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The Deutz-Allis 9170 | Successful Farming

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Collateral Damage: The Deutz-Allis 9170 | Successful Farming

The Deutz-Allis 9170 is a good tractor. Maybe even a great tractor.

But man alive, if you show one to a random Allis guy, there’s a decent chance their head will explode. They’ll call it a traitor because of its green paint. Kick dirt on it. It will get awkward. At the end of the day, nobody will feel real great about it, and the 9170 gets the short end of the stick.

There is a Pennsylvania farm channel on follow on the Youtube that farms with Duetz-Allis tractors. Definitely mutant creatures of 1980s but they still do good hauling the manure and turning over the dirt.

A “Dirty Dozen” Plant – Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

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English Ivy: A “Dirty Dozen” Plant – Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

English ivy’s most dangerous attribute is that it vines up and chokes trees. Not only does this prevent photosynthesis from happening by blocking foliage from sunlight, but it also damages tree bark by holding moisture against the trunk. Fungal rot ensues, leading to a slow and painful death for infested trees. Under the weight of the vines, they are also more vulnerable to fall over during extreme weather events. As if that isn’t enough, H. helix is a reservoir for bacterial leaf scorch (Xylella fastidiosa), a pathogen that usually afflicts maples, oaks and elms.