Bumper apple crop!

[nastygunz]

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[Hawks Feather]

You better get a deer fence around that tree or you will only have 2 or 3 apples left. 

[nastygunz]

Its not easy being an orchard owner 

[Hawks Feather]

Its not easy being an orchard owner 

I bet it is quite difficult figuring out just the right time for harvest.

[bigben]

It does seem to be a good year for fruit in general.  Surprising as the spring early summer was pretty dry round these parts. 

What type of apple do ya have growing there?

[nastygunz]

I planted three trees that day and I kind of forgot which one was what ha ha. I'm thinking red Macintosh.

[FinsnFur]

Apples help protect against age related memory loss.
So you apparently haven't been indulging

[nastygunz]

Who are you?....where am I?.....

[nastygunz]

I need to find some illegals to harvest the crop

[Hawks Feather]

I need to find some illegals to harvest the crop

You probably won't need to look very far to find some.

[bigben]

we got em running all around here at the house.  I live in the adams county fruit belt.  One of the largest orchards is my front yard.  aint no doubt them boys work hard.

[nastygunz]

The Adams County fruit belt's economic impact on the county's economy is $580 million annually—and that's a conservative estimate," according to Bicky Redman, senior planner in the Adams County Office of Planning and Development. "Beyond that, the Adams County fruit belt's economic impact on the state of Pennsylvania is two to four times that." That translates into $1.16—$2.32 billion in economic activity.

[bigben]

a good bit of the local produce goes to cans and other processed fruit.  one good thing about all the migrant workers there are excellent taco places local. 

[Hawks Feather]

I grew up with a tomato processing plant in my hometown and know how good of workers the ones that came from Mexico and southern Texas worked. They came to town and blocked beets and planted tomatoes, then to Michigan for picking fruit, then back to my area for tomatoes and to work the plant, and then off to other jobs on their way back home. They could make some decent money picking, but they also had all of the family working. Some of them were great friends for quite a few years till I moved.

[nastygunz]

We actually do have quite a few here. They are quite the source of contention amongst various members of society here.

[Hawks Feather]

We actually do have quite a few here. They are quite the source of contention amongst various members of society here.

Many of them are not the same as the ones who arrived legally and came to work.

[FinsnFur]

Should Jerry and I plan a stop to sample your apple pies while were doing the snack run to Okanagan's for cherrys and Salmon?

[Hawks Feather]

Should Jerry and I plan a stop to sample your apple pies while were doing the snack run to Okanagan's for cherrys and Salmon?

Jim, if you want I can just go over and get them and then make a circle to pick you up.

[FinsnFur]

Actually yeah, that'd work great Jerry. Thanks

[nastygunz]

I've been sitting on the back deck with my .270 guarding the crop