Hatchertiger Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 3 hours ago, houtiger said: . I had some warts on my leg as a child and Mom went looking for a "traiteur" to take them off. Warts on my finger had been burned off as a young kid multiple times by a dermatologist. It wasn't until I was "treated" by a traiteur, an man named "Pont Pont" that I was healed. I had to say a Hail Mary and Our Father ever time I saw him. Woke up one morning and they were gone and have never returned. He would not accept any money. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dachsie Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 On 6/6/2023 at 9:16 PM, Hatchertiger said: Well by Thursday we may find out if it will rain for the next 40 days: https://www.facebook.com/theeasycajun/posts/today-june-8th-is-st-medards-day-or-pronounced-in-cajun-french-sam-e-da-never-he/1689927254368098/ Does this count in TX? Cause its raining here... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchertiger Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 2 hours ago, dachsie said: Does this count in TX? Cause its raining here... Yep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishhead Posted June 14, 2023 Author Share Posted June 14, 2023 Sold the rest of my hay today 2 bales to another neighbor 3 bales to a friend from church 4 bales to another friend And 1 bale to a friend that helps me out around here from time to time... his was free. Here it is as soon as he got home... 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishhead Posted July 17, 2023 Author Share Posted July 17, 2023 Picked up an old small square baler last week and put it to use over the weekend. The benefit over the round bales is it takes about 25 of these to make 1 round bale. I sell round bales for $65-75, and square bales for $8-10. Do the math and it's easy to see the benefits of square bales. Benefit of round bales over square bales, you just pick them up with the tractor instead of individually by hand. Plus they can be left out while square bales canNOT get wet. So you have to have storage space (barn). First 4 bales didn't tie, just came out on the ground. After that, 100 straight perfectly tied bales. I only cut and baled about 3 acres. Decent yield for 100+°and no rain for last 5 or 6 weeks. Pretty impressed with this 40+ year old piece of iron! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchertiger Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 (edited) That's the kind of baler that my GF's grandfather had. He'd pull a trailer behind the baler and we would stack them as they came off of the baler. When the trailer was full we'd take them from the trailer and stack them in his barn. All by hand of course. I was in a little better shape then Had to make sure all of the bales were dry and not green. If they were too green , the decomposition could generate enough heat to start a fire. EDIT: FH, that is a beautiful piece of land you have there. Edited July 17, 2023 by Hatchertiger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Me Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 Square bales are what daddy and papa put up when I was young. The smell of fresh cut hay, especially alfalfa, is still one of my favorite aromas. A plus to the small square bales is for barn horses. That could open up a new avenue of revenue for you, @Fishhead. I miss living in the country. I love the direction you have gone with life. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutriaitch Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 2 hours ago, Just Me said: Square bales are what daddy and papa put up when I was young. The smell of fresh cut hay, especially alfalfa, is still one of my favorite aromas. i could t WAIT to leave the farm to go to football practice instead. my teenaged august days were. at the farm for dawn. chucking square bales until 8:30 when i left or morning practice. 2 hours of football. back at the farm chucking square bales from noon-ish until 3:00 when i left for afternoon practice. 2 more hours of football. back to the farm. chucking square bales until dark. rinse and repeat. between my grandfather, my great uncle, and their drinking buddy there was enough acreage that by the time we finished all of the fields, it was time to bale the first one again. ALL SUMMER LONG was in hellacious shape at least. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutriaitch Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 3 hours ago, Hatchertiger said: I was in a little better shape then yeah, i was a beast back then wasn’t huge because i couldn’t gain wait if i wanted to. but wasn’t an ounce of fat anywhere on me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchertiger Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 Without cheating name the song: Quote It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta dayI was out choppin' cotton, and my brother was balin' hay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Hatchertiger said: Without cheating name the song: Billy Joe, the jumper! I remember seeing the movie when it came out. Edited July 21, 2023 by LSUDad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houtiger Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 8 hours ago, Hatchertiger said: Without cheating name the song: Easy for us old timers. I don't recall the lady that sang it, but if you said it, I'd say "oh yeah, I knew that". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 15 hours ago, houtiger said: Easy for us old timers. I don't recall the lady that sang it, but if you said it, I'd say "oh yeah, I knew that". Bobbie Gentry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houtiger Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 2 hours ago, LSUDad said: Bobbie Gentry. I knew that! (well I didn't remember) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchertiger Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 2 hours ago, LSUDad said: Bobbie Gentry. She made her last public appearance in 1982 when she was 40 and has been heard from since. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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