tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post5999227296680420614..comments2024-03-28T18:28:27.767-07:00Comments on Homestead Happenings: HARVEST IN JULY, 1933Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06105445880440567911noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post-60755677979188875782011-07-16T12:01:33.971-07:002011-07-16T12:01:33.971-07:00I know nothing about farming, but I love the old p...I know nothing about farming, but I love the old photos. Oh, and I do love beans, all kinds. :-)Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814824232124376605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post-91825786981702408082011-07-15T13:51:10.507-07:002011-07-15T13:51:10.507-07:00Letters sent between family seem so simple and in ...Letters sent between family seem so simple and in my family always included the weather. It was almost an unwritten rule that you had to tell others if it was hot or cold, raining or snowing. Simple details in letters from long ago helped paint a picture and I think the letter writer knew this.<br /><br />It's like a radio program without the sound effects. There would be a storm in the Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07376635647754241996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post-59306793650941528172011-07-14T08:57:48.041-07:002011-07-14T08:57:48.041-07:00I remember binding hay (mostly oat hay) and workin...I remember binding hay (mostly oat hay) and working with Sam and Madge (uncle June's horses), and having the equipment hooked up with the new Cletrac crawler tractor in about 1947. One of the problems with the binder was to get the tie mechanism to work consistently.Chucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post-74474256290769631852011-07-14T08:37:59.647-07:002011-07-14T08:37:59.647-07:00Maybe Pete would know what kind of beans...Maybe Pete would know what kind of beans...Halliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305271560327301083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post-14288716537074848912011-07-14T08:33:05.308-07:002011-07-14T08:33:05.308-07:00You know -- I don't think I know or have read....You know -- I don't think I know or have read. It's always "hoeing the beans," or "a carload of beans." But I could work up a post on what I do know. Apparently beans were good for them until irrigation made it possible to grow them in areas with better access to market -- and you would know more about that than I do.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06105445880440567911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263840964304974785.post-45640461559037369882011-07-14T07:50:11.574-07:002011-07-14T07:50:11.574-07:00Kathy, can you tell me what variety or type of &qu...Kathy, can you tell me what variety or type of "beans" that were planted? I'm very interested in old-time agronomic practices. (Hmmmmm I wonder why, LOL).<br />MollydrMolly, the BeanQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16925687175799797538noreply@blogger.com