to eat. Well made head cheese is very good (as is blood wurst but that's another topic).

Normally you would use a grain drill. You can check with your local university extension office to see if they or someone else has one you can rent. Depending on its size you may have enough tractor to pull it. If the doesn't work out you can use the old fashioned sowing by hand or get a...

Mom still does, she's 89 and old habits die hard. I keep whatever bacon grease we get from bacon and put it in small jars for her to cook with. She doesn't have 6 boys to feed any longer so she doesn't have much bacon to fry. Same crock she's had for many years.

Every custard I ever made was thickening by the time I took it off heat. An instant read thermometer is almost required. Cook's Illustrated has a simple guide... "Egg-based puddings and custards can curdle if cooked beyond 185 degrees. We take crème anglaise off the heat when the mixture...

A good steak starts with good beef that is correctly processed and aged (at least three weeks). I am fortunate enough to be able to buy from a local farmer and have it processed locally as well. They are the best steaks we have ever eaten even though they are grass fed and what most would...

Fried liver or fresh lima beans... Good German liverwurst is fine but no fried liver of any kind. Both will make me gag for some reason.

Mountain oysters and pork brains. Pork brains were so rich that we couldn't eat much but they were good. Something else that I never ate that my brother did were squirrel brains and their tongue. I guess for some people eating squirrel would be bad enough.

Thankfully we don't have fire ants up here (yet). The armadillos are bad enough.

Yeah, I didn't mention earlier but the chainsaw we had was an old Homelite (as I remember, it was big and red) that took two men and a boy to run since it was so heavy. Maybe the buzz saw was better. I was only old enough to pick up what I could when the noise stopped and not before. We thought...

We had one when I was much younger (late 60s) we mounted on our JD 520 and it was truly the image of death and when it got spun up it sounded like it too. Between the blade with no guard and the floppy belt it was a terror. Dad told us to stay the hell away when it was running. I only recall...

Yeah I have an RC2072 and it's the same, most likely the same gear box. I've attached the best picture I could get. I didn't think to bring a metric measure.

What sort of world do we live in? As you said bees are "free" and collecting a wild swarm and not treating them shouldn't be a criminal act.

Finally! I've been looking for something that would fit my Frontier mower similar to this. Working on the slip clutch or greasing takes way too long with the existing plastic shield. As soon as I get a chance to measure my gearbox I will be ordering one.

It's a Bush Hog Ground Hog. They should copyright that name.

Making $5000 a year in rent is a good thing. Unless you really need the money I would continue to rent it and continue the rent agreement. Maybe re-look the amount of rent based on local rates. Of course this is a personal decision and the rest of us just give food for thought. Good luck...

Those seem to be the strongest. If you can find a swarm that is mite resistant that is a super bonus.

Oh, so you're one of 'those' people who always have to be right no matter what. It is obvious from the pictures that these were not 'ground bees', as you call them, but honey bees living on a hollowed out tree and not in the ground.

Not being sarcastic at all. There aren't enough wild bees as it is and to assume they are vicious is incorrect.

Sad to see that many bees die.

That most likely was a Cicada Killer. They may look dangerous but rarely sting people unless you are bothering them. Only the females sting and are not aggressive if you are around their nest.

You can go here and search by model. You can download a copy or buy a hard copy if you want. https://techpubs.deere.com/en-US/Search/Equipment

We bought out JD 4066M at the start of this mess and got a very good deal on a "used" one that only had 39 hours on it (the previous owner only had it a month or so and traded for a cab 4066R). The same tractor now is considerably higher if you can find one, used or new, but the dealers look to...

Exactly why I buy them. Regular jeans don't come close to protecting your legs in briars.

Well, since he was in his 80s that is all he could carry. He still ran a farm and got around fine. It was funny that dad expected us to do the work for free but he insisted on paying us. He thought 2 cents was plenty expensive but he wife would bring us fresh lemonade and feed us lunch so we...

Yeah, that was our rate for family and close friends. We also had a neighbor who we only charge 2 cents a bale since he was as old as dirt and his bales only weighed about 30 pounds. We could carry two at a time and throw them one handed so it wasn't much work.

Yes, that was our rate and the truck owner got the extra nickel. We were in Sedalia so we weren't too far from you. Fond memories...

In the late 70s we (brother and friends) had a hay crew. Made a nickel a bail to haul from the field to the barn. Friend owned the truck so he made extra to maintain the truck. We could haul 100 bails per load. We could each make about $1000 per season so that was a lot of bails. We...

I've found the best bait for a live trap is cantaloupe. I had one eating my eggplant and I tried all the usual baits with no luck. I put some cantaloupe peels in the trap and literally watched him come out of his hole within minutes and went into the trap to eat the peels. Unfortunately for...