Truck Driver Stories

But setting aside legal technicalities, when I speak of a farm truck, I'm speaking of any automobile that is frequently used in a wide variety of ways to aid with your farming tasks.

The U.S. Senate recently passed an amendment to S.1813, the transportation or Highway Bill that would exempt farm trucks from the restrictions of commercially licensed truck drivers.

The three standard ball sizes are 1 7/8, 2 and 2 5/16 inches. Your vehicle's suspension should be able to handle a tongue weight of about 10 percent of the trailer's maximum gross weight.

If you don't harvest and replant the bulblets yourself, the stem simply topples under their weight. Egyptian walking onions don't produce a flower on top of their scape (flowering stalk) like other members of the onion family do.

Mistakes are expensive.Calculate the cost of ground transportation. This may include cost per container (or weight per container), road taxes, tolls, fuel and maintenance fees. In addition, you are paying for the fees of the truck whether it is full or...

Even free compost isn't a good deal if it harms your plants. While a certified organic farmer can't use this type of compost because the sources of the ingredients and the composting process are not tracked, it's a great deal for a home gardener.

The fruit is edible, and reports from "having little flavor" to "tasting like bubblegum" appear in the writing of various authors. Enriched soil is not necessary as it grows best in poor, nutrient-starved soil.

But a light winter in those provinces is wishful thinking, Buffington says, for areas that typically receive hundreds of inches of snow per winter. Still, the CPSMA doesn't believe such a switch is the answer.

They traveled in a covered goat tote in the back of our truck. Requirements vary from species to species and state to state, so check with your vet to know what IDs and papers your animals need.

Alan, a second passenger, also pitched in as did Isaac, a teenage passenger, who held a flashlight for us (it was dusk when we began the repair). What would have taken minutes in a warm shop stretched out longer as our cold fingers fumbled tools and parts...

If properly managed, a fiddlehead patch can last a lifetime. Usually a highly guarded secret. Drain and then smother withbutter and salt to taste. Some people like a dash of vinegar or lemon juice.

The very easiest form of a bread pudding is simply soaking stale bread in milk, adding a little sweetener of some sort, and baking it. "Pease porridge hot, pease porridge cold, pease porridge in the pot, nine days old." Do you remember that very old nursery...

The farmer-founded, farme- run mobile market stocks fresh produce, meat, eggs , nuts, cheeses, jams, jellies and sauces — all produced by farmers in south Georgia, including LJ Woods Farm, Bethesda Gardens, Flat Creek Lodge and Walker Organic Farms.

I'm buried in paperwork, not seeds . Now that we have refrigerated trucks and interstate shipping and all the other conveniences of modern society, we also have forced bulbs available in supermarkets and chain stores all over the country.

I was even able to add some custom touches such as the built in flower boxes and a rounded step. You can go less but it wont drain as well. Ok now for the other side, for a long lasting deck you should slope the deck away from the house at about 1/4"...

Jennifer Brooks of Gloria Walker & Associates, an insurance agency in Raymore, Mo., specializing in farm and ranch insurance, including trailer coverage, says, “Between your truck, your trailer and your animals, you can easily have up to $100,000 tied...

That means appropriate gloves, hearing protection and safety eyewear, not to mention face masks and respirators when working in dusty conditions. Use these tips as a farm-safety refresher.

Some sources list it as August 31, others as Sept. (Don't we all wish we had one of those staffs?) A suspicious local woman was convinced that such a feat could only be performed by sorcery.

The amounts of iodine added have an infinitestimal actual cost.a salt solution usually used for cooking or pickling.is used for butchering, especially Kosher butchering. Salt is so important to humanity that it's mentioned in every world religion, wars...

Landowners growing pine trees to sell for timber may not realize they have an annual cash crop when the trees shed their needles every autumn. Pine needles, sometimes called pine straw, are sold to landscapers, garden centers and nurseries for use as...

“We also diversified to add cheese, meat and fruit shares, and this truck supports us in these added deliveries, as well.” Sheaffer found the process for their $25,000 loan straightforward: “Our local FSA representative talked us through the process,...

For example, if someone is pulling out from a drive or side road, I won't cross in front unless he stops, catches my eye and motions for me to proceed. For instance, last week my friend and I discovered (and rescued) a little rough-skinned newt, which...

Depending on the attachments you have, they can do any number of tasks: mow acres of lawn, dig a foundation, bale hay, push snow, set fence posts. It's one of the most environmentally friendly practices: reducing the waste going to landfills and incinerators...

Autumn leaves can be collected and piled to make into leaf mold for the garden and to provide overwintering beneficial insects a place to live. Tags hacks , leaf mold In essence, many beneficial insects need a place to live over winter, and disposing...

Turns out, there's a small market for used pavers! Who knew? It was a ggg day of heavy lifting, and today, I am feeling more sore than I have in a very long time. The worst part is that after all that hauling and four pickup-truck loads, we...

Your best bet for a positive fertility test starts with clean, well-formed eggs. Check out these four factors to determine if chicks are in your future. (No, there's no chicken equivalent of football season.) In the spring, however, a rooster's fancy...

Grabbing its head, he allowed the snake to twist around his arm and torso as he examined its injuries. Hi my name is Kristy, your dimwitted new neighbor! Shortly after we moved to the country , I was returning from the store in town.