Farming Chit Chat II

hugo29 · 06-06-2013 10:18AM

whelan1 wrote: »

had a lad came up here yesterday from kinsale to buy my fertiliser spreader, i thought that was a hell of a distance to come, he had a jeep and trailer.

did ya tell him i have a sprayer for sale,

hugo29 · 06-06-2013 10:20AM

jomoloney wrote: »

if she has a white head or white area around the eye, it could be the onset of cancer, hopefully not perhaps a prod or a puck maybe

no white at all, ch/sim x cow, looks like a prod from chewing bushes

naughto · 06-06-2013 11:09AM

Sorry to hear it td5man.
i lost both of my parents a yr apart from each other
my dad was sick before my mam died and she went suddenly
so he just followered her as he coulent life with out her
time is a great healer but its bloody hard with out them.

kowtow · 06-06-2013 11:23AM

delaval wrote: »

If in high tax band why reclaim would it be better write off against income tax?
Am I totally wrong here?

Having said that we reclaim all we can.

Not unless you're in a > 100% tax band.

Reclaim the VAT

charge the (non VAT) element to tax.

redzerologhlen · 06-06-2013 12:17PM

Have 12 acres to spray for a neighbour and the sun is beating down here, would it be a waste of time doing it now or shoudl I wait until evening when the sun dies down a bit?

bob charles · 06-06-2013 12:23PM

redzerologhlen wrote: »

Have 12 acres to spray for a neighbour and the sun is beating down here, would it be a waste of time doing it now or shoudl I wait until evening when the sun dies down a bit?

temp never bothers me unless im spraying delicate crops

maxxuumman · 06-06-2013 01:17PM

What's the story with Boards fert spreaders. Mine just went BOOM.dead

whelan1 · 06-06-2013 01:18PM

maxxuumman wrote: »

What's the story with Boards fert spreaders. Mine just went BOOM.dead

hope you didnt buy my one yesterday:D

td5man · 06-06-2013 01:51PM

naughto wrote: »

Sorry to hear it td5man.
i lost both of my parents a yr apart from each other
my dad was sick before my mam died and she went suddenly
so he just followered her as he coulent life with out her
time is a great healer but its bloody hard with out them.

Mum was in hospital for 6 months before she died so it wasn't a shock when she died, she died 2 years ago a week after my twins were born.
Dad went into a nursing home last Thu for a weeks respite and died suddenly on Mon

delaval · 06-06-2013 02:03PM

maxxuumman wrote: »

What's the story with Boards fert spreaders. Mine just went BOOM.dead

I cod recommend a second hand one. My new one ready for collection

towzer2010 · 06-06-2013 02:04PM

td5man wrote: »

Mum was in hospital for 6 months before she died so it wasn't a shock when she died, she died 2 years ago a week after my twins were born.
Dad went into a nursing home last Thu for a weeks respite and died suddenly on Mon

I'm sorry for your loss td5man. I was away for a few days so only catching up now. Very hard to know what to say to someone in your position other than to offer my condolences.

maxxuumman · 06-06-2013 02:23PM

delaval wrote: »

I cod recommend a second hand one. My new one ready for collection

Ah, All that Urea probably has your one nearly see through at this stage.

quadboy · 06-06-2013 02:28PM

Spent 4 hours in the bog and forgot my sun cream, oops!

maxxuumman · 06-06-2013 02:30PM

whelan1 wrote: »

hope you didnt buy my one yesterday:D

No, but a guy passed our way yesterday, with a spreader up on a trailer, he was looking very very happy. Must have got a good deal.

maxxuumman · 06-06-2013 02:32PM

quadboy wrote: »

Spent 4 hours in the bog and forgot my sun cream, oops!

4 hours in the bog!!!! Curry last night???

Conmaicne Mara · 06-06-2013 05:30PM

Savage day for Athenry, thought I'd melt at the first presentation.

bbam · 06-06-2013 06:59PM

Smashing days.
But lost youngest calf yesterday from sunstroke. They have shade and drink.
Found him lying but alert. Gave electrolyte and he was up walking about after. Dead this morning.

How should I have treated him??

Lad on lorry had collected 8 already, all same

dzer2 · 06-06-2013 08:20PM

bbam wrote: »

Smashing days.
But lost youngest calf yesterday from sunstroke. They have shade and drink.
Found him lying but alert. Gave electrolyte and he was up walking about after. Dead this morning.

How should I have treated him??

Lad on lorry had collected 8 already, all same

Nights are cold enough I would bring in any under a month at the moment. Had 2 that looked great yesterday but had streams of gunk coming out their noses this morning out with the nuflor.

Dupont · 06-06-2013 10:59PM

Going to bog for couple of hours in morning. First time ever saving turf m. Was told to just stack it its lying as wad cut at minute. Do ya turn it so wet side is at side or facing straight up!????

Bizzum · 06-06-2013 11:04PM

td5man wrote: »

Mum was in hospital for 6 months before she died so it wasn't a shock when she died, she died 2 years ago a week after my twins were born.
Dad went into a nursing home last Thu for a weeks respite and died suddenly on Mon

Another one catching up here. I'm sorry for your loss. Sad times. It's a real passing of the guard, one of those milestones in life. It's never easy.

Bizzum · 06-06-2013 11:13PM

Dupont wrote: »

Going to bog for couple of hours in morning. First time ever saving turf m. Was told to just stack it its lying as wad cut at minute. Do ya turn it so wet side is at side or facing straight up!????

Conventional footings would be wet side up, in pairs across each other, 8 or 10 sods in a footing, and a single across the top.
A barrel footing would have 3 sods on the ground, dry side down, and each course after the first crossing the angles.
If the spreadbank is dry, you may get away with just turning it and then windrowing it or rough heaps.
I'm sure there are regional variations but we in Offaly know our way around turf :-)

quadboy · 06-06-2013 11:54PM

Dupont wrote: »

Going to bog for couple of hours in morning. First time ever saving turf m. Was told to just stack it its lying as wad cut at minute. Do ya turn it so wet side is at side or facing straight up!????

Yeah you need to turn it first then foot it, finished footing mine today must try get it home before the rain next week next few days will really dry it out

freedominacup · 07-06-2013 12:00AM

bob charles wrote: »

temp never bothers me unless im spraying delicate crops

There'd never be any spraying done outside of this country if guys were as obsessed about a bit of heat as a lot of us are elsewhere.

Muckit · 07-06-2013 12:07AM

quadboy wrote: »

Yeah you need to turn it first then foot it,

Not at all. You must like work! just foot it ..... up with it!

Muckit · 07-06-2013 12:09AM

quadboy wrote: »

Yeah you need to turn it first then foot it, finished footing mine today must try get it home before the rain next week next few days will really dry it out

I'd say you're like Noah's Ark bringing home the turf with the quad, two by two, must take an age :pac:

quadboy · 07-06-2013 12:17AM

Ah you have to do it right give both sides a good drying then foot then home. Ill never get the tractor down there so ill prob have to bag it draw it out with the quad to the road then into the tractor trailer

quadboy · 07-06-2013 12:18AM

Whats the story with blasting rocks, outlawed a long time ago i suppose

Bizzum · 07-06-2013 12:45AM

quadboy wrote: »

Whats the story with blasting rocks, outlawed a long time ago i suppose

You're mad for stuff to be drawing with that quad. :-)

quadboy · 07-06-2013 12:52AM

Ah havnt used it in a while im waiting for my weed licker to get finished, oh dont forget euromillions tomorrow nyt

bob charles · 07-06-2013 04:09AM

another cracker. nearly bright already:)

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