[Syrupmakers] cane cutter?

[Richard Harrison]

Bill,
     The "straw cutter" looks to me like could cut the tops off sorghum perhaps. I know they normally do that in the field. Did you get any of the rain in Ken's forecast last night.We got a trace. Still need a good rain badly.  
                                  Richard

Bill Outlaw <bill at southernmatters.com> wrote:
  Thanks Ken and Stacey.

The direct link, thanks to Ken, is
http://www.google.com/patents?id=RoVNAAAAEBAJ&dq=342199&ie=ISO-8859-1

I had photos of another old tool sent my way recently, but from 
Missouri. I probably should have sent it to the list, which is sort 
of quiet right now.

Our soil moisture in south Georgia is looking better, but here to the 
north of Tallahassee water tables are lower than I ever imagined that 
they could be. It has really hurt my cane. I'd love to get some 
rain over the next few days and a temperature drop, too. . . . a bit 
off topic, but my mushrooms need a stimulus to "fruit." A few 
shiitakes have stumbled out of some logs I have a warm-weather strain 
in, but I am really eager to see if my efforts with the king oyster 
will pay off. Regular oysters are so easy that a dummy like I has luck.

Some things don't change. My little dog killed another cottonmouth 
9/28, the largest yet, about 30 feet from my cane patch. She's 
killed several in this little area and within this 100 ft stretch is 
where she has been bitten by a cottonmouth and a rattlesnake. I've 
just reconciled myself to losing her this way, but you wouldn't 
believe her self-esteem over the last few days. She's been strutting 
her stuff.

Best wishes to all, and I'd love to read posts of syrupmaking 
. They're really inspirational to us further south who are gearing up.

b
(sc--Tally)

At 08:59 PM 10/2/2007, you wrote:
>Bill,
>
>This is a straw cutter. They were pretty common especially before the
>turn of the century. This one is patent number 342199 Do a google
>patent search using that number to see it.
>
>Looks like you should be in for some rain tonight?
>
>Ken
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Bill Outlaw 
> > To: 
> > Cc: 
> > Date: 10/2/2007 8:50:46 PM
> > Subject: [Syrupmakers] cane cutter?
> >
> > Greetings,
> >
> > A correspondent provided several images, which I have posted at:
> > http://bio.fsu.edu/~outlaw/shared/ID_this/
> >
> > She has been told that the tool is a cane cutter. Any help with
> > id'ing it for her?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > bill
> > (sc--Tally, where there's not much to brag about this year!)
>
>
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