tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post1475500864664019757..comments2024-03-23T05:42:07.516-04:00Comments on The Deliberate Agrarian: Deliberate Agrarian Update:31 October 2009Herrick Kimballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-61208924490732437282009-11-18T00:17:31.092-05:002009-11-18T00:17:31.092-05:00Herrick:
I never even noticed the Waste king 2600...Herrick:<br /><br />I never even noticed the Waste king 2600 goes at--go believe it--2600 RPM! It also uses a 1/2 hp motor. The motor I found is a 1/4 hp, 1735 rpm motor. <br /><br />So I guess I'll start looking for a beefier motor.<br /><br />Do you think there would be any problem if I used a motor faster than 2600rpm?<br /><br />Thanks again for all your help. I've squeesed several gallons of absolutely delicious cider, so far, and your ideas and book have been great fun for me and my kids.<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />TimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-52315868596670704172009-11-17T18:17:27.125-05:002009-11-17T18:17:27.125-05:00Herrick,
Here is the website we checked regarding ...Herrick,<br />Here is the website we checked regarding milk paint: http://www.realmilkpaint.com/recipe.html . We are always game to try something new, but maybe their reference to "very durable weather resistant paint" still referred to painting something out of the elements. Thanks for the tip on what you used for paint; we'll probably try that one next springLynn Bartletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17435825858991342289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-74745831684894513652009-11-14T16:03:43.680-05:002009-11-14T16:03:43.680-05:00Hi Tim-
I appreciate your comments. I don't ha...Hi Tim-<br />I appreciate your comments. I don't have any problem with apples not feeding into my apple grinder. I'm wondering if the higher speed of the Waste King models might contribute to the problem. I'm thinking that once you have a little cider made, you can pour a little into the grinding chamber to help get the mash flowing. As for rotation direction, I'm quite sure the disposal will work equally well in either direction. At least the ones I've taken apart look that way. I am not familiar with the Waste King models.<br /><br />Country Girl-<br />Thank you.<br /><br />Casey-<br />Mold on the surface sounds right. That's how the process gets going. I'll post an update in my next letter.Herrick Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-44699278636559604212009-11-11T15:59:07.917-05:002009-11-11T15:59:07.917-05:00Herrick,
You inspired me and a friend to attempt t...Herrick,<br />You inspired me and a friend to attempt to make some apple cider vinegar this past weekend.<br />I checked it the other day and noticed it looked like it was getting some mold on the surface. Is that normal?<br />We tried to find a good how to article with details but haven't had any luck yet. Maybe you could give some more info about making it in Decembers post.Caseyhttp://www.caseyss.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-5803056076910027052009-11-09T06:40:48.907-05:002009-11-09T06:40:48.907-05:00Glad you left a comment on my blog. Great informa...Glad you left a comment on my blog. Great information on your blog. I will book mark and go through when I have more time! Congrats to your son!Country Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391306626662391336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-70772415104531445282009-11-06T22:08:04.380-05:002009-11-06T22:08:04.380-05:00Herrick,
I have not made onion butter (yet) but a...Herrick,<br /><br />I have not made onion butter (yet) but as soon as my wife lowers her defenses and lets me near the kitchen, I'm going to try <a href="http://myhusbandcooks.wordpress.com/2008/11/18/onion-marmalade-sweet-savory-sticky/" rel="nofollow">this recipe.</a>Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361597193919411002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-56787710408097175302009-11-04T11:37:06.381-05:002009-11-04T11:37:06.381-05:00Herrick:
I just saw the "redneck" messa...Herrick:<br /><br />I just saw the "redneck" message you received last month.<br /><br />Before escaping to the country, I worked for years in an industry that is populated overwhelmingly by people from the left and far left end of the political spectrum, and I recognize their methods in this scurrilous message.<br /><br />People on the left seem to base their positions on emotional grounds, and meet differences of opinion with personal attack. In essence, when they think someone acts, or even speaks, in a way that doesn’t comply with their orthodoxy, they attack him uncompromisingly with name-calling (“racist, “sexist” all the other “-ists,” “sick” “lazy” etc., etc., etc.). Most people are shocked to be called such names and naturally fear that any of them may be true. This usually intimidates them and gives the attacker credence and confidence. <br /><br />I am extremely happy that you and your family made the perfect response: you laughed at the message and discussed it rationally and civilly. I’d also hope that any of your readers understand this kind of ugly tactic if they ever see it or, God forbid, become an object of it. <br /><br />Unfortunately, there is a lot of this attitude today, and while many of us are able to make our day-to-day lives happier by living away from it, there are times when it must be understood and confronted.<br /><br />TimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-52135493410156045622009-11-04T10:30:32.306-05:002009-11-04T10:30:32.306-05:00Herrick:
Thanks for the post, as always.
I worke...Herrick:<br /><br />Thanks for the post, as always.<br /><br />I worked faster than I have in years finishing my apple grinder. I needed to press our apples before the winds from the Columbia River Gorge would make it uncomfortable, if not impossible. Just in time, too; they're between 50 and 70 mph today, giving us a taste of what's to come.<br /><br />I found a neighbor with an old motor he traded me. He's suspicious about the cider, so I'm getting him a bottle of good wine. I'll give him a couple quarts of cider too. We'll see.<br /><br />I used a Waste King 2600 diaposal with all stainless grinder parts. Our first run was partially successful.<br /><br />I found that a lot of the uncrushed fruit wound up adhering to the sides of the grinding chamber and not getting ground til I stuck a stick in and pried it down to the grinder ring, several times.<br /><br />I wonder if you have any idea why this would happen?<br /><br />I have one possible problem. the motor does not have black and white electric wires, but a dark blue and a brown one. I wild-guessed that the blue was "hot" and wired it that way. But I'm concerned I guessed wrong and connected them backward. Could this cause the motor to run backward, thus making the grinding impellers not work properly? <br /><br />If I look down into the mouth of the disposal, should I see it spinning clockwise or counter-clockwise?<br /><br />Thanks for any help anyone can offer.<br /><br />TimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-31087976262507049102009-11-04T06:54:51.849-05:002009-11-04T06:54:51.849-05:00Thank you everyone for your nice comments, positiv...Thank you everyone for your nice comments, positive feedback, suggestions, and encouragement!<br /><br />The agrarian mystery tool is NOT a goose harvester. But, Jason, I must say I really liked your answer. You have a creative imagination. VERY creative. Somebody needs to create a goose harvester along the lines of your description. I'd love to see it on YouTube. :-)<br /><br />The tool is a wheelbarrow seeder, used, as others have guessed, for planting a field to hay. Here is a link to a description: <a href="http://www.americanartifacts.com/smma/advert/ay243.htm" rel="nofollow">Crown Wheelbarrow Seeder</a><br /><br />My older farmer friends told me that this tool was pushed through a field in the early spring to seed it down for hay. This was best done with a light snow on the ground and the seed was spread over a field planted to wheat. The wheat, planted the previous fall, would grow up and be harvested. Then the hay would come up. Planting in the light snow allowed you to better see where you had been. Also, as the snow melted, it carried the small seeds down into the ground better than would otherwise happen.<br /><br />That was fun. Maybe I'll try to find another mystery agrarian tool for future monthly letters.<br /><br />James-<br />Those old Planet Jr. cultivators are fine tools and that's great that you have your grandfather's. <br /><br />Perhaps my grandchildren will one day refurbish my "old" Planet Whizbang wheel hoe. I see no reason why it won't last as long. But I will admit that it doesn't have the charm of those old Planet Jr. tools.<br /><br />Eddie-<br />My potato bins are actually repurposed garlic drying trays, which can be seen in a picture at this essay: <a href="http://thedeliberateagrarian.blogspot.com/2006/08/curing-garlic-bulbs.html" rel="nofollow">Curing Garlic Bulbs</a>.<br /><br />Pam-<br />You made Marlene's day. I hope that my son can find a girl that is as good of a wife, helpmeet, and mother as Marlene has been (and is).<br /><br />From the perspective of my advanced age, we were both children when we got married. See <a href="http://thedeliberateagrarian.blogspot.com/2005/12/wife-of-my-youth.html" rel="nofollow">The Wife of My Youth</a><br /><br />I currently purchase <a href="http://www.milkpaint.com/" rel="nofollow">Old Fashioned Milk Paint</a> but it is quite expensive and one of these days I'm going to make my own. After all, that's what the old timers did!<br /><br />Lynn-<br />I was not aware that milk paint was suited for exterior applications. The man who makes my Planet Whizbang wheel hoe handles tells me that you can make an excellent exterior finish with equal parts turpentine, boiled linseed oil, and parrafin (or beeswax). He told me old candle wax works fine. This is an excellent tool handle finish but he coated the exterior of his chicken house with it and says it has held up very well. I have yet to make this recipe. The boiled linseed oil is the primary ingredient of older exterior paints. When I was younger, <a href="http://thedeliberateagrarian.blogspot.com/2008/02/getting-started-finding-my-way-part-3.html" rel="nofollow"> I spent a summer helping a man spray paint barns</a>. We went through a lot of oil-based red paint and thinned it with linseed oil to go through his spray equipment. An added bonus is that linseed oil and turpentine smell nice.<br /><br />It is now Wednesday after posting my essay and the NY Times has not contacted me. Monday and Tuesday when I got home from work, I asked Marlene: "Did the NY Times call today?" <br /><br />They must be backlogged. I'll give them a couple more days.... ;-)Herrick Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-24861612603368685142009-11-03T23:59:35.663-05:002009-11-03T23:59:35.663-05:00Hi Herrick,
We found a recipe for making milk pain...Hi Herrick,<br />We found a recipe for making milk paint and made up a batch. Tried it on one of our chicken tractors, but it washed off after the first rain! I guess we need to find a better recipe or figure out what we did wrong!Lynn Bartletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17435825858991342289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-46305432117986582212009-11-03T16:42:24.503-05:002009-11-03T16:42:24.503-05:00Please tell Marlene that I thought she was your so...Please tell Marlene that I thought she was your son's girlfriend in that first picture!! <br /><br />She must have been a child bride! :)<br /><br />Always love your writings,<br />Pam in TNPamhttp://www.realwomenquilt.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-61225593362715298892009-11-02T15:50:39.531-05:002009-11-02T15:50:39.531-05:00Thanks for another inspiring update Mr. Kimball! ...Thanks for another inspiring update Mr. Kimball! Congratulations on your eldest son's achievement. Nice cabinet for the bathroom - please post pics of the finished product. The Bible story is heartwarming. If that statement about the Bible looking "loved" could be said about a greater number of folks in our country, you may not have the need to write your section on God's judgement. "Blessed is the nation whose god is the Lord". I don't think we as a nation can lay stake to that claim anymore and will see, on a macro scale, what life is like without His blessings. <br /><br />I have potato envy! We grew them for the first time this past year and have almost eaten them all! My sons (4 and 5) helped out and love the opportunity to eat the fruits of their labor, especially when they are roasted ...<br /><br />Keep up the excellent work - your blog is so inspiring.<br /><br />PS - My boys and I hope to start work on building our own Whizbang cider press once winter sets in (we pre-ordered a copy of the book when you first made it available) up here in NEOhio. Thanks for an excellent instructional volume.timfromohionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-82454815065410359752009-11-02T15:12:41.399-05:002009-11-02T15:12:41.399-05:00Just wondering about your milk paint. I remember ...Just wondering about your milk paint. I remember reading about it a while back with your woodbox, but I can't remember if you said you bought it from a store or not. Have you ever made your own? <br /><br />I have no idea if they take submissions, but I think that for an alternative to mainstream media, takimag.com is very good. I use it to offset my reading of the BBC... not proud to admit that one.<br /><br />Gonna have to say that your gadget is some sort of planter or fertilizer (fertilizer-er?).bluesunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11995973825892791271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-34473186872402685122009-11-02T13:17:09.536-05:002009-11-02T13:17:09.536-05:00I will agree with the above comment that the myste...I will agree with the above comment that the mystery tool is an alfalfa seeder. We just had our county centenial and a gentleman walked one the whole length of the parade route!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-33530100310518552052009-11-02T08:54:23.240-05:002009-11-02T08:54:23.240-05:00Herrick,
As always, I look forward to your monthl...Herrick,<br /><br />As always, I look forward to your monthly posts and you never disappoint. I've had Nancy Bubel's book for years and have put some of the ideas in to practice and hope to build a root cellar some day. Keep the comments coming.vdealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13980949311520793303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-62522867819918142832009-11-01T19:13:33.364-05:002009-11-01T19:13:33.364-05:00Don't get up your hopes about the New York Tim...Don't get up your hopes about the New York Times printing your article. Since the owner's son took over, the Times has become a very angry, extremely liberal, in-your-face newspaper.<br /><br />The monthly NEWSMAX magazine may be a great option. Their circulation is 1 million + (probably larger the Times), and they are Christian and conservative. They also have a very good, daily, free subscription, news service.<br /><br />Hope you also get the land. <br /><br />If the article and land are not to be, I am not concerned about your reaction. I know, that you know, the good Lord is in total control. <br /><br />I sure hope the wife likes the bathroom cabinet once it's installed. She's not accurate with an iron skillet, is she? <br /><br />From a Mississippi reader and friend.Jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-3083605058368621932009-11-01T17:50:17.109-05:002009-11-01T17:50:17.109-05:00Herrick,
As always, your post is most anticipated...Herrick,<br /><br />As always, your post is most anticipated. I always feel you have more to say. I noticed your potato bins in your basement, perhaps you could whizbang all your homemade items in a few separate publications. Until next month. Edfast eddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04926255784054769919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-4295717988886777972009-11-01T15:44:21.939-05:002009-11-01T15:44:21.939-05:00Great news about your land: Great news because the...Great news about your land: Great news because there isn't a "NO" yet! I hope you get it.<br />My best guess for the mystery tool, is a drop-seeder for some really tiny seed; like alfalfa or clover perhaps.<br /><br />Your Planet Whizbang project got me inspired this summer, and I rescued a vintage Planet Jr. from my dad, who was about to throw it away. It had belonged to my grandpa, who used it for many years on his huge garden. All the metal bits were fine (paint long gone!) but the wooden handles were fit only for copying the shape to an oak plank. Sanded, oiled, painted red and black, and now it's good as new, and twice as pretty. It has a different system of blades than your design, more like two sweep blades meeting in the middle. Works great!<br /><br />Grandpa bought good tools: I got to inherit his Troy-bilt tiller. It even has a little dozier blade attachment, which works great for moving dirt, gravel, compost, etc. from a pile to spread it out. It's almost bigger than my garden! But like you, I hope for a larger place some day.<br /><br />Thanks for keeping up the writing: you inspire me every month.<br /><br />JamesJameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11363950259121845950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-4392006872116440242009-11-01T00:27:16.973-04:002009-11-01T00:27:16.973-04:00I'm pretty sure that the mystery tool is a goo...I'm pretty sure that the mystery tool is a goose harvester.<br /><br />When your geese are out on pasture you run quickly through the pasture with the contraption and get them in the neck before they get a chance to duck (no pun intended). Your helper then grabs them before they are able to recover and you can proceed with the backyard processing.<br /><br />Unfortunately the goose harvester is ineffective with other poultry as their necks are too short.<br /><br />Thanks for the monthly update. As always, it was enjoyable. I look forward to learning the true identity of the goose harvester.Jasonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-39934589047727907532009-10-31T18:08:50.785-04:002009-10-31T18:08:50.785-04:00Thanks for the update, as always we enjoyed it.
I...Thanks for the update, as always we enjoyed it.<br /><br />I've NEVER seen anything like the farming tool you pictured, it will be interesting to learn what it was used for. We have a tool that was in an auction box we bid on, no one that has looked at it has ever known what it is for. I should post a picture and get online opinions. <br /><br /><br />Your spuds look great, we had a bountiful year too, netting 400-450 lbs. <br />Keep us posted as to the carrot clamp, we use a root cellar and layer them in garden soil in bins and they keep well from Oct through end of May.<br /><br />We've also had a bumper crop of apples, so have canned them for pies,jelly, sauce and butter. We've also dehydrated them and still have 3/4 bushel, so I think we'll press these for cider to drink as well as for apple cider vinegar, thanks for the reminder.<br /><br />Have a blessed month ahead, we'll be praying for your land deal.<br />Blessing from,<br />The Never Done FarmKelle at The Never Done Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06089557752054842197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-38629344908902050272009-10-31T16:24:31.523-04:002009-10-31T16:24:31.523-04:00I always look forward to your monthly updates! My...I always look forward to your monthly updates! My husband and my best guess for the farming contraption is some sort of a broadcaster/seeder. It appears that the wheelbarrow has some grooves that are meant for the pieces of metal, so we're going to assume that they go together and aren't just a means of display. <br /><br />Love all the carpentry projects, too! My husband was drooling over your table saw. Look forward to next month's issue! :)<br /><br />Blessings.Paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06600037978764364572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-46144086723055613082009-10-31T14:31:57.563-04:002009-10-31T14:31:57.563-04:00Wow, there is a lot going on this month. Thanks f...Wow, there is a lot going on this month. Thanks for the apple cider vinegar lesson. That is something we would really like to do. <br /><br />You have some very handsome boys to be proud of!!!Marcihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00837798938089334872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-17806038455388578702009-10-31T14:30:26.808-04:002009-10-31T14:30:26.808-04:00Fiskars axe is excellent and they have many other ...Fiskars axe is excellent and they have many other genious gardening and home tools too. Check http://www.fiskars.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/TopCategoriesDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10101<br /><br />It's a Finnish company and their products are always first choices here:)<br /><br />You have interesting blog, just keep updating!Jaakkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06469049088472454413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-85020372477610827952009-10-31T14:08:18.244-04:002009-10-31T14:08:18.244-04:00Herrick,
I always look foward to your updates. Gr...Herrick,<br /> I always look foward to your updates. Great as always. Thanks and God Bless.<br />EDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com