tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46712716411362633272024-03-13T01:09:08.183-07:00History Acres History Acreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11930990832047121442noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4671271641136263327.post-82509018433962471862020-06-09T16:46:00.003-07:002020-06-09T16:48:27.364-07:00Carpenter Bee Bee Gone!<div>This was a quick little project that wasn’t planned! This year we have noticed quite a</div><div>few carpenter bees around the two barns and at least one by the house. Generally,</div><div>bees are welcomed at History Acres since we are trying to grow things that require</div><div>pollination. However, we know these ones are of the destructive mindset. We had a</div><div>quick discussion that we should probably start to do something about them. We</div><div>didn’t notice them last year so perhaps their population increased or maybe we are</div><div>just being more aware. Hard to say but the need was here.</div><div><br /></div><div>Interestingly enough, a friend posted on Facebook that they just made a cute</div><div>carpenter bee trap that was working. Heading out that day, they were buzzing</div><div>around again. I did a quick Google search to get some additional ideas and</div><div>knowledge of how they should be built. One of the first hits was <a href="https://www.myfrugalhome.com/how-to-build-a-carpenter-bee-trap/" target="_blank">this one</a>. That looks</div><div>simple and easy to do with scrap wood sitting around the workshop. Here is how it went</div><div>together.</div><div><br /></div><div>I didn’t have any 4x4 pieces but loads of 2x4 pieces. For each one, I took two pieces</div><div>about 6” in length and screwed them tightly together on one end, using 2” screws.</div><div>Then chopped the other end, as one unit, on a 45 to shed water. Putting a third 2”</div><div>screw in at the top on the opposite side to hold them securely together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMGaqGigrmAhn77DOAWbhPVmQ3SLRXexEBA3t_1D8ctQqV6elJG8SbG-uHA9TE18rMVVc9fFB-RbqdqPYv6UvWDD1wksfPsPwioen5dRXzZ0VJ5md_eY9abNV38Uue6EXrWeS2N-8Vaj5j/s2016/three+bee+traps.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMGaqGigrmAhn77DOAWbhPVmQ3SLRXexEBA3t_1D8ctQqV6elJG8SbG-uHA9TE18rMVVc9fFB-RbqdqPYv6UvWDD1wksfPsPwioen5dRXzZ0VJ5md_eY9abNV38Uue6EXrWeS2N-8Vaj5j/s320/three+bee+traps.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The block went into the vise in a position to drill all the holes needed without</div><div>repositioning. First was a 7/8” paddle bit into the bottom just about 3.5". Marking</div><div>the depth on the bit with a piece of masking tape. Next, I ran a ½” paddle, one hole</div><div>on each side, at an upward angle. Why an upward angle? Well that seems to be what</div><div>was done in others so I did it too! Sounds like it helps ensure the light which they head toward only</div><div>really comes from the jar so they can't escape. The holes were positioned in the center</div><div>about 2” up from the bottom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8WmMiGt3x-OaUKKbE2Ap2LjjYY1XbljlJWLnQ0T06SMGEiS5cMKqDRJ_VMhbfrDkRLJjE5HlggBvwCvJN_yjCPMqQIh1edWcUqEWKzGbqKFu4fTBwEmr46K3hlZkLTR4voQiymXof2kD/s2016/Trap+drilling+hole.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8WmMiGt3x-OaUKKbE2Ap2LjjYY1XbljlJWLnQ0T06SMGEiS5cMKqDRJ_VMhbfrDkRLJjE5HlggBvwCvJN_yjCPMqQIh1edWcUqEWKzGbqKFu4fTBwEmr46K3hlZkLTR4voQiymXof2kD/s320/Trap+drilling+hole.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Now, for the jar they will fall into. Grabbed an extra pint jar, seal, and ring. Punch one</div><div>hole with a nail in the center of the seal top and a hole to either side of that closer to</div><div>the edge. Use a ½” drill bit to enlarge the center hole which will line up with the</div><div>7/8” hole once attached. The metal is thin and doesn’t drill too cleanly, but I don’t</div><div>think the bees will mind. Drop the seal in into the ring, center it on the bottom over</div><div>the large hole, run a screw into each of the remaining punched holes to secure it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHSwrDk5Ft8zykJr0uF9GMUUwaAcVXi_UIF5KdBqbYEs0xPTokmXFTd95Ovvsnumigc2KWepDDB6co4pDRTJBC9sAWG_Queyy-d7yJkHIl0SLAJZ6wDtLVBrvszgO5QvXCk_k-Vwf0hBot/s2016/Trap+Lid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHSwrDk5Ft8zykJr0uF9GMUUwaAcVXi_UIF5KdBqbYEs0xPTokmXFTd95Ovvsnumigc2KWepDDB6co4pDRTJBC9sAWG_Queyy-d7yJkHIl0SLAJZ6wDtLVBrvszgO5QvXCk_k-Vwf0hBot/s320/Trap+Lid.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>All that is left is to screw on the jar, add a way to hang it, and hang it! I made three</div><div>fairly quickly and in less then 24 hours they seem to be working.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6a9H_y6FioTVphAL1MPIPOqZpvLwqJBiNQBK1Zae4mgTNsngbXzOdfhl_kgCWQhO8gp_aYCCOjC-Ezbyw98hQPi3r9REPvQBQkoizkxsNotPN3mVUHP3OtWTF34laVYxU5-zmBtEYVvmB/s2016/working+bee+trap.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6a9H_y6FioTVphAL1MPIPOqZpvLwqJBiNQBK1Zae4mgTNsngbXzOdfhl_kgCWQhO8gp_aYCCOjC-Ezbyw98hQPi3r9REPvQBQkoizkxsNotPN3mVUHP3OtWTF34laVYxU5-zmBtEYVvmB/s320/working+bee+trap.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Hopefully, this is an easy way to knock back the wood-damaging bees on the</div><div>property. If you have the same need or want a quick diversion project, give this a go.</div><div>Modifying it to use what you have sitting around to make it nice and cheap.</div>History Acreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11930990832047121442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4671271641136263327.post-56467102681914761642020-05-31T20:12:00.000-07:002020-05-31T20:12:01.004-07:00Learn By Doing: GardeningOk... I promise I will be better about updating more frequently on the blog. Everything going on in the world, home renovations, and the start of spring really had us running around like mad. <div><br /></div><div>Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote in one of her books "<i>There was no time to lose, no time to waste in rest or play. The life of the earth comes up with a rush in the springtime."</i> </div><div><br /></div><div>This is so very true. Last year, spring came in with repeated torrential rains, which meant we were unable to put in a garden until June. We cut the sod with a sod cutter in a torrential rain storm. When we finally heard thunder we went into the barn. I looked at my phone and saw that we had been under a tornado warning.... oops. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMlNVWUumK8XRtb-oioYrhcrBTUauKLMSWrSThhXrYFQo2_JvmcrGJvwdS3iAazqeuGPBsQ-MuzDR1SnDvCKcNWpjTlWp12k2GdlmNXOnAS0Wqm279V4cmVuuEb4DgABM039PLui3LA4L/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img alt="Why yes we did do this in a tornado warning... oopsie" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMlNVWUumK8XRtb-oioYrhcrBTUauKLMSWrSThhXrYFQo2_JvmcrGJvwdS3iAazqeuGPBsQ-MuzDR1SnDvCKcNWpjTlWp12k2GdlmNXOnAS0Wqm279V4cmVuuEb4DgABM039PLui3LA4L/w240-h320/IMG_1204.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Why yes, we did do this in a tornado warning... oopsie<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKSaEnZ6w39CYqR5da_n2qReiSkxlN-XZr20Kyy29erT-7a7cFqkoyMCl4c2fXuWeqMPVN2Shyluy8pgHPuPQM3sQFb-Q0WqkhX78vKG-qA4NMoNS_0nzynO1WE0Q4kk3ks-AIJyi4TgId/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKSaEnZ6w39CYqR5da_n2qReiSkxlN-XZr20Kyy29erT-7a7cFqkoyMCl4c2fXuWeqMPVN2Shyluy8pgHPuPQM3sQFb-Q0WqkhX78vKG-qA4NMoNS_0nzynO1WE0Q4kk3ks-AIJyi4TgId/s320/IMG_1166.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Muddy and taking shelter in the barn while we wait out the storm.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>We then constructed a fence to keep the deer and groundhogs out. We used 7ft t-posts with 5 foot hardware cloth with 12-18 inches kicked out at the bottom to keep animals from digging their way into the garden. We put chicken wire above that another 2ft. We only attached the bottom half and left the top floppy so if an animal tries to climb it their weight will flop them back off of it. Finally, we ran a wire around the very top to discourage the deer from jumping in. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNbZwosrYtleCRhgrTMiBe2t3uxmRPVoTfpTh45w0e7TWmaVjd8PiJPx7Eu3UvFTAI2232D7kS8bvJ5Ss7lOEKLsJnzgkziyjhbfSPs3m5MhIYQZcJb-6b8PfSxI0ZqQIeAxBDKd3mOz1S/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNbZwosrYtleCRhgrTMiBe2t3uxmRPVoTfpTh45w0e7TWmaVjd8PiJPx7Eu3UvFTAI2232D7kS8bvJ5Ss7lOEKLsJnzgkziyjhbfSPs3m5MhIYQZcJb-6b8PfSxI0ZqQIeAxBDKd3mOz1S/s320/IMG_2653.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeremy driving the fence posts<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHW8UqvtDcK_gSQTE4Iu387bguTqT_EhWT23ZLrhQgQyhSJFT8cBdbqnBosKMn1TBHU_optygJHRKJhRF9K97AZRouyKBvh-CpgCVkaPre2Cxsw_Zpa9r38rBnvLiPALuIRTLYooErxaxm/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHW8UqvtDcK_gSQTE4Iu387bguTqT_EhWT23ZLrhQgQyhSJFT8cBdbqnBosKMn1TBHU_optygJHRKJhRF9K97AZRouyKBvh-CpgCVkaPre2Cxsw_Zpa9r38rBnvLiPALuIRTLYooErxaxm/s320/IMG_6994.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The garden fence going up. Stay out deer!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>After all of that, we finally planted the garden. And then.... it rained. And it rained. We got 1.5 inches of rain immediately after we planted... Sigh. We lost 49/50 bean seeds. Only one survived and germinated. We dug drainage trenches to save the strawberries as we sunk into the muck. It killed all 9 cucumber plants and almost killed the watermelon. The carrots were washed away. Despite all of that, some of it survived. And we just went with it because we felt defeated. We battled weeds and grass all summer and fall.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq1_FjituOUIn0EF5aMb9bRbrVuTxJ3FCpZzPfg0TbSFVr2EqGfSU8IzV2zf_Y6F1SWsLLYEty16DmIh9Usp6Mc5m3CRQFL0AAJhp14BIaBNMEQ97BlfbN8GPYD4PlHxQx1vciUvXd6zYJ/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq1_FjituOUIn0EF5aMb9bRbrVuTxJ3FCpZzPfg0TbSFVr2EqGfSU8IzV2zf_Y6F1SWsLLYEty16DmIh9Usp6Mc5m3CRQFL0AAJhp14BIaBNMEQ97BlfbN8GPYD4PlHxQx1vciUvXd6zYJ/s320/IMG_1588.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2019 garden planted!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL1GD5-ugPHxXtn520E72wU9KFHixoBX8lrFekCvRlhmVZlRj7TzWBq4xrSvoNXpNgBk2hYwRRU81lkwuxhhg-u-Y2Ji8_zyJAQhyphenhyphenP9BapHC16hwgn06eoo85-DcvkEctcaeSoWq0050Su/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL1GD5-ugPHxXtn520E72wU9KFHixoBX8lrFekCvRlhmVZlRj7TzWBq4xrSvoNXpNgBk2hYwRRU81lkwuxhhg-u-Y2Ji8_zyJAQhyphenhyphenP9BapHC16hwgn06eoo85-DcvkEctcaeSoWq0050Su/s320/IMG_1670.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The devastation the next day after 1.5" of rain fell overnight and that day<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>So what did we do this year differently that we learned the hard way, but you don't have to.</div><div><br /></div><div>As we harvested and at the end of the year we covered the garden in black plastic to smother the grass. It baked in the sun and helped clear out the grass.</div><div><br /></div><div>We amended the soil with compost. We have soil with a high clay content. The root vegetables do not like this soil at all. We amended with compost in hopes of breaking up the clay a little. We put 3 yards (or 3 5 ft truck beds full) of compost in the garden. This was enough for a little over half an inch on the whole garden. We hope to add this again in the fall and spring to continue to amend the soil.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2XCqk48MPEYTYJP0UCs6nqHH6xLG8nhReayWJN9dL09LFpkxIcOrE35tkMAqSU64bRrvewxXr_1ZRAZogZkzbKLWz-hE51uI40BaHSC58APvWsIF1rJ-1o8nedtf39nT0RqTNDK451Ats/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2XCqk48MPEYTYJP0UCs6nqHH6xLG8nhReayWJN9dL09LFpkxIcOrE35tkMAqSU64bRrvewxXr_1ZRAZogZkzbKLWz-hE51uI40BaHSC58APvWsIF1rJ-1o8nedtf39nT0RqTNDK451Ats/s320/IMG_5489.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So much compost was shoveled.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Well we planted 2 weeks earlier Memorial Day weekend. And you'll never guess what it did after we planted.... it rained....again. We got .5 inches of rain this time. Not great, but no where near as much. We mounded our cucumber plants this year to shed water and they survived the deluge. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3Q-Wp3l3UNm-FQSUw0_mkafU2rJ0f49wkcQfudSN_hhyphenhyphenvgPYeZLJzT5JPcJSHIYFDGPevbrzxVZbahdqZd3fWDaT85FtuSkahaNuOntEhDqN6X92jhKnHl_gJf81AmWhHicY4kLbEUBH/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3Q-Wp3l3UNm-FQSUw0_mkafU2rJ0f49wkcQfudSN_hhyphenhyphenvgPYeZLJzT5JPcJSHIYFDGPevbrzxVZbahdqZd3fWDaT85FtuSkahaNuOntEhDqN6X92jhKnHl_gJf81AmWhHicY4kLbEUBH/s320/IMG_5518.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garden planted 2020</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We covered all of the ground where plants and mounds were with landscaping cloth to cut down on the weeding. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIEZ8mxjdoFhun908qdZTypbvuv5INcUGdY9Vno1V4YR3pgiBR0rDbBG0hn4rYEvOFk-x5AAyz7VDkklOykiihdZo1zYeZBI0nCaZYu_qyf4bRNmEUKg-H-FwYUlL2weNwX_gbCSsnHBau/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIEZ8mxjdoFhun908qdZTypbvuv5INcUGdY9Vno1V4YR3pgiBR0rDbBG0hn4rYEvOFk-x5AAyz7VDkklOykiihdZo1zYeZBI0nCaZYu_qyf4bRNmEUKg-H-FwYUlL2weNwX_gbCSsnHBau/s320/IMG_0364.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Landscape cloth to cut down on weeds<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Instead of planting bush beans we planted pole beans around a bean teepee. Each seed was planted in a hole in the landscape cloth to help with weeding and to keep the water from washing the seeds away. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJlpNVPz2GuqXkz7y-Y5HeQ8SkkqnrqLFF3O8Ls9mRpkjAXDVgJ53F1_sTANDaO96JVH2U-bXtH9SiTosi8TjnSpfUSFvYCPHRpwqWXHNP9lmnINTDJlRs61kd8Ff2lD_aYk71064K_Bp4/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJlpNVPz2GuqXkz7y-Y5HeQ8SkkqnrqLFF3O8Ls9mRpkjAXDVgJ53F1_sTANDaO96JVH2U-bXtH9SiTosi8TjnSpfUSFvYCPHRpwqWXHNP9lmnINTDJlRs61kd8Ff2lD_aYk71064K_Bp4/s320/IMG_3800.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bean teepee construction<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The lessons were hard learned on our part, but if we can help someone else we will try. This year after taking the lessons to heart and rethinking our strategy all of the plants are growing and the seeds are sprouting and growing fast. We are much further ahead this year than where we were this time last year. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEyS-LQIQcROmeRxOsRpqkoVNYT456gCOXNZyQmdhwNG4h4gILGvFNRKynTWtvoEu1Q86DSK4xeg-I_6KZGBU72O4yAuk78bUfyfYQAq-PbeX-XeOjt9YWk7tIBl9UpuD0IgFAfmYSGLqR/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEyS-LQIQcROmeRxOsRpqkoVNYT456gCOXNZyQmdhwNG4h4gILGvFNRKynTWtvoEu1Q86DSK4xeg-I_6KZGBU72O4yAuk78bUfyfYQAq-PbeX-XeOjt9YWk7tIBl9UpuD0IgFAfmYSGLqR/s320/IMG_5573.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We have strawberries!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4EjEkaBiKv0qVKj37ubrV_ceDyJTybYSu-zJdx8aKuVesR2f8OCT2ixe69rg8JJc34g0Eb7dR8iERS_srZRMBXN3dxE_t0L5qSDfC3HKjEVFlt7nh0VPBZYQT4eLYV4IohnMmLxe5XZgO/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4EjEkaBiKv0qVKj37ubrV_ceDyJTybYSu-zJdx8aKuVesR2f8OCT2ixe69rg8JJc34g0Eb7dR8iERS_srZRMBXN3dxE_t0L5qSDfC3HKjEVFlt7nh0VPBZYQT4eLYV4IohnMmLxe5XZgO/s320/IMG_5571.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The beginnings of butternut squash<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDG5_ujtsgI3N1M6RBt_BqGtC7CE_3zqFg1uFfW8Jg30g5pjCGlsXJ5T-Fk4Dh40WlBZErbRCWbSXuEE-fC5JQv5rE3gqjhUb8Sy8JUtOZnLLKdPX44TO3J9gIBaSshxEsdkFlLIzRBKO/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDG5_ujtsgI3N1M6RBt_BqGtC7CE_3zqFg1uFfW8Jg30g5pjCGlsXJ5T-Fk4Dh40WlBZErbRCWbSXuEE-fC5JQv5rE3gqjhUb8Sy8JUtOZnLLKdPX44TO3J9gIBaSshxEsdkFlLIzRBKO/s320/IMG_5568.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiny turnips!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>History Acreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11930990832047121442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4671271641136263327.post-74695172477469092522020-01-30T14:42:00.003-08:002020-01-30T14:42:36.767-08:00Impromptu Carpet Removal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Well… we’ve been back at work on the house again. We started
by getting back to our bedroom restoration project. That has included, stripping
the floor, starting to research colors of paint for the original door, stripping
the door, and figuring out how to reframe the doorway to put the original door
back. However, there will be a future blog post about all of that. Instead we
are going to talk about how I convinced Jeremy to remove more carpet in the
house, even after he said absolutely not before. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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This past weekend’s conversation went something like this:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Felicia: hmmm I wonder what the stairs look like under the
carpet.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Jeremy: I’ve wondered that too.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Felicia: We could find out you know…..<o:p></o:p></div>
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Jeremy: ummm….. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Felicia: Don’t you want to know?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Jeremy: I guess I do. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Felicia: Let’s do it….<o:p></o:p></div>
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Jeremy: OK I suppose we can.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Felicia: Hey lets also take the landing carpet out too. Then
we can see what the floor looks like and we have to do some work in that area
with reframing the door anyways. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Jeremy: You said the stairs….. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Felicia: But we could have that little area of the house be
historic again and just renovate that whole corner at once.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Jeremy: Ok that’ll work. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Felicia Well it’ll look dumb if we only do that part of the
hallway… we should do the whole hallway. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Jeremy: ummm…..<o:p></o:p></div>
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Felicia: *stares at him*<o:p></o:p></div>
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Jeremy: ummm… ok, but we are <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">NOT </b>doing the spare bedroom or my office. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Felicia: ok <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span>
<o:p></o:p></div>
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So, this conversation is how we ended up ripping out the carpet
on our stairs and our landing. We haven’t finished the hallway yet, but that’s
on the docket for the weekend. <o:p></o:p></div>
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painting, where he used the floor as a drop cloth… we realized that the stairs
were actually cream on the sides and raw wood in the middle originally. This made
us think that there may have been a runner on our stairs when the house was
first lived in. Then, we found several carpet tacks along the path the carpet runner
would have been laid. The carpet tacks are square tacks, another mid 19</span><sup>th</sup><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
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of wear and tear. We will do some research and then repair those. We are still
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Last night, we decided to tackle the landing floor. We pulled
the carpet up and discovered a few more carpet tacks. Looking close to where
those were found, we can see the lines of tiny holes where the carpet tacks
once went. It appears the stairway runner ran up the stairs and to the wall. We
also found a board that needs to be repaired and more paint from previous owner
thrown all over the floor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Landing floor. This was originally a room, but a bathroom has been sectioned off.</td></tr>
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brown color of the floor. The floor has only been painted twice, both during
the 19<sup>th</sup> century we believe. Originally it was brown and then it was
painted the red you see in the photos.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We have decided to stay as true as possible to the original
color of the floor, so it will be painted brown. We are going to try to get the
original brown paint color matched and return it to the color it was originally,
but first we have to get rid of the globs of white paint and make some repairs
to the floor. <o:p></o:p></div>
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of the carpet in the hallway and get ready to move on to the next restoration
step for our bedroom/hallway. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--EndFragment--><br />History Acreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11930990832047121442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4671271641136263327.post-33079388933155026362019-11-13T18:27:00.000-08:002019-11-13T18:27:48.100-08:00Wood Floor Refinishing Testing Woah! It sure was a busy summer here at History Acres. We have spent all summer working on our garden, fighting pests in the apple trees, painting, beating back grape vine and over growth, painting, planting some mulberry trees from a friend, painting, and working on the outside of the house. Oh and did I mention painting. Working until dark almost every night meant that the blog has been sadly neglected.<br />
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So, we shall back up to March, when it was still cold. Jeremy and I decided to test out redoing our first floor hardwood floors. We actually have 2 floors on top of one another on the first floor. The original 19th century floor is wide boards and varnished. On top of that another floor was added. We think based on other renovation dates that this happened in the 1910's to replace/cover damage to the floor in the dining room. The wide board floor is missing from the dining room.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our first view of our hardwood floors that had been covered with carpet for 30+ years!<br />
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Both the wide board and the small board floors are constructed using tongue and groove. When we explored this, we realized that we were not ok with sanding the floors to redo them. Sanding on tongue and groove can remove too much wood and then the tongue and groove can be compromised, especially if previous owners had done the same thing.<br />
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I spent some time researching and decided to try to chemically strip the floor, instead. We stripped the floor in the smallest room (our living history storage room) with Citristrip, which we left on for several hours to remove large paint splatters and old residues. We then scrubbed the floor with mineral spirits and finally washed in TSP. We let it dry.<br />
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After drying, we oiled the floor with pure Tung oil. We put 6 coats of Tung oil. 3 each day for 2 days, allowing each layer to dry completely before adding the next. (Note: you have to let the Tung oil cure for several weeks to make sure that it is fully dry before you sit anything on it)<br />
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Side note: PPE (personal protective equipment) is always important. So respirator, Tyvek suit, chemical gloves, and goggles were worn.<br />
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Once done, we decided not to wax the floor because that room does not get much traffic. The penetrating finish of the Tung oil allows for just adding another layer of Tung oil to freshen up the floor.<br />
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So we went from old, worn out, and paint covered..... to warm, clean, and full of life.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Top left to bottom right: ready to strip, cleaned, first layers of Tung oil, all finished and dry.</td></tr>
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<br />History Acreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11930990832047121442noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4671271641136263327.post-63351810561002142842019-07-16T19:26:00.001-07:002019-07-16T19:26:09.583-07:00You never know what you will find once you start to pull a room apart.Well, tonight's blog post is a bit of a spur of the moment write up, written with excitement to share our recent find. We have been very busy with the garden, trees, tractor, and general house upkeep. Today it was raining for most of the evening so we decided to head upstairs to the bedroom we have been remodeling.<br />
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We haven't had a chance to really write a post about the room remodel, so I will give it a quick explanation and if you stick with me you'll get to see the really cool things we found in the room.<br />
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To start this off: the room started off as "we are just going to paint it before we move our bedroom up there."<b> <span style="font-size: large;">Famous last words</span></b><span style="font-size: large;">.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Room mid-carpet removal</td></tr>
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Then it turned into... the carpet is older so maybe we will just replace that... So we removed it and found the original wood flooring with the original paint (plus some extra since the previous owner painted his trim right on the ORIGINAL FLOOR.)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Original floor with hole for air pass through</td></tr>
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Well, then we got poking around in another room and realized that the previous owners had drywalled over the plaster so we decided to poke around up in what will be our bedroom and we struck gold! We not only found the original plaster... but the original baseboards too. He just drywalled right over them. Thank goodness he didn't just get rid of them.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baseboard recon mission</td></tr>
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So, as you may guess by this point in time, we are now removing the baseboards and restoring them, removing all drywall (including the closets), and restoring the floor back to it's original 19th century color. Wow, did that escalate.<br />
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We started the process by removing the drywall. What a mess, but we found the plaster walls to be fairly stable under their wallpaper.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drywall removal in progress</td></tr>
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Funny thing you don't realize until you remove the drywall... now all the window frames and door frame pieces don't fit anymore, so we will need to redo those. But not to worry, because we have the original door, so we shall be putting that back and reframing the door anyways. Some of the old doors were found in one of the barns.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Door in barn</td></tr>
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Well now that the drywall is removed and hauled off, we paused for a long time to try to get all of the outside tasks accomplished. But in the mean time, we hired an electrician to pull out half of the 10 outlets that were in the tiny room and remove all modern lights. Why no we aren't crazy, lamps are a great invention.<br />
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Today, we did a quick step to try to move the room forward since it was raining. We removed the wallpaper. There were two layers of wallpaper on the plaster. Really, we did this to try to ascertain the extent of the damage to the plaster from the previous owner putting a thousand screws into it to hang the furring strips that the drywall was hung on. We certainly did not expect to find what we found.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pink wallpaper</td></tr>
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First, off came the pink wallpaper put on by the owners we purchased the home from.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue wallpaper</td></tr>
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Then we had to take down the blue wallpaper, hung by 2 owners before us. I don't know what he used to hang that wallpaper, but I think it could have glued just about anything together, the wallpaper was still so well stuck to the wall. We worked carefully to try not to pull off as much plaster as possible, since it is far easier to stabilize than repair. As we went we made some pretty amazing discoveries...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wallpaper be gone</td></tr>
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First, I found this guy and his friend:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sketches on the wall. A man and a duck.</td></tr>
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Someone wasn't convinced when I told him I thought it was a mid 19th century drawing.<br />
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Then we found this guy:<br />
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and finally we found this guy and his pipe<br />
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So, after all of our discoveries, we both are fairly certain, based on other mid 19th century graffiti we have seen and drawings on other paper goods, including ones we own, that these drawing date to when the first owner built the house.<br />
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You never know what you are going to find!History Acreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11930990832047121442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4671271641136263327.post-85786310361717633962019-04-19T06:17:00.002-07:002019-04-19T06:17:22.154-07:00Our Recent Purchase, Headache, Adventure, and Toy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If you know us, or have been following the blog, you know we moved out into the country in December and have 12 acres. Our 12 acres now has a small orchard planted on it and we are planning our next project, a big garden. We lease 7-8 acres of the land to a farmer currently (honoring a lease that was signed with the previous owner). The garden still should be rather large with some room to expand. Some of the area is part of the field that the farmer gave us back, but a large portion of it is grass. <br />
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The person who farms our field has nicely offered to disc the garden for us, but it will need to be broken down further before we can plant. So… the moment you have all been waiting for…. What did we buy……. <br />
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A TRACTOR! Not just any tractor but a 1947 Farmall Model A and as one person commented of course it is old! We sure love our antiques. We went with a Farmall Model A because it’s small enough to fit in the barn and made to do row crops with a high clearance. We also really like that it looked like the older style of tractors (Pre-WWII) instead of the new style of modern tractors more similar to Ford Model 9N. <br />
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Farmall was a model/brandname for International Harvester. Most Farmalls were made for row-crops. They were primarily built as affordable, all-purpose tractors for small to medium family farms. It perhaps is one of the most well-known tractor brands in the 1940’s. The model is also a 1 plow tractor. The engine on this model is offset from the seat to be able to see where you are going.<br />
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Now, we are super excited to have our Farmall tractor. We had been looking at these for a while and we got a good deal on this one. It needs a bit of work though. It needs all four tires and the clutch is stuck, but it runs well. So, after a quick call to my mechanic father to see if he’d help us fix up the tractor, we bought it! <br />
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Next step, how to get it home. The guy who owned the tractor also had a tow truck business and offered to drop it off. This is where the fun starts… They came to drop off the tractor and the flatbed truck pulls in the driveway (mistake 1). He then realizes the tractor needs to go into the carport. He tells Jeremy he will have to drive on the grass a little bit to get it turned around. This is where things go haywire. <br />
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The truck goes off of the grass more than a little and sinks. Not just sinks a little but buries itself to the axles. …. OOPS. Well, he can’t get out. He then calls another tow truck… which is unable to pull him out…. Then, he calls another larger tow truck and in the process of being successfully removed from the crater he had dug himself rips up even more of the yard and adds to the new pond that’s been dug for us.<br />
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Finally, after being extracted he gets in his truck backs out of the driveway and cuts the wheel really hard and digs one final rut before leaving… wow what a crazy 4 hours. At least the owner of the tractor/tow truck company has said once things dry out he will fix the yard up just like it never happened. So now we hope it stops raining so it can dry out. <br />
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<br />This blog post was partially delayed because the tractor was unloaded anywhere it could be gotten off of the truck safely to lighten its load. So, it was stuck half rolled over a stump and Jeremy and I could not roll it over it. So, special shout out to our good friend who drove over the next day to help us push it under the carport out of the rain that seems to never end this spring. <br />
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The bright side to it all is that our 1947 Farmall tractor is home and awaiting its new life on our farm. <br />
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<br />History Acreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11930990832047121442noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4671271641136263327.post-30366128008751218512019-04-03T15:15:00.000-07:002019-04-03T15:15:23.830-07:00Planting the Apple Trees With the apple trees ordered, it was time to do some research into how to plant the trees, along with doing some preparation before they arrived. One challenge was how much information is out there for planting apple trees. This is because the many different sources contradict each other. For example, some would say make a hole 2x the size of the root ball while other say just a little larger than the root ball. Another source would say, prune the roots or the branches while another would say never do that. In the end, we did our best to follow any direction that was provided by the nursery we ordered the trees from, since they provided a survival guarantee.<br />
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Before they arrived, we picked out ground for where we wanted them. The area seemed to stay well drained (much of our yard space is not), could be seen from several windows, was near the pond to help with watering, and was on the side of the house. Setting up a small orchard in the side yard seems to be very common historically, at least around here. Next was a soil test. Everything tested well for the apple trees except for the nitrogen test. That test seems to be a dud, as it showed no color change, nothing, at all. That just isn’t possible since there is very green grass and other things growing in the area. After reading reviews where others experienced similar “results,” we decided we were not too worried about this. <br />
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We then started some prep of the area, which included getting fence posts and fencing to keep deer away from the young trees. After some reading, we decided on four T posts around the tree with a five-foot wire welded fence set at a diameter of six feet. This should provide plenty of room for the tree to grow, keep deer from eating the tender branches, and for us to get in there to work if needed. While buying all of this at the store, (along with the fencing needed for the garden later) we had several people comment on how much work we had ahead of us! <br />
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We then cut out the sod in a four-foot diameter circle with the center of the trees spaced about 13-14 feet away from each other. The recommended distance was 12-16 feet so we are right in the middle. We then drove the fence posts into the ground. Then back to waiting for the trees. <br />
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The trees finally came! Wow, that is a much smaller box then what we pictured! The trees came well packed and were set up to be able to be stored for a few days if needed. We set them aside in a cool and dark place (also known as our basement) until we could get them into the ground. <br />
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Looking at the weather and knowing the time it would take we saw a window and went for it! We started late in the afternoon with excitement. Reading and rereading the directions provided we dug our first hole. Taking care to get the roots in a good place and pushing down the soil as we filled in the hole. Making sure the graft area was several inches above the soil and mulch level. Once the tree was in we put a good layer of mulch down around the tree. Then moved to the next one! At first, the archeologist in the family wanted to screen the dirt coming from the holes. So someone else made them a screen to do so. Well, this was really slowing things down and with nothing found in the first hole the search was suspended. The screen will be used another time! <br />
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Once all the trees were planted, fertilized, mulched, and watered we turned to the fencing. At this point, the sun was providing its last rays of any warmth with the wind turning to come from the north. While putting up the fencing and bending and twisting each of the clips into place the chill settled in! We were on the home stretch so kept going! We reached the last tree and started to stretch the fencing around when it became obvious we were three feet short! Into the truck we jumped and into town we went! We were both starving so dinner was had and another roll of fencing procured. Racing back home we completed the last fence in the dark with the headlights of the truck. Making it into the house at 11pm. <br />
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We woke up the next morning realized it had poured rain a good portion of the night and was still raining! Four of the trees were in good shape but one, which was in the lowest spot, was flooded. We went out into the rain and dug a trench to drain the water away. That evening the rain changed over to snow with dropping temps. The trees sure got a welcome to Michigan! <br />
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Thankfully, the young dormant trees are not supposed to be impacted by cold temperatures, snow, or frost. <br />
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Now we wait for them to wake up! Once they have leafed out we will water them again and keep watering them. They are supposed to provide fruit in 2-4 years but some have said they did get some apples the first year. We will find out later this year! <br />
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After all this, for some reason, we ordered a peach tree, cherry tree, blueberry bush, blackberries, and strawberries. But that will be another story. </div>
History Acreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11930990832047121442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4671271641136263327.post-85362225952295870712019-03-27T16:58:00.000-07:002019-03-27T17:05:21.333-07:00And someday there’ll be apples there When we started to look for a house and property one thing we wanted were apple trees. We looked at several that had existing apple trees, but the house was not a good fit. Since we would live in the house, we decided that apple trees shouldn’t be a deciding factor. Where we settled does not have any apple trees, at least anymore. A flyover photo taken in the 1940s you can see where the orchard was. So, we just have to get some planted! <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Us picking Northern Spy Apples at an orchard. </td></tr>
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<br />First step was to decide where to get the trees. We knew we wanted heirloom varieties and the sooner we could get them producing the better! We could get one of the varieties we knew we wanted through a county agency. However, they could take 10 years to produce and we would still need to get another variety elsewhere. After lots of Googling we found <a href="https://www.treesofantiquity.com/">Trees of Antiquity</a>. We could get our heirloom apple trees and they should start producing in 2-4 years. <br /><br />Now which apples did we pick! <br /><br /><b>Northern Spy </b><br />From the start, this has been on the list. Why? Well, most importantly we like how they taste. Next, I found a reference that these were very common in Michigan at one time. One source said that if someone says they have an old apple tree on their farm, it is a safe bet it would be a Northern Spy. This is also an all around good apple. Meaning it is good for eating fresh, baking, applesauce, cider, and storage. Last, we wanted it to be a pre-1860s variety. Here is an excerpt from Trees of Antiquity site “An 1847 letter from Oliver Chapin, writes "the first Northern Spy apple trees were raised from seeds brought from the Northwest part of Connecticut, about the year 1800, by Elijah Taylor.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Northern Spy does need a partner variety that can cross-pollinate so what to pick? We turned to an expert. We asked for recommendations with the following criteria: existing in Michigan during the 1860s, pollinates with Northern Spy, and is a good cider apple. We know many cider apple varieties saw their demise in the Untied States during prohibition. We like the idea of helping in a small way to bring those back. Looking over the recommendations here is what we will be harvesting. <br /><br /><br /><b>Snow Fameuse</b><br />Also can be known as a Snow or Snow Apple because of its snow white colored flesh. It is a parent of the loved McIntosh. This is another variety that is great for eating and making cider. It is supposed to also make a “fluffy” applesauce! It came from French settlements in Quebec way back in the 1600’s! It then spread over the next 100+ years in every direction for 1,000 miles in Canada and United States. <br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br /><br /><br /><b>Newtown Pippin</b><br />Three varieties of apples seemed like a good number to settle on! Newtown Pippin’s story started in 1750 and is said to be the oldest commercially grown and bred variety in the United States. This apple was grown by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson with Jefferson writing “They (being France) have no apples here to compare with our Newtown Pippin.” I was sold right there! For Felicia a selling point was it is said that Queen Victoria was a fan of this apple. She was presented with a basket of the apples in 1838. Afterward, British Parliament lifted import duties on the variety. This apple is known for cider making and develops more sugars while in storage. <br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br /><br />The trees have been ordered and we await their arrival! We will write another post about getting them planted once that is accomplished! <br /><br />History Acreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11930990832047121442noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4671271641136263327.post-27079075392319803552019-03-21T10:07:00.000-07:002019-03-21T10:28:19.689-07:00History of History AcresWow! We sure have been slacking on the blog writing front. To be fair, things got pretty busy with mostly boring things like cleaning the house and continuing unpacking the house. We also have had other projects in the works that will probably become future posts. <br /><br />We thought for this one we would talk about the history of the house. Note, we are still researching the house and hoping to learn more about it, but here is what we know so far. <br /><br />The county website says the house was built in 1920. However, we noticed that a lot of historic houses in this county are listed as being built in 1920. So, we needed to do more sleuthing into when it was built. To do this, we went to look at some plat maps of the township. <br /><br />In 1859 the land was owned by Chester Adams and had no buildings on it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mNb3Mf_C76obGiyfqUFQmVOmjd-iApUiH3FBpma-0pHtwQt8N7F-0VXqWPX6KhKTQc5olFxR-QoVd86XoejdbbzdS353u_j1ven0gcueJbdTEz3kF20gAfXTIauLiIj6XOcGU0q8G7yU/s1600/1859+plat+map.png"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mNb3Mf_C76obGiyfqUFQmVOmjd-iApUiH3FBpma-0pHtwQt8N7F-0VXqWPX6KhKTQc5olFxR-QoVd86XoejdbbzdS353u_j1ven0gcueJbdTEz3kF20gAfXTIauLiIj6XOcGU0q8G7yU/s320/1859+plat+map.png" /></a><br /><br /><br />In the 1876 plat map there is a building added to the picture and it is now owned by William Cade.<a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blogger.g?blogID=4671271641136263327"><img border="0" src="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNGpYw_CNqzzrTiGJiB9pgDiSGk-yu-w139R4yVIgR2UhbOiIgU8iqQFXJPzNteGay-JEqSG5SmtFqqEzBNnSyC5WKrRQCwPEUfEfHvn3wcNzqnxqWymBV-WvIzhC0rWOKrIM3JidqKKgE/s1600/Screen+Shot+2019-03-21+at+1.02.59+PM.png"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNGpYw_CNqzzrTiGJiB9pgDiSGk-yu-w139R4yVIgR2UhbOiIgU8iqQFXJPzNteGay-JEqSG5SmtFqqEzBNnSyC5WKrRQCwPEUfEfHvn3wcNzqnxqWymBV-WvIzhC0rWOKrIM3JidqKKgE/s320/Screen+Shot+2019-03-21+at+1.02.59+PM.png" /></a><br /><br /><br />In the 1916 county atlas the property is now owned by Herman Bottcher. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL4Lo0-sLLMFaS1p2tHhkFKbhWwVObAK4o-XzBHUhOteSFCzWQIUUPIcASKHxcUmF9NKocfs2J_XD7r4BLifat0_S1oO04gp1ntiDOp8gTssRdI9P_enB3ZZwAa-N01njJDFsj0UVe5zm-/s1600/1916+Plat+Map+of+our+parcel.png"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL4Lo0-sLLMFaS1p2tHhkFKbhWwVObAK4o-XzBHUhOteSFCzWQIUUPIcASKHxcUmF9NKocfs2J_XD7r4BLifat0_S1oO04gp1ntiDOp8gTssRdI9P_enB3ZZwAa-N01njJDFsj0UVe5zm-/s320/1916+Plat+Map+of+our+parcel.png" /></a><br /><br /><br />Well, on the 1859 map there were no buildings shown on the plat map, so we knew that the house was built after 1859. Then we looked at the 1876 plat map and saw that there was a building in the same spot consistently after that. That spot, when lined up with a modern map of the same scale would be exactly where our house is. Ok so narrowed it down. The house was most likely built between 1859 and 1876. Now… who built it and when….<br /><br />From there we went to the county recorder office and researched the owners of the property listed on the plat map to see who owned the property when. We learned that, the owners were as follows:<br /><br />1917 - Albert A Betker<br />1903 - Herman Bottcher<br />1873 - William R Cade <br />1863 - Richard E Cade <br />1857 - Chester Adams (Buying property for railroad easement)<br />18XX – William Insley<br /><br />We were able to find transfers of deeds for most of the early property owners. We still haven’t found the deed for the transfer between Richard Cade and William Cade (father and son). Richard Cade and William Cade were the owners for most of the 1859-1876 time frame. We did recently find in a local history book published by the Capac Historical Society that Richard transferred the property to William in 1873. So, we went forward looking for information on them to try to figure out which one built the house. <br /><br />What we found was really interesting. <br /><br />Richard Cade came to Michigan in 1856 and rented a farm in Washington Township. Later, he came to Mussey Township and purchased 80 acres of forest land in section 18. Here he built a log cabin and cut a wagon road through the woods to Downey’s Corners (today, this is the road that runs from our house into town!) He then got rid of the farm and moved to Romeo, MI. From there, he moved to Washington state. William R. Cade his son spent much of his younger years helping his father clear and improve their homestead, particularly after he returned from the Civil War. William served in the 4th Michigan, Company H. When he turned 22, his father turned it over to him. He was married in 1872. In the book, written in 1903, it is written that “Mr. Cade has 70 acres of his farm under cultivation, conducts general farming and stock breeding, has an excellent barn and a very handsome dwelling, and a wind-mill for pumping water for his home and stock.” We believe this is about our house. We are currently thinking that the house was built between 1866 (when William R. Cade musters out of the 4th Michigan and returns home to help his father improve their homestead) and his marriage or transfer of ownership to him in 1872 and 1873, respectively. The house is built in a similar style to other houses in the area built in the late 1860’s - mid 1870’s. <br /><br />Since the house was built, it has been added onto 3 times, at least. The first being the addition of what is now a bathroom and a kitchen (we think this was added in the early 1900’s between 1903 and 1922). Perhaps, this is where the 1920’s date the county had came from. At this time, it appears the house was heavily remodeled, including the laying of a second hardwood floor on top of the original 19th century floors on the first floor of the home. We found a picture at the Capac Historical Museum, taken at the schoolhouse across the road, that has our house in the background from 1922. In this picture, the addition had already been added.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1UkgFtyJHCVNmKCTSt-ROD-9Yrny-frHFMvZDswbFkVB9-iY9vLgviKNqEEj0TjtSHzSlVgc8-P91fXYStLny-x0R1v7CqSbUyRAyeIVm9OpgQkx3gX6yOVpx9GSkNuiuKjPWG2OD_k6M/s1600/1922+House+Zoom+from+Postcard+2.JPG"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1UkgFtyJHCVNmKCTSt-ROD-9Yrny-frHFMvZDswbFkVB9-iY9vLgviKNqEEj0TjtSHzSlVgc8-P91fXYStLny-x0R1v7CqSbUyRAyeIVm9OpgQkx3gX6yOVpx9GSkNuiuKjPWG2OD_k6M/s400/1922+House+Zoom+from+Postcard+2.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The owners before us heavily remodeled the house, much of which we are undoing to bring back many of the historical features of the home. Many of these projects are/will be featured on this blog. For additions, they added on a sun porch, living room, and craft room. <br /><br />Though the house has gone through many changes, we know it is a home filled with many great memories. In doing research, we found many newspaper articles that referenced township farm bureau meetings being held here, other social groups meeting, families raised, and even a wedding ceremony! We hope to bring back many of the historical features of the house both from the 19th century and the turn of the 20th century, add to the houses memories, and see what other clues we can find as to when the house was built. History Acreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11930990832047121442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4671271641136263327.post-4033266408995073222019-01-04T17:32:00.000-08:002019-01-04T17:32:01.845-08:00Rusty Barn Gold I was going to just put these photos up on Facebook. However, someone commented that there is a blog and this could be a post! This is just a simple collection of snapshots I have taken of items found in the two barns or out on the property. There are some other items laying around that I haven't taken photos of. Perhaps not as interesting, at least to me, or just didn't remember to take the picture. Also, some is probably "modern" or just trash in our minds. We are certain that more will be found as we explore. Especially, once we get around to really sprucing up the barns. I added short comments to each of the photos for a description. I certainly do not know everything about the items found. We welcome comments or any information/knowledge you might have to share!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These were found in the loft of the grain barn. I plan to clean them up, reshape, and put handles back on them at some point. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There are a couple of these "repairs" of small holes in the grain barn. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Box of random items in the large barn. Mostly old electric fence porcelain insulators. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hook and eye latch keeping a hatch closed in the grain barn. Perhaps hand forged? </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mirror found in a barn. Assume it did go on top of a dresser. It is upside down still in this photo. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Several old doors from the house that are stored in one of the barns. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the two lightning rods on the grain barn. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A couple of door rollers and a set of black porcelain door knobs. The door knobs I came across in piles of debris. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was found laying in tall grass behind a barn. I am not completely sure what it once was or was part of. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ice tongs and large pulley hanging in the larger barn.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bin of old tools, mostly square wrenches, found in the grain barn. A planter (corn?) of some sort on the right. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Large wrench of some type. Not really sure about this one. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This photo didn't turn out well with the sun shining through the door. A old yoke harness hanging up in the grain barn. </td></tr>
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<br />History Acreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11930990832047121442noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4671271641136263327.post-61225805212629367492018-12-23T18:37:00.000-08:002018-12-23T18:37:11.189-08:00What’s Under the Carpet? <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well after a Facebook post over a week ago that talked about
ripping carpet out of our historic house, I suppose it is time to tell people
what was actually under the carpet. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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Now we knew, sort of, what was under the carpet. We were
told there were hardwood floors under the carpet by the previous owners. We
were also told, however, that these hardwood floors were in rough shape with
bad repair work and a large burned spot from a coal stove. Well one day… 3 days
after getting the keys to the place, we decided we couldn’t take wondering what
the floors looked like any more. So, we grabbed a crowbar and utility knife and
got to work on a small room since “we were only going to pull out one room” just
to see what the floors looked like. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Our first view of the wood floor.</td></tr>
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For some reason this room had no staples or tack strip
holding down the carpet it was just tucked under the baseboard. It took about 5
minutes to rip out this tiny room of carpet and what we found was beautiful.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before and after</td></tr>
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<br />We were hooked. It also helped that we were waiting for Dish
Network people to come (which they never did) and so had to keep working,
instead of going home and finishing packing. We also had just had all the
carpets cleaned that we weren’t going to rip out, so these were the only rooms
we could actually work in while the other carpets dried. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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So on to the next room we went… This room was most likely a
parlor historically and for us is our temporary bedroom until we remodel a room
upstairs. At which point, it will become a parlor again. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The carpet in the Parlor. </td></tr>
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</o:p></div>
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This carpet was far harder to remove. It was held in with
tack strip on the edges and staples at the seams. We went to work. This carpet
was probably 30 years old and had 30 years of dust in it. It was after this
carpet that we decided to make a visit to the local hardware store and get some
dust masks. Our lungs and sinuses thanked us for that. The carpet was heavy,
thick, Made in the USA and I am pretty sure rather expensive when it was put in
the house. we almost felt bad taking a utility knife to it, but it had to be
done.<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;"><br />Below the parlor carpet we found this: </span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR6TIHmC7h3h2_Ot1ubhLoYQrhS0WHTDUQPGf50ysOEVQ5mULXNx5GFP-w6KEGXLV8Nb73BM6XTcB74KiqQ5AF36NC6-nD_AbS3WssjKsvlmbdFT5xYy3sps49UTj3KyyUyq5cIVDUAih9/s1600/IMG_9641.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR6TIHmC7h3h2_Ot1ubhLoYQrhS0WHTDUQPGf50ysOEVQ5mULXNx5GFP-w6KEGXLV8Nb73BM6XTcB74KiqQ5AF36NC6-nD_AbS3WssjKsvlmbdFT5xYy3sps49UTj3KyyUyq5cIVDUAih9/s320/IMG_9641.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The floor had no
major problems besides a few small water damage areas. We were excited!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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So of course on to the next room we went.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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This room was the most terrifying for us to rip out. It was
the room with the previously mentioned damage and shoddy repair work. Every
foot we tore the carpet out the more and more anxious we would get just
expecting the worst to appear… <o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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Much to our surprise, elation, and confusion we found no
major issues with the floor.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The process</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The floor! </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The dining room floor is immaculate. There is one repair,
but it matches fairly well. And there was not a giant burned space. We were
ecstatic about this.</span></div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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<o:p><br /></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Repair</td></tr>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Well we were on such a role that we just had to keep going.
We then ripped out the carpet in what historically, perhaps was the kitchen. <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The floor in this room</td></tr>
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<br /></div>
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Inside the closet of this room we found a bit of a surprise.
There is a second wood floor that runs underneath this beautiful oak floor.
With a board cut out to have a hiding space (though there wasn’t anything too
exciting in it).<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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More research needs to be done into the double wood floors
which are in 3 out of 4 of the rooms. The other room has 2 layers of the thin
boards. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two layers of small board wood floors </td></tr>
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<br />Previously, we had decided to "eventually" tear out one room of carpet in
to expose a grate to allow heat to rise in what will become our bedroom. We
found a grate in the attic and wondered where its home was. We went hunting for
it and realized that there was a grate in the parlor, but not one in the room
above it and went to investigate. We aren’t really sure why it was sealed off
or why they carpeted over it, but we figured 30 minutes would take care of that
and it did.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The grate from the room below</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The spot for a grate</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The grate returned to its home</td></tr>
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<br /></div>
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We had been informed that the upstairs did not have a wood floor anymore….What I think the case was, is that the previous owner did
not think of the original 19<sup>th</sup> century flooring as a wood floor, but
as more of a subfloor because it was painted and less finished than your more
modern wood floors. Boy were we surprised. So, now we have decided to repaint
that floor its original color, which was a very popular color in the 19<sup>th</sup>
century a reddish brown. I’d love to have just left the original paint, but it
looks like someone previously had laid the molding on the wood floor and
painted it there leaving white paint all over the original floor and paint.
Sadly, it must be repainted. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The floor as it is now.</td></tr>
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And thus ended our saga of carpet ripping out, which has now
turned in to a few more projects and a need to research more.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Recently, my husband and I decided to pack up all of our
stuff and move ourselves from the city out into the county to live our dream of
having a historic farmhouse and 10 acres of land. We ended up with a nice
historic farm house and 12 acres of land. </div>
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Our plan, return the house to having more of its historic character back and start producing our own food. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We were joking that we are making quite a change: moving
from a condo in the city where we don’t have to maintain the yard or outside
part of the building, to a big old house on 12 acres with 2 barns and a
garage…. Also, we have a well and septic now…. What have we done!!! But we sure
are looking forward to it. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We decided to start a blog for all of this to share our
crazy adventures with our friends and families and anyone else who stumbles
upon it looking for a story of a historical house and farm. <o:p></o:p></div>
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And so, the story of History Acres has started.<o:p></o:p></div>
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