tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post2198795387083703357..comments2024-03-23T05:42:07.516-04:00Comments on The Deliberate Agrarian: Blast From The Past: Steam Pageant Discoveries (Part 1)Herrick Kimballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-33106317976059155652007-11-28T11:30:00.000-05:002007-11-28T11:30:00.000-05:00I just recently purchased a bucksaw for sawing log...I just recently purchased a bucksaw for sawing logs into firewood lengths for my wood stove.<BR/><BR/>I was wondering if you would write a little bit about how to use a bucksaw. I've gleaned a couple of tips that've made my sawing much much easier and I'm sure there must be more such tips out there.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Ozark Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11304499723080791491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-13886788961731165762007-08-13T18:01:00.000-04:002007-08-13T18:01:00.000-04:00That is very interesting. Pumpkins are so good fo...That is very interesting. Pumpkins are so good for your animals, especially if they get the seeds.Marcihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00837798938089334872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-57870231091824575062007-08-13T05:55:00.000-04:002007-08-13T05:55:00.000-04:00Hi Grady,You got it. The tool is a pumpkin chopper...Hi Grady,<BR/><BR/>You got it. The tool is a pumpkin chopper. At least that is what the vendor told me. He seemed like a knowledgeable person and I do know that pumpkins were commonly grown by farmers as cattle feed. <BR/><BR/>I have a collection of old farmer's almanacs, many from the 1800s, and one of them discusses the growing of pumpkins for feed.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you enjoyed the show.Herrick Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-66311571159122664102007-08-12T23:53:00.000-04:002007-08-12T23:53:00.000-04:00Pumpkin Chopper? Watermelon?I read your article a...Pumpkin Chopper? Watermelon?<BR/><BR/>I read your article and decided to go to the Steam Pageant myself...What an awesome show. I looked for the tool but didn't find it...I was going to ask the owner so I could give a awesome answer...No such luck. <BR/><BR/>Grady PhelanGrady Phelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04236758444221525158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-32309508536975091392007-08-12T20:49:00.000-04:002007-08-12T20:49:00.000-04:00Okay, it is a chopper. Not for hay, not for mangle...Okay, it is a chopper. <BR/><BR/>Not for hay, not for mangles, not for silage.<BR/><BR/>It was used to chop a vegetable that I'm told was commonly grown to feed cattle in the 1800s. This vegetable needed to be chopped because it was otherwise too big for the animals to eat. This vegetable is still grown but I don't think anyone feeds it to their cattle. <BR/><BR/>I once grew this vegetable and a friend of mine who had pigs took all I didn't want. The pigs loved it.<BR/><BR/>So any further guesses?Herrick Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-62285145530917019982007-08-12T08:20:00.000-04:002007-08-12T08:20:00.000-04:00Herrick,My boys have had fun with this one - here ...Herrick,<BR/>My boys have had fun with this one - here is what we came up with...<BR/>Chopper for "mash" or silage<BR/>Part of large butter churn<BR/>HUGE brand for cattle :)<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>Cheri<BR/>PS we found our own strange tool at an auction....will post after we find out what it isTNfarmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18268277956987428197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-18210004177796094962007-08-12T01:29:00.000-04:002007-08-12T01:29:00.000-04:00A hoe of sorts that creates grooves (rows) for pla...A hoe of sorts that creates grooves (rows) for plants like strawberries. When drug through the dirt, it leaves a raised bed.foutfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079651678447028444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-67155462989591596612007-08-11T21:42:00.000-04:002007-08-11T21:42:00.000-04:00Hay rake?Hay rake?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-87750311202883746342007-08-11T20:59:00.000-04:002007-08-11T20:59:00.000-04:00A mangel chopper! HA! HA!!!(I hope I'm right... h...A mangel chopper! HA! HA!!!<BR/><BR/>(I hope I'm right... heehee)<BR/><BR/>In Christ,<BR/><BR/>GinnyGinnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17135591930894431069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-40822099460164180432007-08-11T20:51:00.000-04:002007-08-11T20:51:00.000-04:00It is not a potato harvester.It is not a stirrer o...It is not a potato harvester.<BR/><BR/>It is not a stirrer or mixer.<BR/><BR/>It is not an original garden claw.<BR/><BR/>It is not a straw chopper (but this answer is getting warm)<BR/><BR/>countrygoalie.... I did not see any horses at the steam show.<BR/><BR/>Any more guesses?Herrick Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-51476343153057146792007-08-11T09:18:00.000-04:002007-08-11T09:18:00.000-04:00I'm curious: were there any demonstrations of hors...I'm curious: were there any demonstrations of horse-drawn power while you were at the Steam Pageant? I was perusing their website and saw a picture of someone baling hay using a contraption pulled by two horses. True "horse power" (as it were) fascinates me, so I was just curious. Perhaps this is an event I should look into, if they did...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-67536609272298046662007-08-11T08:18:00.000-04:002007-08-11T08:18:00.000-04:00I don't have a clue, either, but I was thinking it...I don't have a clue, either, but I was thinking it would be used to stir or mix something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-88397396302342956322007-08-10T23:07:00.000-04:002007-08-10T23:07:00.000-04:00A potato harvester! Just jam it into the dirt, twi...A potato harvester! Just jam it into the dirt, twist, and up pop the potatoes!<BR/><BR/>Sounds like one of those "made-for-TV" ads, doesn't it? *shrug* Hey, it was worth a shot...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-57678714879247252712007-08-10T12:45:00.000-04:002007-08-10T12:45:00.000-04:00the original version of the garden claw!the original version of the garden claw!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-45269140725290944022007-08-10T11:41:00.000-04:002007-08-10T11:41:00.000-04:00I am going to take a wild guess, I really don't ha...I am going to take a wild guess, I really don't have a clue??? Is it a "straw chopper"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com