Apple-Crop: Orchard sprayer identification request

2007-06-22 Thread sblipe
I'm a first year grower looking for an online diagram or owners manual for my 500 gallon orchard pto sprayer. No brand name or serial numbers are visible except for Kingston on a couple of springs. The belts keep coming off and the pulley that drives the pump keeps coming out of alignment. I'm

RE: Apple-Crop: Orchard sprayer identification request

2007-06-22 Thread Mike Biltonen
Can you take digital photo of it and post it for all to see? I’m sure someone will have seen whatever it is that you have. Mike Biltonen president, farmer, pomologist Blue Marble Farms, LLC Stone Ridge Orchard TM HYPERLINK http://www.bluemarblefarms.com; [845] 687-2587 (Office) [866]

Apple-Crop: Early season hail damage

2007-06-22 Thread Glen Koehler
A Maine orchard sustained considerable hail damage today. The hail did not cut through the skin, but only slightly dented the fruit. The fruit are roughly 1 inch diameter or less. This happened in another orchard a few years ago and if I recall correctly (big if) most of the fruit turned out to

Re: Apple-Crop: Early season hail damage

2007-06-22 Thread Karl Townsend
The grower and I would appreciate hearing from folks who have experienced similar situation and what were the eventual effects of the early season not-cutting hail dents. Thanks, Glen Those dents will leave a dead and pithy spot in the apple just under the surface. Not number 1

Apple-Crop: Referral needed

2007-06-22 Thread amity
Hello Listers: Can anyone refer me to a turf specialist in USDA Extension so that I can find these answers? There was a USDA SARE project completed a number of years ago which demonstrated the potential to take income from two farm enterprises: Trellised tree fruit grown over a grass

RE: Apple-Crop: Referral needed

2007-06-22 Thread John L. Belisle
Food safety, and E-coli just jump out at me with the very thought of what you are suggesting. All the literature on GMP are very concerned about animals in an orchard. JOHN -Original Message- From: apple-crop@virtualorchard.net [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Apple-Crop: Referral needed

2007-06-22 Thread Les Price
Hi friend, When I was at the research station the different departments had there fingers in a lot of things but I don't ever recall any turf research. In the past I might have automatically said you were wacked but since I now have Geese I feel a little more tolerant (or crazy, i don't know).