Orchard Manure

October is here. U-pick is over and this year it was slam-packed. We had three wagons running on some weekends and each time they were full. I think from the response that I recieved everyone had a great time. A few days the weather really did not cooperate but even then people did not mind picking in the rain. On one Sat. with buckets of rain falling and lightning striking close by I had to talk people out of the field. Go figure. You guys did a great job of picking fruit. The theme for this years P-Y-O was OKS, orchard kleaning services, and you guys did just that. If it was within reach it was picked. You really did clean the trees of fruit. And many thanks to the Malinguaggio family for the Biblical picture they took while picking. Thankfully it was just a rat snake and no one was bittten. I can't wait til next season's P-Y-O, we should start in late April or early May with strawberries! See you then, keep checking the website for details.

Cheers David david.lillard@mercier-orchards.com

PICTURE: This is one of our frequent orchard visiters.Check the gallery for another shot and of the family that sent it to me.

   A young boy was always fascinated with his uncle who was an old country boy. One day he asked him"Uncle Jethro, how did you get to be so old?" Jethro just grinned and said "well, just sprinkle a little gunpowder on your cheerios in the morning and that will do it. Well the young boy followed his advice to the letter. He lived to be 93 years old, he left 5 children , he left 12 grandchildren, he left 3 great grandchildren, and he also left a twenty foot hole in the crematorium.