2 left but they ain't like her. Doing hay I'm on the wagon put bales on the elevator she carries and stacks in the loft.....has she got a sister?
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My typical winter burn is 5 cords or 36 cubic meters A pretty well insulated 1600', 56 meter (too big) house, 100% wood heat, Wisconsin can have um "powerful" winters. The main heating season starts late September and runs to mid May.
We gotta break the smoke off our chimneys.It can get so cold here............
pic makes it look smaller than it seemed.I found this old photo of Gary out in the woods next to his house. Getting his first cord of wood for the winter.
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I noticed I got a like on this post from 8 yrs ago that drew my attention to it.... What was I talking about with "recoup you tax expenses with the food they produce with no maintenance"? LOL.Osage orange was the first choice wood for Indian bows back in the day.
If I had enough land to plant trees on, I've thought it would be fun to have trees from historic sites or other significant places. Like pick up a couple of maple seeds when you visit Gettysburg, pick up a couple of acorns when you visit Mt. Vernon, some seed when you find your family's old homestead and so on.
Would also be good to have fruit and nut trees - recoup you tax expenses with the food they produce with no maintenance.
#9, last load.
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The rusty old Dakota, frame didn't break, whew. Was very slow and careful loaded.
4" of rain expected over the next couple days. When it gets muddy this time of year it won't dry out. Wood lot is steep hills.
Now I can get back to the "Milwaukee iron" wake up.