Comments on: Ramblings From A Tractor Seat http://www.scepaniakfarms.com/blog/2005/08/23/ramblings-from-a-tractor-seat/ The thoughts and journal of a Christian farm family. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:01:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Northern Farmer http://www.scepaniakfarms.com/blog/2005/08/23/ramblings-from-a-tractor-seat/comment-page-1/#comment-130 Northern Farmer Thu, 25 Aug 2005 03:02:00 +0000 http://www.scepaniakfarms.com/blog/?p=47#comment-130 Scott, Rebecca says Thank You! She's at that age where birthdays are a big deal. Not like me, with the big Five O coming up this winter. I've read Salitan's book about poultry prossessing and I personally can't eat any chicken from the industrialized poultry industry. I think I'd gag. Years ago I worked at a large poultry plant designing a better chicken gutting method. This was during the last metal fab job that I held. To watch the chain speeds and the methods was enough to turn me off back then. You can't believe all the tore up guts and the like. A nightmare. I wonder how my stainless steel chicken gutter ever turned out.... Scott,
Rebecca says Thank You! She’s at that age where birthdays are a big deal. Not like me, with the big Five O coming up this winter.

I’ve read Salitan’s book about poultry prossessing and I personally can’t eat any chicken from the industrialized poultry industry. I think I’d gag. Years ago I worked at a large poultry plant designing a better chicken gutting method. This was during the last metal fab job that I held. To watch the chain speeds and the methods was enough to turn me off back then. You can’t believe all the tore up guts and the like. A nightmare. I wonder how my stainless steel chicken gutter ever turned out….

]]> By: reformed farmer http://www.scepaniakfarms.com/blog/2005/08/23/ramblings-from-a-tractor-seat/comment-page-1/#comment-129 reformed farmer Wed, 24 Aug 2005 14:11:00 +0000 http://www.scepaniakfarms.com/blog/?p=47#comment-129 Tell Rebecca we said Happy Birthday. It is amazing how stupid the average person has become. That lady won't eat a home killed chicken for "sanitation reasons" and has no problem gulping down a bird that is 20% fecal soup. Take care. Tell Rebecca we said Happy Birthday. It is amazing how stupid the average person has become. That lady won’t eat a home killed chicken for “sanitation reasons” and has no problem gulping down a bird that is 20% fecal soup.

Take care.

]]> By: Northern Farmer http://www.scepaniakfarms.com/blog/2005/08/23/ramblings-from-a-tractor-seat/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Northern Farmer Wed, 24 Aug 2005 11:42:00 +0000 http://www.scepaniakfarms.com/blog/?p=47#comment-128 Herrick, In the early eighties land was 750 to well over a thousand an acre here. That was for farmland, and at the time there was no competition from urbanites wanting to subdivide. I had bought a forty for $750 an acre in the early eighties.Buy 1987 land had crashed and a 100 acre piece came up for sale about a mile away.Very good land. Got it for a little over $250 and acre. And some people said I paid to much!! When I worked out it was mostly in metal fabrication shops. My specialty was press work. The last three years were the most interesting when I worked at a place where no two days were the same.Did alot of custom work and learned alot about metal.Can also weld , torch and machine various metals. The knowledge that I gained has helped out alot in all the years since around here. Herrick,
In the early eighties land was 750 to well over a thousand an acre here. That was for farmland, and at the time there was no competition from urbanites wanting to subdivide. I had bought a forty for $750 an acre in the early eighties.Buy 1987 land had crashed and a 100 acre piece came up for sale about a mile away.Very good land. Got it for a little over $250 and acre. And some people said I paid to much!!
When I worked out it was mostly in metal fabrication shops. My specialty was press work. The last three years were the most interesting when I worked at a place where no two days were the same.Did alot of custom work and learned alot about metal.Can also weld , torch and machine various metals. The knowledge that I gained has helped out alot in all the years since around here.

]]> By: Herrick Kimball http://www.scepaniakfarms.com/blog/2005/08/23/ramblings-from-a-tractor-seat/comment-page-1/#comment-127 Herrick Kimball Wed, 24 Aug 2005 11:16:00 +0000 http://www.scepaniakfarms.com/blog/?p=47#comment-127 Those are some good "tractor seat" thoughts Tom. I'm encouraged to hear that there was once a time (in recent history) when land prices dropped so significantly. I'm saving in anticipation that may once again be the case. Waht did you work at when you were not farming? Those are some good “tractor seat” thoughts Tom. I’m encouraged to hear that there was once a time (in recent history) when land prices dropped so significantly. I’m saving in anticipation that may once again be the case.

Waht did you work at when you were not farming?

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