Ford 1700 price

[SirReal63]

The tractor is a bummer, but not the end of the world either. You are right JC, the right one will come along. I did a search on parts for it, and there really isn't much left out there for that tractor, hoses, brakes, radiator, steering gear and a few spindles. Fortunately I am in no hurry and can be selective. The size of the 1700 was about right but slightly bigger would be good too.

The property is just about everything we were looking for, it is secluded, tons of Oaks, it is on a private road and only one neighbor. It is currently under wildlife exemption so the taxes are great and we got for under $70.

Here are a few shots of some of the trees. They were taken a few months back, I will take some better ones this weekend.

I took this a couple weeks ago, they are starting to get full with leaves.

It has been a slow process, but we will get there. The 5 year plan is to be producing organic vegetables for the farmers market.

 

[michael.white]

The trees look great there - since I live here, my taxes are a wee bit higher

Out of curiosity, have you checked the PH level out there? It's about 7.5 where I'm at, which will impact what vegetables you can grow successfully, or at least without adding a lot of sulfur.

 

[SirReal63]

We haven't bothered with soil tests yet, there are cedars in the spot where the garden will be. I am positive we will have to amend the soil, it is black clay and had had an eternity of cedar needles acidifying the soil. We are going to try our hand at no-till and using a few truckloads of compost over cardboard to start out. We will start with about a third to a half an acre of garden, a couple of greenhouses for aquaponics and probably chickens, goats, potbellies and rabbits. If Toni has her way, maybe an Alpaca or two, but I am not sure we will do that. We will build a barndominimum, well, septic and electrical before anything else happens. First step is cedar removal on the area where the barndo, well and septic will go. My preference is to let Cedar Eaters come mulch the bulk of the cedar, leaving the old growth ones for the birds to build nests from. Unfortunately I will have to pull the cedar where the slab, septic and garden will go.

 

[SirReal63]

Thanks to those who weighed in on the little Ford, we ended up buying a new Mahindra and have started a thread for the journey with this property. About 5 acres of the cedar has been mulched. Thanks again for all of the wonderful advice.
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