A Deal is a Deal
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longrangehunter
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You should look up to see if there’s a Black Walnut producer in your area or near you? They’ll buy them from you! Evidently there’s some people that really love eating them. Might be worth a trip to recoup some of your expenses on those trees.
DrMike
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Grew up selling black walnuts in KS. A black walnut milk shake from Braum's Dairy is a must any time we are back in KS. We bring a pkg of black walnuts for cookies and cakes here in Canada. They are an acquired taste, apparently.
Blkram
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Those kids should/could have bought a 22LR rifle with their walnut picking money, and some ammo to boot.
But then the little shysters...er, entrepreneurs, would be out for 5 cents a squirrel tail too!
But then the little shysters...er, entrepreneurs, would be out for 5 cents a squirrel tail too!
DrMike
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Don't know if the offers still apply, but Mepps used to exchange their lures for squirrel tails. Collect the tails, salt them, and send them in for an exchange. Plus, squirrel (fox and grey) weren't bad eating.Those kids should/could have bought a 22LR rifle with their walnut picking money, and some ammo to boot.
But then the little shysters...er, entrepreneurs, would be out for 5 cents a squirrel tail too!
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Believe it or not, but before Christmas, I think they pretty much just saved the money. I only heard of one purchase being made with the walnut money and that was for a Lego set. I figured that the kids might use some of it for buying Christmas gifts, but I never heard one way or the other. I suspect the parents will "help" them decide what to spend it on. My guess is that they still have most of it in their wallets.Those kids should/could have bought a 22LR rifle with their walnut picking money, and some ammo to boot.
But then the little shysters...er, entrepreneurs, would be out for 5 cents a squirrel tail too!
Yes, I see Noah has a squirrel tail collection growing. But I hadn't thought to what end...
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Well, it was walnut picking time again this year and, boy, did I get off easy. There were only just over 1800 walnuts from the 6-1/2 trees this year. The kids combined earnings were about 93 dollars.
I asked them what they did with the money from last year's windfall and the oldest (who earned the most) said that he saved some and the rest he used for Christmas. The two younger kids both said they used it for Christmas. So, for all of their hard work last year, they used their proceeds for gifts for others. They made me proud of them.
I asked them what they did with the money from last year's windfall and the oldest (who earned the most) said that he saved some and the rest he used for Christmas. The two younger kids both said they used it for Christmas. So, for all of their hard work last year, they used their proceeds for gifts for others. They made me proud of them.
