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>>Wayne Boatwright
(T) wrote:
>>
>>> Electricity is quite high here,many who bought new homes with
>>> electric heat have either converted to gas/oil or alternative heating
>>> systems.The pellet stove has different heat settings,but it puts out
>>> good heat at even the low setting.We have the wood stove for backup in
>>> very cold weather.Our pellet stove is fairly large and if set on high,it
>>> could heat most of the house.Cloudy and 33 here right now,snow is nearly
>>> gone.Oil is used to heat hot water.
>>>
>>> Our farm/homestead;
>>> http://www.rocketroberts.com/farmerjoe/farmerjo.htm
>>
>>What a fantastic place! Both sets of grandparents had farms and I love the
>>country. Your place really looks wonderful.
>
>Where is this farm, how many acres?

Temperatures are the same here in the NYS capitol district. When I bought this
place the last owner had an oil burner for the furnace in the basement but also
had a big wood burning stove along side that has a water jacket, and is
connected to the oil furnace boiler and also to a separate domestic hot water
tank... for 40 years he heated with wood, and prided himself that due to the
few occasions the fire went low he burned less than 7 gallons of heating oil
all year. There is also a huge, I mean a massive fire place upstairs in the
living room, has heatilaters too, so it also can heat the entire house. But
I'm not into wood burning, been there, done that, even done coal (I think
chopping wood is more a male ego thingie), really there is no monetary savings,
not when all factors are considered, especially ones time, and effort, not to
mention having to chainsaw trees, split logs, haul and stack, tend to the fire
multiple times each and every day (can't really go anyplace) and hauling ashes.
So, with city slicker blood in my veins I had the oil burner converted to
propane... got rid of the electric cook stove, and hooked up my Weber too.
From going through all of last winter I discovered that heating with propane
costs about 20% less than I paid to heat with oil on Lung Guyland, and that
house was about 30% smaller and winters there averaged 20 dF warmer. I love my
propane heat, no fuss, no muss, and most of all no stink. So, again where is
that farm, and how many acres? I have 16 acres came with my house... but just
last month I bought a 90 acre parcel a half hour drive north of here; mildly
rolling hay fields, some wooded, and the most gorgeous distant 360 deg views of
any property around here. Now all I have to do is find someone locally who can
use the hay and is willing to pay my tax bill for the privilege... I'm not
about to fall for the old ploy that you're doing me a big favor keeping my
fields cut... uh uh... I'd rather spend a week brush hogging with my Kubota
than give it away. Then at least I'd be putting all that organic matter back
into the land instead of some smarmy farmer ******* laughing up his bib
overalls as he steals my hay. Hey, I did my research, hay is big bucks. Hay
sells for between $2-$3 a bale... more in winter. An acre yields between
250-300 bales each cutting. And there are usually two cuttings each year. All
I want is $3,500 to cover my taxes... you do the math.


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