Recent content by Rutcon

Good alfalfa is a maintenance monster as Skip implied. Ours was super dried up and slightly browned in July and first half of August due to hot dry conditions and leaf hopper burn. I have sprayed for hoppers twice this year, they are horrible little bastards suck the life out of the plants. We...

Chapin 63985 20 volt lithium purchased last spring. Been working flawlessly. Almost 2 hrs run time. Get an extra battery, 500 trees no problem. BTW Skip, lithium EV has been working well for 2 months so far.

We have used three different companies before using Hunterra maps. If you want custom maps with incredible detail, or just a simple aerial map, Hunterra would be my first choice.

Daver, I am looking to plant something other than milo as well. The problem I have had with milo is that once it matures the deer start on it and in 2 weeks there is nothing left for the birds. How did your buckwheat do last year? Rut

It sure looks like cutaneous fibromas (a skin virus, like warts). Not something to be overly concerned with, however it didn't work out well with that deer.

The ISU site has good info on buckwheat and it is atrazine sensitive. Check the maturity date on your milo some varieties mature in 90 days or less. You then would be good to plant until around July 10-15. If there was no atrazine buckwheat would be a great choice for your birds. Best planting...

Even though Adams County Nursery isn't local they have a similar climate. We have planted 50-100 of their trees every year for the past 3 years with near 100% success. Read the info provided on this site and select the most disease resistant varieties, plant them, cage them and keep them watered...

Yeah, my spelling ability ranks right up there with Obama's leadership skills... nonexistent.

Can anyone recommend one for trapping? When I'm running over 100 sets one of my biggest fears is forgetting one. Another guy was trapping some of the same land as me this year and he forgot several. It was ugly to say the least.

After his majesty the divider in chief gave the state of the union address, Joni Ernst(wearing camo shoes) spoke on behalf of the Republicans. Iowa sportsmen and Iowa residents in general should be proud!

Jeff Bettis Const. in Albia. (641-777-3280) Reasonably priced and good workmanship

Yes Steve, its called Demodetic mange, caused by mites. Supposedly rare but I've seen it or some other skin disease several times here and in other states as well.

In Pa some of the counties in the metro areas are shotgun and archery only. Some of the townships or municipalities within those counties are archery only or have a no discharge ordinance. As far as the negative comments on the Pa Game Commission, in the areas with low deer numbers the problem...

Go to Land Trust Alliance, there's some good information on that site.

They absolutely were wrong. The little bastards were extremely destructive to our young oaks, chestnuts, apple and pear trees. All the damage needs to be pruned back now. Its not over either, now when the eggs hatch I'm worried that the grubs will feed on the roots.