I just found this site and I love it! I just bought a little 6ac village site next to a cave system. I have found some great flake knives and scrapers, hammer stones etc. now I know I was correct but I have such a rich site that in four months I have a pickup truck bed half full of stuff. I can’t wait to watch all your videos!
keithrussell Thats exciting! MANY sites still not discovered. Always important to keep site material together...helps I.D each other and the entire site. Each has a story. Stay w/ us...more to come.
Excellent video brother. I pick up almost everything I see. I recognized those small flakes as tools some years ago and they just keep getting washed up. I can’t help but pocket them even though I have so many I say I’m only picking up points or broken points. As soon as I find one with great color or decent size in my pocket it goes👍🇺🇸
smokeeater So important to examine all th field debuitage...esp all the uniface pieces....for many many yrs, these were terribly misunderstood and NOT collected. These tools are splendid/. Well done !
@@fieldarchaeology101 Almost any flake I find has some degree of secondary flaking. A lot have micro flaking that you would barely notice if you don’t rub your finger across them. I suspect they used them to fillet smaller fish but I don’t really know👍🇺🇸
I have learned so much from you in my collection of tools. There’s not many out there to instruct us so I enjoy your channel immensely. I not only joined Ohio but also Kansas archaeological societies and have picked up many of the reference books you recommend. Thank you so much. As an aside, your latest indoor videos have an audible tinny sound to them that wasn’t present in previous videos…FYI. Please keep producing and teaching for us!!!!
Your video’s are very informative! I have found 3 blades with the little notch in them. One came from my yard and the other two from my neighbor’s field here in Auglaize County.
That is awesome! Jeremymetz I would love to see those! Specifically, the (3) pieces I pointed out earlier, lean toward "triangles". However there are some significant differences. Thank you.
VintageJohnstown, and I as well. For the most part, those who are willing to turn stones over with a trowel on concentrated sites, should find stone tool. They are more common than most people realize. Thanks for following.
Willieteacake Wow, what a pleasant surprise! Very happy you enjoyed this, connections are good, essential. 😊 Send me a cell # and address to the address you already have. We shall continue this. Smiles
I am from Union County Indiana. I've been collecting and learning all of my life and have an extensive collection. I have many tools with notches. I have observed that most of the semicircular notches are of a similar size in diameter. I believe that they are shaft scrapers for bow drill / fire starter shafts and atl atl darts.
I keep everything. I fell into this and am completely self taught. It is tedious and time consuming but I know that to the right person, the smallest thing might be the clue that makes a difference. I can spot a 2mm pottery sherd from 10ft away! Friends and family think I'm nuts but I could pave a driveway with FCRs. I think I'm on some sort of site?
@fieldarchaeology101 I'd love to get your input on what I'm finding. I'd like to start a channel to share some things, but I am a champion procrastinator. I don't want to spread any disinformation, nor do I want to be unknowingly disrespectful. Archeologists and Native Tribes are both hard for average folk to elbow our way into, understandably. I appreciate your effort to make science more accessible. I do consume a lot of content and spend a lot of time walking around with my nose in the dirt. I probably look like I'm about to vomit or something. I am on water in the Tennessee Valley. So, it's likely that this area has seen many people come and go. I find some points, but a lot of those have been long ago recognized and collected by others. I find small flakes and blades, pottery, hardstone tools, scrapers of all types, and FCRs by the bushel. One thing I'll bet I'm finding is atlatl spurs? I don't think I would recognize them, so I've started to look into what types are known.
Thanks for the close ups and another video. Hey that Summer 2023 ASO magazine has my first ASO published article in it on the finds I've dug up in our yard in Stark County. Pages 16-17 .
Very cool! Tracy What a great P.R. promo, smiles ! I hope all will look this up. Well done ! Keep pushing that pen. We ALL appreciate you! Hope you can stay w/ us.
Howdy, this is Dave from lake county, those big hammer stones I call spalling stones, I have two really nice usage on them, and probably left some, because no one with me to carry them !😅, those notched flakes I will be looking for more closely, probably for scraping arrow shafts and other things, thanks again!
davelink Great comments, thanks! I sense a kindred spirit...many "heavy stones" left in fields across the years due to weight and distance to car, add climbing temps. and lack of water, smiles I have collected several "spaul stones" .in the Flint Ridge vic, , 5 lbs and heaver.and yes, car was near by lol.! Stay w/ us.
@@fieldarchaeology101 I just got the notification that the original email didn’t go through. I just sent it again but to the right email address. Thank you!
Always super excited to watch!!!! I always bring rocks back!!!! I actually found a small net weight on my site 2 weeks ago it blew my mind because it’s on a bluff high off the river. I found an exact duplicate of that rock 2’ away not worked. There is no round river rock up on this bluff at all!!!! So I bring it all back!! Have found some hammer stones . I do find these small flat round rocks about 2” in diameter, they were brought in I guess they might have been used in a water vessel and boiled???? This site from what we can tell so far is 3,800-2,800 years old but I did find a big sandy there too so?? But it’s fun .. Wish I knew more!!
Scottnock, Congratulations, you have a very exciting site. A few years ago I viewed a collection in Southern Tusc Co. This man’s site was located on a ridge well above the main river. He had a cache of the round, flat “anchor stones”. In that cache of 64 pieces, there were 8 that had no notches. Remember this when field collecting! Thanks for sharing this great info! Much appreciated.
If I may ask, can you recommend were I may purchase a small collection of points ,have seen some on ebay but I'm not to sure as to the authenticity of them , only stumbled across your channel recently and the question is, is it ethical for me to purchase Native American artifacts kind regards from Ireland
Tsink Engravers...Lots of speculation...possibly used to "score" something, cut into, etch, draw, on stone/ slate,shell, wood, a possible measuring device(point of compass), and certainly more. I will add a huge " X " factor to all of this as we are clueless to the extent of their textile work, tools related etc...( .fiber work, cloth, leather, etc...) As you observe these engraves w/ your hand lens...see if you note one or both sides of flint piece chipped at/ beside their base. I'm thinking, w/ opposite sides at the base of these engravers being chipped, this may create a much stronger tool. Thoughts?...
Thank you. What are the triangles used for? I find alot made from dense sandstone, alot of the tips are not pointy sharp but rather blunt. Im confused by them.
jak3589 Ref Triangles, I am only familiar w/ those collected in Ohio ( flint). Originally main-line thought said these were placed on the ends of arrows. Across the years I have collected many w/lateral side wear and polishing...Maybe the jury should have stayed out a bit longer,lol...This piece is worthy of much discussion...thanks a mil, stay w/ us.
Read as much as you can after finding your artifacts. It will teach you what to look for. And I will agree that pottery chards are hard to see in dirt. Good show cheif! Rk.
richardkl Thank you...people can be taught/ mentored for discoveries of pot sherds in their fields. Its wonderful walking w/ them when they discover their "first" ! Seriously, we can tell our brains what we want it to find.The rest is all " gray matter", lol but it works.Its like trying to find your first sponge mushroom, tough but after the first, w/ time and experience it gets easier. Stay w/ us! Big smiles.
There might be some politics creeping into land owner's willingness to allow archaeologists onto their fields. Educated 'city' people might not agree with their vision.
george A most important comment, thank you.Much change all around w/ more coming.Everyone needs to keep a "heads-up" w/ politics... Serious change is tapping a lot of people on their shoulder...please stay w/ us.
I find all types of notched pieces of stone in my garden. But they are usually a shale type rock that has silicate crystals all throughout the rock. I found what i believe is a dovetail point bronken lengthwise. It is missing the tip also. The shape, notch and base say yes, but The material throws me off. It is not soft like shale, its actually hard. My father found 2 quartz bird points at the same location in the 1980's. The point i explained is unifaced, flat on one side. I wish i could get a expert opinion on if it is a artifact or not. Ive been interested in ancient artifacts since i was introduced as a kid by my Dad. We metal detected for Civil War relics for lots of years. In the last 5 or 6 years ive really started having a interest in finding artifacts locally here in Maryland. So im relatively new to Ancient artifact hunting. I just need help indentify if these pieces i find are artifacts or natural occurring.
" Doves" on their lenticular surface(s)are usually flat to semi flat on one side and semi concex on the other. This is nearly a rule of thumb…materials can highly vary according to your area. Even in east central Ohio, an occasional dove turns up made of Indiana Hornstone...And by the way, I would love to excavate that garden,lol. Stay w/ us, ok!
@fieldarchaeology101 Yes I'm thinking the same way about digging. My property sits on the first piece of high ground coming out of a river valley. The river flows about 3/4 of a mile away. I've also found fossils on my property line. Ground hogs dug a hole there. That was in the 1970's when as a kid I found those. I need to take what I think is a dovetail to a person knowledgeable on materials used in this area. I may do a short video of it to see what people in the community think about it. I've found other rocks that I have no idea what or if they are or were used. It's crazy, I find stuff that looks similar and could be something, but not anything definite. The materials always throw me off, I'm always second-guessing if they are artifacts. I live in Central Maryland. I have historical maps of the Indian paths from Joppa to the Monocacy River. Joppa was actually called little Baltimore. The Gunpowder river valley where Gunpowder was made in the late 1600's and early 1700's is about 20 miles away. Also the Patapsico river by my house flows into the Chesapeake bay.There's lots of historical places close to me.
Resources must have been so plentiful that there's no need to develop metallurgy, even though many tribes had found and used some raw copper to form tools I recall seeing in a museum in Texas from an Arizona tribe. Guns ruined so much. Wildlife and cultural decency.
Greg in our area limited amounts of copper have been uncovered. It is most definitely not plentiful; for the most part limited to Hopewell and Adena cultures. Stay with us.
Davidallen Wow...very good question! I am totally uncertain about international laws (sending these across borders)...ck this out, ok! And to answer your question...without question contact these people...100% trustworthy...This should be a great experience for you ...Premiere Auctions Group Ashland Ohio USA 44805...tele 419-207-8787. Let me know how you make out, ok? !! ?
I found a very odd shaped rock that looks like it has a bit on one end and is rounded on the opposite end. I found it on a piece of property shed antler hunting. Its was found in between a river and a spring on a flat piece of ground. There is a old stone foundation near there. It was logged out about 20 years ago. Where the skid loaders dug deep trenchs in the ground snd some erosion has taken place. I also find a great deal of quartz and a type of rock that i cant identify what it is. It seems out of place for the area. One piece of broken rock is dished out, it is also a very hard rock what ever type it is. I wish i could send you a picture of the rock with the bit end. It stuck out like a sore thumb when i saw it. The area is perfect for a site. Lots of times people inhabited the same areas because of its location to springs and rivers etc. Sorry for such a long comment. I wish i could be more positive on if this is a site. I have permission and can dig if i please. Maybe i should dig a few test holes and sift.
Not sure of your geographic location But I do know the "Central States Arch Journal" would be very helpful. Is it possible you found a type of "celt" ?
@fieldarchaeology101 I really want to find out if it is a tool. If so, it opens up a whole new chapter in local history in this area. It's mind boggling trying to put a picture together of Ancient life here in my area. It has really never been looked into very much here. It's basically lost knowledge. All the old farmers are gone that I knew. So word of mouth history and knowledge has been lost. My Dad was a super knowledgeable person about history. He gathered information from the farmers he knew as a kid a b d passed it to myself and my brothers. How things have changed, oh how they have changed. After me and my brothers pass more knowledge will be lost. Seems like younger generations care less. I think it is super important to retain this knowledge somehow.
Excellent! I learned a lot. Thank you. Keep them coming.
I’m in Louisiana and have found those rock with the notches. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
So informative! Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
I just found this site and I love it! I just bought a little 6ac village site next to a cave system. I have found some great flake knives and scrapers, hammer stones etc. now I know I was correct but I have such a rich site that in four months I have a pickup truck bed half full of stuff. I can’t wait to watch all your videos!
keithrussell
Thats exciting! MANY sites still not discovered. Always important to keep site material together...helps I.D each other and the entire site. Each has a story. Stay w/ us...more to come.
I ended up buying several of the Central States Arch. Journals. They arrived pretty fast! Thanks for the reminders about resources.
Tracy
You are welocme. Enjoy " To-the-Max" ! Often I view these as rainy day adventures,lol.
interesting and helpful.
Excellent video brother. I pick up almost everything I see. I recognized those small flakes as tools some years ago and they just keep getting washed up. I can’t help but pocket them even though I have so many I say I’m only picking up points or broken points. As soon as I find one with great color or decent size in my pocket it goes👍🇺🇸
smokeeater
So important to examine all th field debuitage...esp all the uniface pieces....for many many yrs, these were terribly misunderstood and NOT collected. These tools are splendid/. Well done !
@@fieldarchaeology101 Almost any flake I find has some degree of secondary flaking. A lot have micro flaking that you would barely notice if you don’t rub your finger across them. I suspect they used them to fillet smaller fish but I don’t really know👍🇺🇸
I have learned so much from you in my collection of tools. There’s not many out there to instruct us so I enjoy your channel immensely. I not only joined Ohio but also Kansas archaeological societies and have picked up many of the reference books you recommend. Thank you so much. As an aside, your latest indoor videos have an audible tinny sound to them that wasn’t present in previous videos…FYI. Please keep producing and teaching for us!!!!
Thanks for those kind thoughts, much appreciated and thanks for following.
Please stay w/ us!
Your video’s are very informative! I have found 3 blades with the little notch in them. One came from my yard and the other two from my neighbor’s field here in Auglaize County.
That is awesome! Jeremymetz
I would love to see those! Specifically, the (3) pieces I pointed out earlier, lean toward "triangles". However there are some significant differences. Thank you.
I always learn something new from your videos. Many thanks
anneglass
You are welcome. But there's more...all waiting in line, lol. And most definately they shall follow.
Thanks fr doing something on stone tools. Probably the minority - but I like finding them the best - always have.
VintageJohnstown, and I as well. For the most part, those who are willing to turn stones over with a trowel on concentrated sites, should find stone tool. They are more common than most people realize. Thanks for following.
Thank you! Quite interesting!
Joy
Willieteacake
Wow, what a pleasant surprise! Very happy you enjoyed this, connections are good, essential. 😊 Send me a cell # and address to the address you already have. We shall continue this. Smiles
I am from Union County Indiana. I've been collecting and learning all of my life and have an extensive collection. I have many tools with notches. I have observed that most of the semicircular notches are of a similar size in diameter. I believe that they are shaft scrapers for bow drill / fire starter shafts and atl atl darts.
Very cool! Tomwildman
Great comments, thank you!I agree these are unique,special.
Mark! Thank you for introducing yourself!
Im a new viewer so..
My pleasure George
More than welcome....I am most hopeful to meet and share w/ our followers. All of you, our best company! Smiles
Great video. Don’t ever give up on asking people. Telling them you will pick up all the trash goes along ways
Turnrocks
Very wise. Thanks for sharing! And I shall continue to ask, annually, the owner I mentioned earlier.
@@fieldarchaeology101 if you ever find yourself in Ross county please walk our fields. Your always more than welcome
@@TurnRocks Thank you so much! What fun, and of course, our finds will become your treasures (your keepers)! How do we reach you?
I keep everything. I fell into this and am completely self taught. It is tedious and time consuming but I know that to the right person, the smallest thing might be the clue that makes a difference. I can spot a 2mm pottery sherd from 10ft away! Friends and family think I'm nuts but I could pave a driveway with FCRs. I think I'm on some sort of site?
Thanks for joining in! It does sound like you may be on a site. Can you list some of the different artifacts you are finding? Stay with us!
@fieldarchaeology101 I'd love to get your input on what I'm finding. I'd like to start a channel to share some things, but I am a champion procrastinator. I don't want to spread any disinformation, nor do I want to be unknowingly disrespectful. Archeologists and Native Tribes are both hard for average folk to elbow our way into, understandably. I appreciate your effort to make science more accessible. I do consume a lot of content and spend a lot of time walking around with my nose in the dirt. I probably look like I'm about to vomit or something. I am on water in the Tennessee Valley. So, it's likely that this area has seen many people come and go. I find some points, but a lot of those have been long ago recognized and collected by others. I find small flakes and blades, pottery, hardstone tools, scrapers of all types, and FCRs by the bushel. One thing I'll bet I'm finding is atlatl spurs? I don't think I would recognize them, so I've started to look into what types are known.
Thanks for the close ups and another video. Hey that Summer 2023 ASO magazine has my first ASO published article in it on the finds I've dug up in our yard in Stark County. Pages 16-17 .
Very cool! Tracy
What a great P.R. promo, smiles ! I hope all will look this up. Well done ! Keep pushing that pen. We ALL appreciate you! Hope you can stay w/ us.
@@fieldarchaeology101 I plan to write about some of my Coshocton County finds too.
Thanks 😊
Howdy, this is Dave from lake county, those big hammer stones I call spalling stones, I have two really nice usage on them, and probably left some, because no one with me to carry them !😅, those notched flakes I will be looking for more closely, probably for scraping arrow shafts and other things, thanks again!
davelink
Great comments, thanks! I sense a kindred spirit...many "heavy stones" left in fields across the years due to weight and distance to car, add climbing temps. and lack of water, smiles I have collected several "spaul stones" .in the Flint Ridge vic, , 5 lbs and heaver.and yes, car was near by lol.! Stay w/ us.
From west central Ohio and just found a singular notched piece this past weekend. Had me scratching my head and wanted to share 😊
Mitchrauch
Thank you...could you send me a picture of your piece ( turtleguy99@alo.com). Most unusual...thanks Stay w/ us,ok !
@@fieldarchaeology101 just sent it over! Thank you for your work and contributions! I’d love to know what you conclude!
@@mitchrausch2553SORRY! Typo on my part…turtleguy99 @aol.com
@@fieldarchaeology101 I just got the notification that the original email didn’t go through. I just sent it again but to the right email address. Thank you!
Always super excited to watch!!!! I always bring rocks back!!!! I actually found a small net weight on my site 2 weeks ago it blew my mind because it’s on a bluff high off the river. I found an exact duplicate of that rock 2’ away not worked. There is no round river rock up on this bluff at all!!!! So I bring it all back!! Have found some hammer stones . I do find these small flat round rocks about 2” in diameter, they were brought in I guess they might have been used in a water vessel and boiled???? This site from what we can tell so far is 3,800-2,800 years old but I did find a big sandy there too so?? But it’s fun .. Wish I knew more!!
Scottnock, Congratulations, you have a very exciting site. A few years ago I viewed a collection in Southern Tusc Co. This man’s site was located on a ridge well above the main river. He had a cache of the round, flat “anchor stones”. In that cache of 64 pieces, there were 8 that had no notches. Remember this when field collecting! Thanks for sharing this great info! Much appreciated.
If I may ask, can you recommend were I may purchase a small collection of points ,have seen some on ebay but I'm not to sure as to the authenticity of them , only stumbled across your channel recently and the question is, is it ethical for me to purchase Native American artifacts kind regards from Ireland
What did they use the engraving point used for
Tsink
Engravers...Lots of speculation...possibly used to "score" something, cut into, etch, draw, on stone/ slate,shell, wood, a possible measuring device(point of compass), and certainly more. I will add a huge " X " factor to all of this as we are clueless to the extent of their textile work, tools related etc...( .fiber work, cloth, leather, etc...)
As you observe these engraves w/ your hand lens...see if you note one or both sides of flint piece chipped at/ beside their base. I'm thinking, w/ opposite sides at the base of these engravers being chipped, this may create a much stronger tool. Thoughts?...
Thank you. What are the triangles used for? I find alot made from dense sandstone, alot of the tips are not pointy sharp but rather blunt. Im confused by them.
jak3589
Ref Triangles, I am only familiar w/ those collected in Ohio ( flint). Originally main-line thought said these were placed on the ends of arrows. Across the years I have collected many w/lateral side wear and polishing...Maybe the jury should have stayed out a bit longer,lol...This piece is worthy of much discussion...thanks a mil, stay w/ us.
Read as much as you can after finding your artifacts. It will teach you what to look for. And I will agree that pottery chards are hard to see in dirt. Good show cheif! Rk.
richardkl
Thank you...people can be taught/ mentored for discoveries of pot sherds in their fields. Its wonderful walking w/ them when they discover their "first" ! Seriously, we can tell our brains what we want it to find.The rest is all " gray matter", lol but it works.Its like trying to find your first sponge mushroom, tough but after the first, w/ time and experience it gets easier. Stay w/ us! Big smiles.
After 4 decades of searching for sites, I find points when I'm not even looking. I kid you not.
RamblingJer, you have trained your brain very well! Lots of laughs! After many years of field walking, it becomes second nature. Well done 😊
There might be some politics creeping into land owner's willingness to allow archaeologists onto their fields. Educated 'city' people might not agree with their vision.
george
A most important comment, thank you.Much change all around w/ more coming.Everyone needs to keep a "heads-up" w/ politics... Serious change is tapping a lot of people on their shoulder...please stay w/ us.
I find all types of notched pieces of stone in my garden. But they are usually a shale type rock that has silicate crystals all throughout the rock. I found what i believe is a dovetail point bronken lengthwise. It is missing the tip also. The shape, notch and base say yes, but The material throws me off. It is not soft like shale, its actually hard. My father found 2 quartz bird points at the same location in the 1980's. The point i explained is unifaced, flat on one side. I wish i could get a expert opinion on if it is a artifact or not. Ive been interested in ancient artifacts since i was introduced as a kid by my Dad. We metal detected for Civil War relics for lots of years. In the last 5 or 6 years ive really started having a interest in finding artifacts locally here in Maryland. So im relatively new to Ancient artifact hunting. I just need help indentify if these pieces i find are artifacts or natural occurring.
" Doves" on their lenticular surface(s)are usually flat to semi flat on one side and semi concex on the other. This is nearly a rule of thumb…materials can highly vary according to your area. Even in east central Ohio, an occasional dove turns up made of Indiana Hornstone...And by the way, I would love to excavate that garden,lol. Stay w/ us, ok!
@fieldarchaeology101 Yes I'm thinking the same way about digging. My property sits on the first piece of high ground coming out of a river valley. The river flows about 3/4 of a mile away. I've also found fossils on my property line. Ground hogs dug a hole there. That was in the 1970's when as a kid I found those. I need to take what I think is a dovetail to a person knowledgeable on materials used in this area. I may do a short video of it to see what people in the community think about it. I've found other rocks that I have no idea what or if they are or were used. It's crazy, I find stuff that looks similar and could be something, but not anything definite. The materials always throw me off, I'm always second-guessing if they are artifacts. I live in Central Maryland. I have historical maps of the Indian paths from Joppa to the Monocacy River. Joppa was actually called little Baltimore. The Gunpowder river valley where Gunpowder was made in the late 1600's and early 1700's is about 20 miles away. Also the Patapsico river by my house flows into the Chesapeake bay.There's lots of historical places close to me.
Hello!
Willietea cake
Big smiles...send that note.And please, keep following. Willietea cake
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Resources must have been so plentiful that there's no need to develop metallurgy, even though many tribes had found and used some raw copper to form tools I recall seeing in a museum in Texas from an Arizona tribe. Guns ruined so much. Wildlife and cultural decency.
Greg in our area limited amounts of copper have been uncovered. It is most definitely not plentiful; for the most part limited to Hopewell and Adena cultures. Stay with us.
Davidallen
Wow...very good question! I am totally uncertain about international laws (sending these across borders)...ck this out, ok! And to answer your question...without question contact these people...100% trustworthy...This should be a great experience for you ...Premiere Auctions Group Ashland Ohio USA 44805...tele 419-207-8787. Let me know how you make out, ok? !! ?
I found a very odd shaped rock that looks like it has a bit on one end and is rounded on the opposite end. I found it on a piece of property shed antler hunting. Its was found in between a river and a spring on a flat piece of ground. There is a old stone foundation near there. It was logged out about 20 years ago. Where the skid loaders dug deep trenchs in the ground snd some erosion has taken place. I also find a great deal of quartz and a type of rock that i cant identify what it is. It seems out of place for the area. One piece of broken rock is dished out, it is also a very hard rock what ever type it is. I wish i could send you a picture of the rock with the bit end. It stuck out like a sore thumb when i saw it. The area is perfect for a site. Lots of times people inhabited the same areas because of its location to springs and rivers etc. Sorry for such a long comment. I wish i could be more positive on if this is a site. I have permission and can dig if i please. Maybe i should dig a few test holes and sift.
Not sure of your geographic location But I do know the "Central States Arch Journal" would be very helpful. Is it possible you found a type of "celt" ?
@fieldarchaeology101 I really want to find out if it is a tool. If so, it opens up a whole new chapter in local history in this area. It's mind boggling trying to put a picture together of Ancient life here in my area. It has really never been looked into very much here. It's basically lost knowledge. All the old farmers are gone that I knew. So word of mouth history and knowledge has been lost. My Dad was a super knowledgeable person about history. He gathered information from the farmers he knew as a kid a b d passed it to myself and my brothers. How things have changed, oh how they have changed. After me and my brothers pass more knowledge will be lost. Seems like younger generations care less. I think it is super important to retain this knowledge somehow.