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
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)
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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
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
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
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
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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).