Got a centrifugal fan(171 CFM) today for the exhaust. I mounted it on the wall and ducted it from inside the tent. No intake fan needed at the moment. Still need to do a few more things to make it light tight but things are coming together nicely. - (VEG) - Grown under a 96 watt T5(2 ft X 4 bulbs, 6500k) & a 200 watt cfl(6400k). - (BLOOM) - Grown under 2 216 watt T5's(each a 4 ft X 4 bulb, 6500k) - Strains: Sensi Star, Great White Shark, Blueberry Diesel, New York City Diesel, Purple Kush & Bubblegum Indo.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Friday, December 3, 2010
White Widow Harvest
Harvesting the WW at Day 63 of flowering. She is a beautiful plant. Very fat and pretty dense. A good producer and extremely easy to grow. Resin production is amazing and the smell is overpoweringly sweet. Great all around strain to have. -VEG - Grown under a 96 watt T5(2 ft X 4 bulbs, 6500k), a 200 watt CFL(6400k) & a 17 watt(7500k) T8 - Total of 18850 lumens - BLOOM - Grown under 2 216 watt T5's(each a 4 ft X 4 bulb, 3000k) & a 125 watt CFL(6400K) - Total of 47500 lumens - Strains: Sensi Star, Great White Shark, White Widow, New York City Diesel, Purple Kush & 4 Unknowns - Soil, Nutrients & Additives: Fox Farm's Ocean Forest Mix, Fox Farm - Grow Big, Big Bloom & Tiger Bloom, Superthrive, pH Down
Monday, November 8, 2010
Hydro Innovations ChillKing chiller line
See examples and hear about every product in the Hydro Innovations exclusive line of ChillKing Chiller Sytems. These chillers can be used in many applications from restaurants to home cooling, cooling industrial equipment and of course heat producing gardening equipment. ChillKing chillers are available in sizes from 1/2 to 15 hp currently, but larger custom sizes are available upon request.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Hydro Innovations HydroGEN PRO installation part 2/2
This video is part 2 of installing the Hydro Innovations HydroGEN PRO water-cooled co2 generator and talks about drain to waste cooling and the HydroGEN prefilter.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Forex Profit Farm Review
One of the latest currency trading systems called Forex Profit Farm was launched recently. This is a day trading system and has caused many traders to start discussing it. Traders, both professional and the inexperienced, have different views on day trading.
Some say that it is very profitable due to the markets' liquidity, while others say that day trading to make money is impossible. So does Forex Profit Farm really work, or is it just a scam like so many other currency systems on the internet?
1. What You Will Get in the Forex Profit Farm Package?
In my opinion, I do feel that this system would not be suitable for everyone as it involves day trading. Beginners do not have to worry as the manuals and step by step videos will teach you every step of the way. In fact, this is one of the easiest to understand systems that I have tested.
However, it involves a lot of day trading, meaning that there is very little room for error. Anyone with little experience who wishes to use Forex Profit Farm is highly advised to use a demo account first to get themselves familiarized with the methods before using real money.
2. Who Created the Forex Profit Farm System and Does It Really Work to Make Consistent Income?
Rahul is the creator of this day trading system and he has proven that he has used it to profit himself in the past months. Since it involves day trading, users will find themselves trading a few times per day.
Having used the system myself, I must say that I am quite pleased with the profits it can create daily and the frequency of trades it makes. Of course, this system does lose occasionally on a few days, but it has eventually shown a profit in long term testing.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
5 Ideas For Promoting Farming Businesses With Promotional Farm Animal Stress Balls
Every farm has a fascinating history, no matter how old or new the farm itself is. Traditionally, farms have been the center for high-quality produce in communities and villages. Showcasing the wonderful high-quality products of your business can be an ease with animal stress relievers. There are 5 ways to promote your business with farm themed stress toys, and this article will show you how to effectively promote your farm business.
1. Reach a Wider Audience with Farm Animal Stress Toys
With barn yard stress toys, you can bring your farm to a community that is as wide as this world. You can even make your business a hot tourist spot with animal shaped stress relievers. Send a couple hundred farm animal stress relievers to hotels and shops in your area and you are sure to find tourists from around the world visiting your business! You could even sell them along with your other products.
2. Host Educational Tours with Farm Animal Stress Balls
Does your farm business provide tours to the local community and schools in the area? If not, definitely consider this avenue for opening up your business to a whole new customer base. You can provide farm animal stress ball keychains to local schools and Universities to hand out to students. Be sure to mention that your farm business offers tours on the stress toys, and you may begin a whole new future for your farm!
3. Give Stress Toys to Young Customers
Children love farm animal stress relievers for their comforting softness and adorable shape. You can make your large farm more approachable to children with cute mouse, cow and piggy shaped stress balls. Try hosting a farm event for children in the community, where your farm business teaches kids how to milk cows or do other fun tasks. Parents will be impressed that your farm business is able to cater to even the youngest kids. Maybe they will even plan a child's next birthday party at your farm business!
4. Showcase History and Tradition on Farm Animal Stress Toys
Animal stress relievers can showcase valuable information to your customers. If your business has been in operation for hundreds of years, this is an important historical fact to be proud of and share with customers. All it takes is a line or two of text on a farm animal squeeze balls to convey a tradition of excellence to customers!
5. Make Petting Zoos Come to Life
Does your farm host a petting zoo on site? If so, definitely be sure to use farm animal stress balls to make your petting zoo come alive. There is no better way to inspire customers to visit your petting zoo than with a miniature farm animal, such as a daisy cow or small chicken. Customers will be so touched by the adorable qualities of farm animal stress toys that they will need to see the real thing!
These are just 5 ways your farm business can benefit from using farm animal stress toys. With a little ingenuity, your farm business can open its doors to a whole new customer base!
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Marijuana Budtending 1 at UniCann - ABCs of Budtending
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Friday, June 11, 2010
How to Make Your Chicken Coop
Building your own chicken coop is not only great fun; you'll find yourself entertained by the hens but you'll receive fresh organic eggs at the same time! Chickens are relatively easy to look after and don't require much attention but you will need to plan your chicken coop carefully before bring any hens home.
The first thing you should decide on is where to place the coop. Ideally it should be as near to the house as possible so you can keep an eye on them and protect them from predators. Once you've decided where you'll be keeping the coop, it's time to find the best design for your particular needs.
Chickens need space in order to feel comfortable. Keeping your chickens in a comfortably spaced coop is not only more humane it also allows them to become better layers. Chicken kept in cramped quarters experience a decrease in egg production. You should devote 4 square feet for each hen, so calculate accordingly. It goes without saying that the more chickens you buy, the more space you'll need. Never skimp on space or you'll have some very unhappy hens on your hands!
Once you've determined where you'll put the coop and how big it should be, you should choose a design that will allow the chickens to roost and lay eggs. You will need to include nest boxes and a place for the chickens to roost on. Chickens like roosting on elevated roosts to try to construct your chicken roost about 4 feet off the ground. And provide them with a ramp.
You don't need to use expensive materials to build your coop with, just make sure the coop is weather resistant and sturdy so predators won't be able to get at your flock. Safety is crucial as chickens are easily preyed upon by many predators such as foxes, rats and raccoons. Make sure nothing can burrow or dig into the coop.
You'll also have to provide your flock with a chicken run. Chickens love to forage and scratch around and providing them with the space to do so will result in happier and healthier chickens (and more eggs for you!).
As you can see it isn't all that complicated to start your own chicken coop. As long as you follow these simple guidelines, you should be well on your way to starting your own little poultry farm in your backyard. Keep them safe from predators and weather, provide them with the space they need and feed them well and you should soon have more organic eggs than you know what to do with.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
How and Where Can I Find a Reputable Farm Where I Can Buy Raw Milk?
Once you have made the decision to switch to raw milk, your next problem is going to be finding a reputable source for good, safe, quality milk. How can you do that?
Well, first you want to do a search online for dairy farms in your area. There are various sites where you can get this information. Sometimes you will also find ads on health food or agriculture sites where people will advertise if they have raw milk available. Just search for locations near you and make note of the ones you find.
Once you locate one or more farms, and these will usually be small family-owned farms, go ahead and contact them by email or phone and request more information.
What type of information do you need to ask about? Well, you will first of all want to know what type of cows they have. There are a number of breeds of dairy cows and they may have Jersey, Holstein, Ayrshire, Guernsey, or some other breed of cow. Some people even milk Angus cows and they are said to have milk similar to a Jersey.
Is one type of cow better than another? Not really, but their milk will be slightly different. Jersey milk is rich and creamy and has a high butterfat content. Guernsey is very similar. Ayrshire follows close behind with very white creamy milk. The fat in the Ayrshire's milk is extremely small and so it is not only excellent for drinking but also for making cheese, butter, or ice cream. Holsteins have less cream in their milk.
Next, you will want to ask the farm about their milking process, how the cows are milked and how soon after milking does the milk go into the refrigerator to be cooled. The sooner the better. If you are offered a tour of the farm that would be great. You can see where the cows are milked and all the equipment used. They may even offer to let you come by when they are milking so you can watch.
You also should ask what the cows are fed, and the optimum feed will be either all of mostly all grass and hay with minimal grain perhaps at milking time. No antibiotics or hormones should be used, and no pesticides should be used on their pasture.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
CFL HYDRO grow pART 2 Topped my plants
I topped them and added another light, reflectors and i just ordered a HO T5 hydro farm 2FT 2IN lamp for my bud closet that im going to make out of an old bookcase
Billings Farm & Museum - Vermont All Rolled Up in One
During my very pleasant experience in visiting Billings Farm & Museum in Woodstock, VT, I somehow felt that I was on a mini-tour of the entire state. This working farm and museum seem to combine and embody all of Vermont from several different perspectives:
1. Its history
2. Success in land and forest preservation
3. Introduction of sound farming practices
4. Tourism.
The historical personages George Perkins Marsh, Frederick Billings and his granddaughter Mary French Rockefeller and husband Laurance Spelman Rockefeller are key players that have led to the variety of Billings Farm. Marsh and Billings played key roles in emphasizing and implementing the following:
1. After cutting down forests, there is a need for systematic replenishment with new trees. These are needed for new forestry, of course, and also to prevent flooding and soil erosion.
2. For farming, safeguards are needed to prevent the erosion of fertile farm soil.
3. For farming, procedures are needed to enhance crop production, such as crop rotation, fallow use of selected land portions and plowing procedures that provide alternatives to the traditional straight up and down.
4. To promote tourism, reserve portions of public lands that can be used for camping, sightseeing and plain old exploring.
5. For dairy farming, use of scientific practices to promote milk production and efficient use of milk output in churning for butter and related offshoots of milk.
Marsh and, starting in 1871, Frederick Billings, were the two original owners of the farm. They saw the need for the above improvements in practices and vigorously promoted them all their lives. Billings, a railroad executive, read what Marsh wrote on the subject and attempted all his life to put it into practice. He planted more than 10,000 trees on his farm and adjacent areas. His daughter, Mary French Rockefeller, inherited the farm and married Laurance Rockefeller. Through this union, they continued their efforts.
By the late 19th century, decades of aggressive forestry had stripped most of the land. Photographs from that time show graphically how barren much of the Vermont landscape was. Conservation and education efforts by the above individuals helped show how systematic replanting and controlled forestry would preserve the tree population, prevent floods, rejuvenate natural beauty and landscape and, generally, work in everyone's interest.
When touring Billings Farm, one way to start is with the museum on the second floor of the visitors' center. It provides fascinating displays of the history and all related aspects of the Farm, from the 19th century through today. Many exhibits vividly portray farm life in earlier times.
State of the art dairy farming with Jersey cows is described in another exhibit section. These cows need extensive provisions for hay, to last them through the long and severe Vermont winters. Billings developed a premier herd of cows that, over the years, has won numerous awards. He also established an intensive system to measure their health and productivity.
Maple syrup harvesting is another Vermont farm specialty. When sap is drawn from trees, it is heated in special kettles. For farm use, temperatures of 238 degrees Fahrenheit are needed, while for more specialized use, slightly higher temperatures of 240 to 245 degrees must be reached.
Apple orchards and apple picking were always an important part of Vermont farm life. The museum describes how this fruit was picked, stored and used to make an endless variety of family foods.
In decades past, before sophisticated refrigeration, large quantities of ice were needed. Even today, ice is still widely used to provide historical demonstrations. Modern saws with safety protection are used to cut ice in streams and lakes. Ice is then lifted from the water and shifted onto carriers for ice house storage.
After covering the many exhibits in the museum, there is a very enjoyable and instructive film about the Billings Farm. It includes the historical development of the entire operation, starting with the 19th century.
This can be followed by a guided tour of the 1890 Billings farm house. The structure was built as a residence for the farm manager, then viewed as a prestigious position. Many features were included in the house that were well ahead of their time, such as running water. In the basement, a mechanical device provided for automatic churning of butter on a large scale. In short, all these conveniences were aimed, even then, in making Billings Farm into a commercial operation, not just a family farm.
George Aitken was the first manager of Billings Farm, from 1890 to 1910. He took over daily management of the farm in 1890, the year that Billings died. He and subsequent managers lived in the house, across decades into the 1980s.
The farm house tour schedule includes several cooking demonstrations. These emphasize the type of traditional foods prepared on Vermont family farms. Often, the air is permeated with the smell of rhubarb pie and other staples. One gets a sense of satisfaction that earlier farm families may have enjoyed from their productivity.
For those taking a break, a dairy bar, adjoining the house, provides a variety of tasty food and drinks.
In a stand-alone barn, both adults and children can view the dairy cow herd and horses. In the interests of safety for all concerned, people and animals, shoes must be disinfected before entering the barn. Often, children can view newly born calves and horses.
In separate pastures, Southdown sheep are also kept on the Farm. Because of their feeding habits, sheep seem to need grass that doesn't interfere with the types used by cows and horses.
Other structures on the Farm include a chicken barn and wagon barn. Oxen and Berkshire hogs have their own quarters.
The Farm history describes how, by 1890, it produced a very impressive 5000 pounds of butter annually. Billings Farm started a successful commercial dairy operation in the 1940s. Due to the sheer size of the growing American Midwest, Vermont eventually lost its earlier dairy production leadership. Even so, today, the state continues to provide many innovative techniques in sound farm production and maintenance, as well as forest sustainability, which benefit the entire country.
All in all, when visiting Billings Farm & Museum, a good time, and an educational time, can be had by all. They have numerous programs to appeal to all different age levels. To borrow a phrase, I can truthfully say that I would enjoy visiting Billings Farm and Vermont again and again, until "the cows come home."
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Monday, April 26, 2010
grow room in closet
First Off Let Me Start By Saying This Is A "Medical Garden" For Real Medical Purposes =D. This vid was taken 01/05/10.There is 3 Strains in this garden "Afgan,Blue Berry, and some "Supposed "Sweet Tooth" but im not sure yet This small but very effective closet setup is runing off a 400 watt HPS The bulb is a Normal Philips High Pressure Sodium bulb that you can puchase for no more than $25.00 USD The Reflector is what makes all the difference spend a little extra change on a good reflector cause they are soo worth it im using the Xtra Sun 6 im almost positive hydrofarm makes it but dont quote me on that what makes the Xtra Sun 6 so different from you everyday cheap under $50 doller reflectors is that it contains a very highly reflective european aluminum and the reflective aluminum cause what can best be described as a "honey comb" pattern in it which helps the light reflect at all different angles therefore you can grow more bushy plants and not have to sacrafice and prune off the lower growth as much because your light is and can still hit the very bottom growth now im saying you will never have to prune because that is a normal and should be expected but thats a different topic this "Xtra Sun 6" reflector went for $99.95 at my local garden store comes with a 5 year warrenty on all reflective materieal from the manufactor and also a 1 year on the whole thing for some of you who are new at this most good reflectors comes with built in mogul sockets the "Xtra Sun 6" does ...
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Enjoying Farm Fresh Eggs
One of the most enjoyable reasons to have chickens is the regular supply of delicious farm fresh eggs. Here are a few tips on egg production from your backyard flock.
First, you don't need a rooster in your flock to have eggs. Hens will lay eggs with or without a rooster around. If your only goal is to have eggs to eat, you can skip the rooster. He'll just consume feed and raise the cost of your egg production. If, on the other hand, you want to hatch eggs, you will need a rooster.
As a general rule, your hens will begin laying eggs between five and six months. If you've never seen young hen eggs, you are in for a surprise. They are miniature versions of the ones you buy at the grocery store. They will get bigger as your hens get bigger, but the eggs are tiny when the hens first start laying. Hens will lay eggs until they are four years old (sometimes longer), but reach their peak between one and two years. My young hens generally produce an egg a day.
To ensure good egg production, make sure you provide proper nutrition for your hens. They need plenty of protein (16-18%). My chickens free range and get much of their food that way, but I also supplement their diet with a good layer feed. The feed is also specially formulated with additional calcium to ensure strong shells. If you can't find a layer feed with the proper balance of calcium added, then you will want to give your chickens another source of calcium. You can use oyster shell, or even feed them ground up egg shells. You also need to make sure they have access to plenty of fresh water at all times. This can be challenging during the winter if you live in a harsh climate where their water may freeze.
It's a good idea to have nesting boxes for your hens. They prefer to lay eggs in a somewhat enclosed area. Be sure to have a separate perching area, so that the hens don't try to sleep where they are laying their eggs. Be sure to have some sort of bedding (I use hay) for the hens to scratch out their nests to lay the eggs. Be sure to collect the eggs frequently, unless you want your hens to go broody and hatch them. They will tend to lay eggs in a series until they have a "clutch" of eggs to sit on. If you don't collect the eggs frequently, your hens may feel they have enough eggs to hatch and stop laying.
There are several reasons why your hens' egg production may decrease. The most common reasons are the change of seasons, poor nutrition, age, stress, molt and disease. Your hens need 14 hours of daylight to maximum egg production. When the days become shorter in the fall, your hens may stop laying altogether unless you provide artificial lighting.
As stated above, your laying hens need the proper balance of food. Feeding your chickens whole grains and table scraps may affect their ability to continue to lay a good supply of eggs. Be sure to keep their diet balanced. You can count on good layers producing well for two years. After that, their egg production will gradually fall off until it eventually stops altogether around four years.
Chickens are highly susceptible to stress. Stress can come from changing environment, either moving the chickens, their coop, the dynamics of the flock (adding chickens -- especially roosters) or a change in weather conditions. Loud noises and predators can also cause stress and result in a fall-off of egg production.
Your chickens will molt a couple of times a year -- usually in the fall and in the spring. During this time, they will loose feathers and egg production will decline or stop altogether until they are finished molting.
The worst situation, of course, is to have disease in your flock. If you suspect your hens are sick, you should contact a veterinarian for help. In order to protect the health of your flock, make sure you provide them with proper food and water, shelter and protection from predators. It's also best to be very cautious when adding other chickens to your flock. I always keep any new chicks in quarantine until I am certain they are healthy -- even those I hatch in the incubator, and I never take in adult chickens
Eggs are a wonderful and delicious source of nutrition for your family. But beware: Once you've had farm fresh eggs, you'll never want to go back to store bought again!
Thursday, April 8, 2010
A train Clones Prop 215 thseeds 175MH & 125W CFL growing 25 days pt.5
A-Trains under sunburst 175MH & 125W CFL grow 6500k lights 25 days old = Prop 215 patient Rx current and grown compliant to the laws of local government A-Train from Thseeds Mazar I Sharaf x Train Wreck very tall spindly plant, Indica Dominant 60 I 40 S type Hybred. Started on Feb 09, 2010 under lights, transplanted to Soil (Fox Farm: Ocean Forest :) . Video footage is dated Mar 6,2010 via Canon IXY L4 (Jap ver.) Parts: Sunburst Hydrofarm 175MH Mogul Vertical socket w/ 125W CFL 2 15L Black Pots A-Train Clones specs: Type 40/60 Sativa/Indica Height 120-140 cm Yield 300-350 psm Flowering Time 55-60 days Ocean Forest Fox Farm Soil 2 small Hindu Skunk clones too :) eww stinky hindus haha :) and lots of TLC and Grass Gazing not grazing yet or hazing hahaha Comments or give props thanks :) subscribe for more treats
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Farm Business Ideas - Turn a Lifestyle Into a Money Maker
People from time immemorial have always practiced farming. This being so, there very many farming business available and they can be transformed into highly profitable incentives. Most people have been able to venture successfully and made a niche business from these ideas. Such Farm business ideas are like;
* Herbs Farm-It is obvious that herbs and anything herbal nowadays enjoy a big following. You plant and take care of your herbs, then when they are mature you harvest them, take them to the market .Wholesalers, retailers, and manufacturing companies have a big demand for these herbs. You start small then as demand grows you expand and plant more. The only disadvantage of this business is that you need to have some prior knowledge about herb farming before you start out. This though should not be a hindrance to your starting the business. You learn as you grow your farm business. Furthermore, the profits are worthy the learning trouble.
* Organic Farming-For farming enthusiasts, this is the ideal farm business idea. There is a big booming market for organically grown produce. Organic grown products have been scientifically proved health than the traditional grown produce. They really a big following and the market is quite hungry for these produce. Before you start on this endeavor, you should consider various factors. Start up financial investment is quite hefty, also this is a specialized type of farming hence you should consider getting an expert to help you out. Once it take off profits are huge.
* Flower farming
* Lawn care farm business
* Tree planting and selling business
Monday, April 5, 2010
How To Farm Gold In WOW
Most people are asking how to farm gold in WoW. This should help you out. I will include a list on of some of the ways of farming for Warcraft gold. It is EASY! In the south, middle edge of The Badlands zone, nestled in the small valley, you can farm normal rock elements. These people seem to drop a lot of grey loot which vendors for 50 silver to 1.5 WoW gold, and they drop it at every kill. What they also drop is Elemental Earth which sells at the auction house for 1-3 WoW gold a piece. The average drop is 1 out of 17. Another way of how to farm gold in WoW, is to farm elemental slaves on the west side of Alterac mountains, for the chance to get elemental earths (1 out 15 kills). This goes for about 1-3 WoW gold a piece on AH.
You can also use elemental exiles on the southwest area of Arathi Highlands for elemental earths, which is also the same 1-3 WoW gold per earth on AH. How to farm gold in WoW is to farm in Arathi Highlands for 30 npcs of 2-6 silver each on 3-5 minute spawn timers. Times are not often camped. You could easily generate 1-5 WoW gold - even more if you are an AOE class. You can also farm in Arathi Highlands, as the alliance only, for 30-40 npcs of 2-6 silver each on 3-5 minute spawn timers. These timers are also not often camped. You could easily generate 1-5 WoW gold an hour. How to farm gold WoW? You can enter the secret scarlet monastery graveyard, in tristfall glades northwest corner of the map. This will get you a good 2 silver to 6 silver kill. Nevertheless, an AOE class can easily farm and reset the instance for outstanding 30-60 WoW gold in an hour.
Another way of how to farm gold in WoW, is to farm Warpwoods and Deadwoods for about 2-10 silver, rare herb drops. These sell around 1-5 WoW gold each. Living Essence sells for 1-1.5 WoW gold each at the Auction House. On the north side of Felwood zone near the alliance flight parth person, Warpwoods are located. The Deadwoods can be located just southwest of where the Warpwoods are. An easy 40-80 WoW gold an hour depending on AH prices. If you know how to farm gold in WoW and if you have faster dps class, then you can easily double your WoW gold per hour. Twilight hammer elites in Searing Gorge, is another way to farm. These elites are located west of the alliance/horde flight points. This is an easy 3-5 mageweave cloth per drop, and somewhere around 2silver to16silver per kill, with 9/10 silver, being the most common drop. You can undoubtedly make 10 WoW gold per hour off coin drops and around 5-20 WoW gold p/hour for the green and mageweave drops.
There are many more ways of how to farm gold in WoW. Farm the stockades in Stormwind City for easy greens and wool. It's the best dungeon/instance to farm wool cloth because every other kill is worth 3-5 pieces of wool and there are about 100 NPCs in the instance. Don't be alarmed when I tell you that a stack of wool can go from 77silver to 2 WoW gold at the AH. Try farming the scarlet monastery chests and locked chests for large knapsacks. These sell for 1.25-2 WoW gold. Occasionally, you will get a Blue item instead of Knapsacks. You usually get them once every 11th locked chest. Also, focus on the graveyard library and armory. NOT THE CATHEDRAL! Then you could easily get about 8 locked chests an hour and 10 regular ones. For this you'd need a rouge to lock pick or use blacksmithing and use Golden Skeleton Keys. This will require a 150 blacksmith skill.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Farm Implements - The Versatile Cultivator
The spring tyne cultivator has become a very handy implement on the farm. It is lightweight, easy to attach/remove from the tractor linkage points and easy to clean after use. It is designed for the control of light weed infestations and is not greatly impeded by rocks or stumps embedded in the soil.
Multipurpose Cultivator
I have found other uses for the cultivator and now it serves as a platform for carting small quantities of water and also as a rake for the collection of mulch. This saves me the bother to remove the cultivator when a trailer is needed and also saves on money and storage space needed to house a wider range of implements.
The Cultivator Tynes
Sixteen tynes made of spring steel allows great flexibility should a hard obstacle be encountered. The tynes are also relatively easy and inexpensive to replace when they lose their flexibility with age.
The cultivator is not equipped to deal with very hard soil or situations that have a large amount of weed growth, for these situations a disc cultivator or plough may be needed.
Cultivator For Mulching
I have found this cultivator to be most useful when raking canola vegetation to be used as a mulch around young trees. Canola plants have a relatively shallow root system and are easily scraped from the soil surface. Mounds of canola plants are dragged to the required location and then spread as a thick mulch layer. The mulch layer will need a dressing of nitrogenous fertilizer as well as an application of lime in order to allow the rotting vegetation to more easily broken down by microorganisms, insects and earthworms. Badly needed humus will eventually improve the health and water holding capacity of the soil.
One Of My Best Hobby Farm Investment
I believe there are significant advantages when using a tyne cultivator if compared to implements such as a rotary hoe, as the soil is not pounded causing it to lose its structure. The relatively gentle slicing action of the cultivator as tynes pass through soil allows good control of weeds while there is a decreased likelihood of death or injury to our friends, the earthworms. Plant roots are severed and if not completely killed, certainly their growth is restricted.
The cultivator has become one of my best investments on the farm, costing about $1000 new, it has payed for itself within a few short months.
This article is taken from Alf's Hobby farm site at Hobby Farm. Alf also writes in details on farm machinery and implements There is also a special writing on Tillers and cultivators
Monetizing Your Small Farm
Do you live on a small farm? Is there something on your farm that you never thought of using to make extra income? Well, I am going to give you some ideas on how to take your small farm and monetize it. Here are a few examples of how I make money on my farm. After reading this article, I have no doubt that you will be making extra income from something that you enjoy doing.
Do you have chickens? Ever thought about selling farm fresh eggs? My neighbors are always putting in an order for farm fresh eggs. I sell an average of 20 dozen per week at $2.25 per dozen! I started out with one customer, and by word of mouth, I now have about 15 weekly customers and that number continues to grow. I now need to increase my laying hens.
Do you have a small garden? Ever think about selling farm fresh produce? I sell fresh tomatoes, potatoes, cabbage, squash, cucumbers and much more. I do this right from my farm. I have no need to go to the farmers market. Once you build a good reputation with your neighbors, the word gets out and you will have more demand then you can supply. Everyone wants fresh farm products and really do want to support their local farmers. It is a win-win solution for everyone.
Do you have a milk cow? Sell fresh farm milk to your neighbors! Or maybe you have plenty of timber for firewood? There are many ways to optimize your small farm and learn how to live a more self sufficient healthy lifestyle at the same time.
I could keep going, but I think you get the point. All of these hobbies can really add up and everyone benefits.
Monday, March 29, 2010
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Best Place to Farm Gold
The best place to farm gold is...anywhere that other people aren't! Of course that's not entirely accurate, as there are certain places that just aren't good farming spots no matter what. But in TBC there are so many great places to farm for gold, that often the deciding factor is how many other people are there.
The more people farming a particular mob, the fewer of them that are available for you to kill. Of course the amount that this will cut into your hourly rate depends largely on how many of the mobs there are to start with, the speed with which you can kill them, and how many other people are competing with you. The ratio between available mobs and people killing them tells the story, and you want it to be as low as possible.
If the area you were planning to farm is busy, there are a couple of choices. If you're dead set on farming that location, you'll have to try another time. Generally the best time to get a spot to yourself is early morning or late at night. Late at night is harder, probably because people tend to stay up all night playing. Weekends during the morning or midday are the best of all, since people will stay up later than usual on weekend nights and therefore sleep in later.
You can of course find something else to farm rather than changing your play time. It'd be great to give you a list of places that are the least populated. In reality though, this varies by server, and even by day or week. Sometimes the places that are supposedly packed all the time are quite empty on a particular server. Other times, what's supposed to be a great place ends up being filled with grinders.
The best bet is to not limit yourself to just one or two locations. Get together a list of the top 10 or 15 gold farming spots and then try them all out. Try to keep track of the days and times that certain of them are good or bad. Don't show up once and make a decision. If there are lots of people, try it on a different day, or at a different time of day. Likewise, if you show up the first time and it's completely deserted, don't necessarily assume that it will always be that way.
The bottom line is that you want to be farming gold wherever other people aren't - so seek out the places where you can work in isolation and it will pay back major dividends.
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Sunday, March 28, 2010
Best Place to Farm Gold
The best place to farm gold is...anywhere that other people aren't! Of course that's not entirely accurate, as there are certain places that just aren't good farming spots no matter what. But in TBC there are so many great places to farm for gold, that often the deciding factor is how many other people are there.
The more people farming a particular mob, the fewer of them that are available for you to kill. Of course the amount that this will cut into your hourly rate depends largely on how many of the mobs there are to start with, the speed with which you can kill them, and how many other people are competing with you. The ratio between available mobs and people killing them tells the story, and you want it to be as low as possible.
If the area you were planning to farm is busy, there are a couple of choices. If you're dead set on farming that location, you'll have to try another time. Generally the best time to get a spot to yourself is early morning or late at night. Late at night is harder, probably because people tend to stay up all night playing. Weekends during the morning or midday are the best of all, since people will stay up later than usual on weekend nights and therefore sleep in later.
You can of course find something else to farm rather than changing your play time. It'd be great to give you a list of places that are the least populated. In reality though, this varies by server, and even by day or week. Sometimes the places that are supposedly packed all the time are quite empty on a particular server. Other times, what's supposed to be a great place ends up being filled with grinders.
The best bet is to not limit yourself to just one or two locations. Get together a list of the top 10 or 15 gold farming spots and then try them all out. Try to keep track of the days and times that certain of them are good or bad. Don't show up once and make a decision. If there are lots of people, try it on a different day, or at a different time of day. Likewise, if you show up the first time and it's completely deserted, don't necessarily assume that it will always be that way.
The bottom line is that you want to be farming gold wherever other people aren't - so seek out the places where you can work in isolation and it will pay back major dividends.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
The Massive Tehachapi Wind Farm
When people think of wind power as a renewable energy, they tend to envision images of a couple of wind turbines twirling in the wind. The Tehachapi Wind Farm is an example of wind power on a large scale.
The Tehachapi wind farm is located in Kern County in California. It is one of the largest wind farms in the world. When I say large, I mean large. It has over 4,600 wind turbines. The turbines are built to turn into the wind to maximize energy production and even maintain braking mechanisms if the wind becomes to powerful. Three different styles of turbines are used including two and three blade traditional horizontal turbines as well as egg beater turbines, although the beaters are being phased out.
Collectively, the turbines generate over 1.4 billion kilowatts of electricity per year. Online since 1979, this one wind farm produces more electricity than Japan or Germany, two of the leading wind power countries in the world. In more practical terms, the farm produces generates over 120 million dollars in revenues by selling the electricity it produces each year. Much of the energy is sold in California with the California Edison utility recently reaching an agreement to purchase a large chunk to power much of the greater Los Angeles area.
When discussing renewable energy, there is a general consensus that arises. First, most people think it is a good idea for a couple of reasons. First, we can limit our fossil fuel addition and avoid the mess in the Mideast. Second, the use of renewable energy is popular because it is demonstratively better for our environment when compared to fossil fuels such as oil and cold.
Unfortunately, there is also a "look to the future" feel for renewable energy. Simply put, most think it is something that will not replace fossil fuels in this lifetime, to wit, it is a future concept. In fact, massive renewable energy alternatives are already coming online. The most famous is in Brazil where the country has converted away from oil to ethanol fuels. Brazil, however, is a long way away. The Tehachapi Wind Farm is a concrete example of the advancements in this country of renewable energy, something proving it does not have to be a future concept.
Emmerdale Farm - Visit the Emmerdale Farm Locations
Visiting the filming locations of the popular ITV night time soap opera Emmerdale is still quite an easy task.
When the filming of Emmerdale first began in the 1970s, the small Yorkshire town of Arndale in Littondale was used for the very early title sequences of the show. The show was originally conceived as being a daytime soap opera, this was soon moved to it's early evening time slot, a place it still holds today after more than 20 years.
At the beginning of the 1980s, the outdoor shots were then filmed in the town of Esholt also in West Yorkshire. Esholt was used for a very long time for shooting scenes, this in return made the town very popular with tourists, later causing a problem because with so many visitors were coming to visit Esholt, the local council were receiving complaints from residents that their town was becoming over run. After discussions and plans being submitted for extra car parks and facilities, it was decided by the council that this was not a good plan.
The early 1990s saw the whole format of Emmerdale Farm change, Farm was dropped from the title and an exclusive purpose built outdoor set was built on the outskirts of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, on the estate of Harewood House. Fans today still visit the areas of Arndale and Esholt as this is the original home of the still popular ITV show. It is still possible to visit The Woolpack, the fictional public house used as the shows main center point.
Friday, March 26, 2010
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
A train Clones Prop 215 thseeds 175MH & 125W CFL growing 12 days
A-Trains under sunburst 175MH & 125W CFL grow 6500k lights 12 days old = Prop 215 patient Rx current and grown accordance/compliant to the laws A-Train from Thseeds Mazar I Sharaf x Train Wreck very tall spindly plant, Stativa Dominant . Started on Feb 09, 2010 under lights, transplanted to Soil (Fox Farm: Ocean Forest :) . Video footage is dated Feb 21,2010 via Canon IXY L4 (Jap ver.) Parts: Sunburst Hydrofarm 175MH Mogul Vertical socket w/ 125W CFL 2 15L Black Pots A-Train Clones specs: Type 40/60 Sativa/Indica Height 120-140 cm Yield 300-350 psm Flowering Time 55-60 days Ocean Forest Fox Farm Soil 2 small Hindu Skunk clones too :) eww stinky hindu haha :) and lots of TLC and Grass Gazing not grazing yet or hazing hahaha Comments or give props thanks :) subscribe for more treats
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
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Vermicrop Organics Vermi T Activation
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Hydro Innovations hydrogen PRO installation part 1
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Understanding Hydroponics
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Best Places To Farm Gold In WOW - Only Read If You Don't Want To Pay For Gold
In this article I'm going to explain the best places to farm gold in wow. If your serious about getting higher end equipment, you're going to have to collect a lot of gold. Here are some great farming spots to help you get started...
Top 3 Places To Farm
1. Winterspring
There are multiple spots that are great for farming in this area. One is Lake of Ke'Theril which can be found in (53,42). You can farm the ghosts here for their silver and green items. Southeast of Lake Kel'Theril in the spot (57,50), Cobalt Magweavers or Scalebones can be farmed for their Mature Blue Dragon Sinew which can be sold for a few hundred pieces of gold! Although they have a very low drop rate for this item, they do eventually drop it.
2. Western Plaguelands.
Like Winterspring, there are a few solid spots in this area. The mobs in Felstone Field can be found at (36,57) which can be farmed for Runecloth. I like this area because the mobs have a high respawn rate which means you can constantly be killing and collecting items. In the eastern area of the Western Plaguelands you can farm the Rotting Behemoths. These guys drop a recipe for Greater Nature Protection Potion which can be sold for up to 100 gold.
3. Azshara
Highborne ghosts are what you want to focus on farming here. They are level 44-47 so they aren't going to be very difficult to kill. They'll drop a lot of mageweave and green items. This area can be found in (16,70)
Important Things To Note:
Although these farming spots can potentially be effective in collecting gold, there is one drawback. Farming in these areas tends to be extremely time consuming. I've seen friends spend most of their days farming just to see an adequate amount of gold. Personally I was getting frustrated with my results so I invested in a professional gold making guide. I wanted this because it revealed tactics that chinese farmers use. These farmers make gold for a business so they know the most efficient strategies. I learned their tactics and make gold a dramatically faster rate now.
The Massive Tehachapi Wind Farm
When people think of wind power as a renewable energy, they tend to envision images of a couple of wind turbines twirling in the wind. The Tehachapi Wind Farm is an example of wind power on a large scale.
The Tehachapi wind farm is located in Kern County in California. It is one of the largest wind farms in the world. When I say large, I mean large. It has over 4,600 wind turbines. The turbines are built to turn into the wind to maximize energy production and even maintain braking mechanisms if the wind becomes to powerful. Three different styles of turbines are used including two and three blade traditional horizontal turbines as well as egg beater turbines, although the beaters are being phased out.
Collectively, the turbines generate over 1.4 billion kilowatts of electricity per year. Online since 1979, this one wind farm produces more electricity than Japan or Germany, two of the leading wind power countries in the world. In more practical terms, the farm produces generates over 120 million dollars in revenues by selling the electricity it produces each year. Much of the energy is sold in California with the California Edison utility recently reaching an agreement to purchase a large chunk to power much of the greater Los Angeles area.
When discussing renewable energy, there is a general consensus that arises. First, most people think it is a good idea for a couple of reasons. First, we can limit our fossil fuel addition and avoid the mess in the Mideast. Second, the use of renewable energy is popular because it is demonstratively better for our environment when compared to fossil fuels such as oil and cold.
Unfortunately, there is also a "look to the future" feel for renewable energy. Simply put, most think it is something that will not replace fossil fuels in this lifetime, to wit, it is a future concept. In fact, massive renewable energy alternatives are already coming online. The most famous is in Brazil where the country has converted away from oil to ethanol fuels. Brazil, however, is a long way away. The Tehachapi Wind Farm is a concrete example of the advancements in this country of renewable energy, something proving it does not have to be a future concept.
Monday, March 22, 2010
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
How To Farm Gold In WOW
Most people are asking how to farm gold in WoW. This should help you out. I will include a list on of some of the ways of farming for Warcraft gold. It is EASY! In the south, middle edge of The Badlands zone, nestled in the small valley, you can farm normal rock elements. These people seem to drop a lot of grey loot which vendors for 50 silver to 1.5 WoW gold, and they drop it at every kill. What they also drop is Elemental Earth which sells at the auction house for 1-3 WoW gold a piece. The average drop is 1 out of 17. Another way of how to farm gold in WoW, is to farm elemental slaves on the west side of Alterac mountains, for the chance to get elemental earths (1 out 15 kills). This goes for about 1-3 WoW gold a piece on AH.
You can also use elemental exiles on the southwest area of Arathi Highlands for elemental earths, which is also the same 1-3 WoW gold per earth on AH. How to farm gold in WoW is to farm in Arathi Highlands for 30 npcs of 2-6 silver each on 3-5 minute spawn timers. Times are not often camped. You could easily generate 1-5 WoW gold - even more if you are an AOE class. You can also farm in Arathi Highlands, as the alliance only, for 30-40 npcs of 2-6 silver each on 3-5 minute spawn timers. These timers are also not often camped. You could easily generate 1-5 WoW gold an hour. How to farm gold WoW? You can enter the secret scarlet monastery graveyard, in tristfall glades northwest corner of the map. This will get you a good 2 silver to 6 silver kill. Nevertheless, an AOE class can easily farm and reset the instance for outstanding 30-60 WoW gold in an hour.
Another way of how to farm gold in WoW, is to farm Warpwoods and Deadwoods for about 2-10 silver, rare herb drops. These sell around 1-5 WoW gold each. Living Essence sells for 1-1.5 WoW gold each at the Auction House. On the north side of Felwood zone near the alliance flight parth person, Warpwoods are located. The Deadwoods can be located just southwest of where the Warpwoods are. An easy 40-80 WoW gold an hour depending on AH prices. If you know how to farm gold in WoW and if you have faster dps class, then you can easily double your WoW gold per hour. Twilight hammer elites in Searing Gorge, is another way to farm. These elites are located west of the alliance/horde flight points. This is an easy 3-5 mageweave cloth per drop, and somewhere around 2silver to16silver per kill, with 9/10 silver, being the most common drop. You can undoubtedly make 10 WoW gold per hour off coin drops and around 5-20 WoW gold p/hour for the green and mageweave drops.
There are many more ways of how to farm gold in WoW. Farm the stockades in Stormwind City for easy greens and wool. It's the best dungeon/instance to farm wool cloth because every other kill is worth 3-5 pieces of wool and there are about 100 NPCs in the instance. Don't be alarmed when I tell you that a stack of wool can go from 77silver to 2 WoW gold at the AH. Try farming the scarlet monastery chests and locked chests for large knapsacks. These sell for 1.25-2 WoW gold. Occasionally, you will get a Blue item instead of Knapsacks. You usually get them once every 11th locked chest. Also, focus on the graveyard library and armory. NOT THE CATHEDRAL! Then you could easily get about 8 locked chests an hour and 10 regular ones. For this you'd need a rouge to lock pick or use blacksmithing and use Golden Skeleton Keys. This will require a 150 blacksmith skill.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
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Monday, March 15, 2010
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Antworks Ant Farm - 21st Century Ant Farming
Have you heard of the Antworks Ant Farm? I recently came across it and I just thought it was the neatest ant farm I have ever seen!
The only ant farms that I was familiar with were the old traditional ones with 2 panes of glass with a small separation in between and then filled with sand or soil. You would put ants in there and hopefully you had a queen ant so that your colony would keep living. You would have to keep the sand or soil moist and make sure your ants got enough food and water.
But with the Antworks Ant Farm, you don't need to worry about feeding and watering your ants. The gel inside acts as both their tunneling area and for their food and water.
The gel is actually from a NASA experiment to test the reactions of ants to microgravity. Antworks has made the gel complete with the nutrients that the ants need to live.
Unlike sand or soil, this gel is translucent so you can see right through it. You'll be able to see exactly where the ants are at all times. You can get a light to go underneath the Antworks Ant Farm to illuminate the whole farm so you can see all the tunnels built by your ant.
I'm not a kid anymore but seeing this version of the ant farm makes me want to start my own ant farm!
I know you can order ants in the mail, but I would probably go the adventurous route and try and capture my own ants from outside.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Topped my plants and updated my setup
I topped them and added another light, reflectors and i just ordered a HO T5 hydro farm 2FT 2IN lamp for my bud closet that im going to make out of an old bookcase
Friday, March 12, 2010
Farmland Assessment Program in New Jersey - The Story Of One Farm
ONE FARM
Fifty years ago, this fall, I was ten years old selling pumpkins in front of my father's farmhouse, on route 130, in South Brunswick Township, in Middlesex County New Jersey. It was 1956 and the corn had not yet been cut. My father was a state trooper that received two weeks of vacation each year. One week of vacation in the spring he took off to plant the corn and then he would take one other week off in the fall to harvest it.
Those 30 acres of corn helped to pay the property taxes on the farm. Farm taxes had increased substantially because of a very large new housing development built on the western side of town called Kendall Park. Kendall Park was called the plywood jungle because the homes were all made of plywood. Was I ever shocked to discover that my first house in Whiting New Jersey in 1976 had only plywood corners. Back to the farm, the corn crop just about paid the property tax bill. The price for most farm commodities, including corn, has not increased much since that time.
RATABLE GROWTH AND TAX PRESSURE
Now, that new development called Kendall Park was really starting to put a big strain on the local school system and a new high school was going to have to be built. The town's mayor and council realized the town had not been revalued in many years and called for a revaluation of all property in town. Well the son of the owner of the revaluation company, who was running his first revaluation job for his father's revaluation company, made a mistake and valued my father's total 50 acre farm at its full housing developmental value. This value was based on other road front lots that had been sold off by local farmers. Even though my father's farm had minimal road frontage for a 50 acre farm he was assessed as if all 50 acres fronted on route 130. No downward adjustment had been made for the infrastructure costs associated with developing the property for a housing development tract.
After speaking with the local tax assessor that valuation mistake was corrected for my father and other farmers in the area. Between the soaring school taxes to build the new high school and a higher post revaluation assessment our farm's taxes skyrocketed upward. My father and his farmer friends were not happy with the resulting high annual property tax burdens they were facing. The annual corn crop would no longer pay the high annual property tax on our 50 acre farm. Now when the new high school opened its doors in 1961 many new teachers had to be hired and again the property tax bill on the farm increased substantially.
TRENTON RESPONDS TO FARMER'S TAX PROBLEM
About this time the local farmer's grange started to invite their local assemblymen and state senator from middlesex county to the local grange hall to have discussions about this property tax problem the farmers were having. Many of the farmers attending these grange meetings were gentle giants, they had meat claws for hands from years of hard farm labor, had skin like leather from years working under the hot sun, and were as strong as an ox. When a local legislator was buttonholed (they actually did stick their index finger in the button hole of their legislator's jacket) they stayed buttonholed. When the local legislators returned to Trenton they reported the anger over the property tax that they encountered there in South Brunswick Township at the local farmer's grange to their legislative leadership.
I suspect that this scene of legislators speaking with unhappy farmers was repeated many times throughout the state ... at many different venues. The reason farm property was given lower differential property taxation treatment quickly under the "Farmland Assessment Act of 1964," without the benefit of a constitutional amendment to satisfy the uniform valuation standard in the state's constitution, may have had something to do with the heat that local legislators were feeling from their farm constituents
NEW JERSEY'S UNIFORMITY STANDARD
The New Jersey Constitution states "Property shall be assessed for taxation under general laws and by uniform rules. All real property assessed . . . shall be assessed according to the same standard of value, except as otherwise permitted herein . . .."
The phrase otherwise permitted herein now refers to two other constitutional provisions. One, authorizing: an agricultural or horticultural use value standard for qualified farms (adopted in 1966 as a constitutional amendment in New Jersey by the voters). And, a second one, a cost value standard used when abatement from taxation on buildings and structures is granted, in areas declared in need of rehabilitation, in accordance with statutory criteria
BACK ON THE FARM.
By 1966 my father had taken his state pension and was living on one half pay. The taxes on the farmhouse and the modest taxes under the farmland assessment act were now an even bigger burden on him. By 1973 my father could no longer afford the property taxes on the farm and he sold the farm to a large corporation. As was common in farmland sales contracts of the day "any and all rollback taxes owed on the farm" were paid by the buyer. Generally, the buyer paid less for a farm because three years of rollback taxes had to be paid. But I believe in the case of my father's farm sale that was three times the going price for comparable farmland that the buyer ate the rollback tax completely.
ROLLBACK TAX
In 1966 the statewide total property tax rate after adjusting it to a market value tax rate was about $3.00. Therefore the average buyer who paid three years of rollback taxes paid about 9% of the purchase price of the farmland sales price to the municipality wherein the farmland was located. In 2006, 40 years latter, the statewide market value tax rate is about $1.75. Therefore today, the buyer pays about 5.25% of the purchase price of the farmland sales price. That amounts to only 58.3% of the rollback tax that was paid 40 years ago in 1966. Could the lack of legislative interest in adjusting this rollback tax on home developers to the original year of the program have anything to do with the fact that one of the largest political contributors to both political parties in Trenton are the home developers?
GOVERNOR CORZINE
Recently, Governor Corzine said that property tax reform had to go forward notwithstanding the 600 pound gorilla special interests in Trenton. Well, easy for him to say with his personal wealth, he does not have to go to the home developers for political contributions to get re-elected. To adjust the rollback tax program to the standard used 40 years ago would entail changing it from a three year roll back period to a five year rollback period. Fat chance that will happen to help the muncipalities pay for the extra planning and zoning board work the new housing developments cost .. not to mention the new service demands they create leading to higher property tax costs.
THE REST OF THE STORY
On with the farm had to be sold story. The corporation that bought the farm, and a few other corporations who owned it afterwards, paid local farmers to continue to farm the property to keep it under the farmland assessment act. So, after my father's farm was sold in 1973, the land was banked by different corporations as an investment and latter sold to a housing developer. That housing developer started to break ground for his housing development in 2003 ... 30 years after the farm was sold by my father.
Many people traveling down route 130 over the years enjoyed the visual open space scene of the farm being farmed, sometimes hunters were permitted to hunt on it, over those thirty years no school children had to be educated who resided on that property, it required little if anything in the way of municipal or county services ... it was a cheap ratable for the local government as far as service demands were concerned. It was also a cheap taxpayer ... under the farmland assessment program the owners of the farm paid only about 10% of what other non farmland qualified farm property paid in property taxes in the early years and maybe as little as 1% in the latter years. Yes, some owners of vacant land did not sign up for the farmland assessment program because they could not meet its requirements or did not want to be subject to its three year rollback tax provision.
That is the story of one farm that had to be sold because of property taxes. The price received per acre for that 50 acre farm in 1973 is about the same price as a single home buyer now pays for a single home located on that farm.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
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