First Harvest pics
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MA VT Flatlander
5 year old buck +
If you take your cage down is that baiting also ?
Bowsnbucks
5 year old buck +
Some things just don't make any sense.
Turkey Creek
5 year old buck +
I bet you could find a couple people raisng a feeder pig, MMMMmmmmmmm bacon!
chickenlittle
5 year old buck +
Paul, I have an empty carboy ready for fermentation if I could get cider from you.
aerospacefarmer
5 year old buck +
ok guys been away for a few days will get a pic of the shredder and yes I can get you some cider but not sure how much its one of the things that I am able to sell
Paul
Paul
aerospacefarmer
5 year old buck +
Sandbur here is the pic of the shredder on my press. Hope this helps 
aerospacefarmer
5 year old buck +
Had forum member NE PA QDM (Travis) up to my place today for a tour and some apples. We picked about 4 bushels of apples and he took a few home to make some cider. Just so everyone knows its not only the deer that love apples but as you can see from the pics some other friends of mine like them also. He is also a great hunter cluck cluck LOL. That's Travis in the pic with his awesome labs and I forgot their names already but they are awesome dogs
Paul, thanks for having me over.
it's a great way to learn about your OWN place to visit someone else's and see what they are doing.
it was also a great encouragement for me to see what can happen after only a few years of hard work (and QDM), both with evidence of bigger deer on the wall after QDM and with seemingly endless bearing apple trees after just a few years of TLC. i was truly impressed by the number of apples and the variety of species.
my favorite species, by far, was the chestnut crab. that is one delicious apple!!!!!!!
and yes tully and topa had a blast today as well. topa likes apples almost as much as his dad (ha!).
keep up the good work and thanks again for the tour of your place, it was beautiful.
it's a great way to learn about your OWN place to visit someone else's and see what they are doing.
it was also a great encouragement for me to see what can happen after only a few years of hard work (and QDM), both with evidence of bigger deer on the wall after QDM and with seemingly endless bearing apple trees after just a few years of TLC. i was truly impressed by the number of apples and the variety of species.
my favorite species, by far, was the chestnut crab. that is one delicious apple!!!!!!!
and yes tully and topa had a blast today as well. topa likes apples almost as much as his dad (ha!).
keep up the good work and thanks again for the tour of your place, it was beautiful.
aerospacefarmer
5 year old buck +
It was my pleasure Travis and its great to see some young guys getting involved in this apple game !!!! your dogs were amazing also
sandbur
5 year old buck +
aerospacefarmer
5 year old buck +
No it came with the press. Mine is from Happy Valley Ranch in Paola KS happyvalleyranch.com
Yes I know you are one of the biggest proponents of chestnut crabs and they are awesome
aerospacefarmer
5 year old buck +
Here is the haul from this weeks pickings. 2 bushels of Honeycrisps, 2 bushels that I need help from you guys as to what they are (will take some up close pics) half bushel each of Daybreak Fuji and liberty, a bushel of Freedom some Scarlett O"Haras and bushel of JNC south. Still waiting for Macouns, Enterprise and many others
aerospacefarmer
5 year old buck +
Yes they sure are and thanks. I still probably have 10 more bushels in my trees and my brother took at least a bushel on Sunday. Can't believe the size of some of those. The Fuji's I picked today are pretty awesome and picked a few more bushels of those Maroon colored apples we picked last week
buckvelvet
5 year old buck +
Paul,
What do you do with your apples? As I understand it your not a working orchard its just a labor of love. Do you do a trusting roadside stand by your house? One can only make so much applesauce, cider, pie, jam, butter, etc...
Im asking mostly because in 10 years i'll have 80-100 trees of numerous varieties on b118-antonovka producing bushels upon bushels, lol...
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aerospacefarmer
5 year old buck +
This is really the first year with soooo many apples. I have given away all so far to friends, neighbors and church members but yes I will still have tons left over. I am going to find a way to sell some of these if I get a good harvest next year so I will be working that in the offseason. I may do a trust system stand somewhere or try to find someone to buy the bulk who will resell. I will talk to Maya to see if he has any ideas since he is I. The business I could invite you all down and just take what you pick lol
