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FRONT PORCHSept.-Oct. 2013
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All about Apples
~History
~Cooking
~Decorating
~Growing
~Heritage varieties
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IFront Porch
September - October 2013
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6 All aboutApples P. Allen Smith
3 Farm Bureau Matters Randy Veach
4 Food for Thought Ewell Welch
14 Taste Arkansas Tara Johnson16 Garden Home Design P. Allen Smith21 Do It Yourself Monte Burch24 In the Kitchen P. Allen Smith26 Building Wealth Will Hileman
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On the Cover — An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Well, it certainly can’t hurt. A medium-size apple with the skin on (95 calories) provides 17 percent of your daily fiber needs, is a good source of vitamin C and is wonderfully flavorful.
Farm Bureau Matters
by Randy VeachPresident, Arkansas Farm Bureau
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“I have fought the good fight, I have
finished the race, I have kept the faith.” – 2
Timothy 4:7
While I have the privilege and honor
of carrying the title of president of the
Arkansas Farm Bureau, the person who has
the most meaningful impact on the day-
to-day success of the organization is the
executive vice president.
Ewell Welch, a close, personal friend
of mine and someone whose opinion I
seek when dealing with difficult issues, is
retiring from that role on Nov. 1, ending
36 years of service to the organization.
For the past 11 years, Ewell has served as
executive vice president, where his humble
leadership and wisdom have aided each of
us who enjoy the benefits of Farm Bureau
membership.
He writes about his pending retirement
in his “Food for Thought” column on the
next page. With his usual understated
style, Ewell’s column is not about him,
but rather the principled and meaningful
purpose of Farm Bureau, its leaders and
employees, and the privilege he’s felt
while working for such a well-grounded
organization. The willingness to always
put others above himself is the sign of a
true servant leader and, to me, that’s what
made Ewell such an effective leader.
Raised in rural Yell County, the son of
a vo-ag teacher and FFA advisor, Ewell is
a man of incredible integrity – among the
most principled I’ve ever been around.
He’s a man of his word. While his words
are few, when Ewell speaks his words are
meaningful.
Before moving into executive
management, Ewell worked in Farm
Bureau’s commodities division. While
there, he helped revamp several of the
commodity promotion programs. Ewell,
in fact, went to countless homes and
farm shops to increase understanding
of how these farmer funded check-off
programs could be successful. It was his
idea to create the Arkansas Foundation
for Agriculture, which brought together
various entities to promote the Arkansas
farmer and rancher to the general public.
And more recently, it was Ewell’s vision
that led to the creation of the President’s
Leadership Council, a training program
that enhances the leadership skills of Farm
Bureau members. This doesn’t take into
consideration the countless other issues
that his wisdom helped guide Arkansas
Farm Bureau and other organizations to
success.
In announcing his plans to employees,
Ewell wrote this: “This decision was
made after a lot of prayer, reflection
and conversation. My wife Deanna and
I look forward to doing things we have
put off doing for a long time, specifically
spending more time with our children and
grandchildren.
“I am excited for the future of Arkansas
Farm Bureau, because I know its mission
and purpose will carry on and continue to
have a positive impact on our state.”
Because of Ewell’s work and leadership,
this organization has talented and effective
employees, motivated leaders and a stable
financial future.
I want to extend a sincere thank you
to Ewell Welch and a hearty bon voyage
to him and his wife Deanna. Ewell has,
indeed, fought the good fight, finished
the race and kept the faith alive for a
meaningful and successful Arkansas Farm
Bureau.
God bless you and your families. God
bless the farmers and ranchers of Arkansas.
And God bless Arkansas Farm Bureau. b
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Food for Thought
by eWeLL WeLCHExecutive Vice President, Arkansas Farm Bureau
I struggle to find the right words for
this my final Food for Thought column.
My retirement from Arkansas Farm
Bureau, after 36 years, is official Nov.
1. I wish good fortune on this great
organization and its members, Rodney
Baker, who will be the next executive
vice president, and the many volunteer
leaders who provide Arkansas Farm
Bureau with its collective soul.
As I reflect on Arkansas Farm
Bureau and what it means, I’m struck
with the noble purpose and mission
of the organization: to advocate on
behalf of the men and women of
agriculture.
In many ways, that purpose is more
meaningful now than in 1935 when
Arkansas Farm Bureau was founded.
We now have less than 2 percent of
Americans engaged in production
agriculture, compared to upward
of 25 percent of the population in
1935. Because of the limited numbers
involved in farming, if we don’t
have an advocacy organization like
Farm Bureau working on behalf of
agriculture, the voice of agriculture
is simply lost. Elected officials are
much less likely to respond to such a
small portion of the population, so it’s
imperative we have someone willing
to carry that message. That has been,
and will continue to be, the mission of
Arkansas Farm Bureau.
Farm Bureau’s past role in bringing
electricity to the countryside, paved
farm-to-market roads, universal access
to rural phone service and countless
other improvements has now given way
to present efforts to ensure broadband
access to all parts of Arkansas, the
availability of quality health care in
our rural communities, the statewide
trauma network, and (still) a quality
transportation infrastructure, in
addition to the obvious work in the
areas of state and national agriculture
policy.
Our work has been meaningful. And
it won’t stop.
With an exploding world population
and the resources to grow crops and
raise animals for food production near
capacity, our work to ensure a safe
and wholesome food supply will be
challenged. While some with confusing
and misguided intentions attempt
to paint modern farmers and their
production methods in an unflattering
light, the farmers and ranchers of our
state, and this nation, are out working
to end world hunger. Let me be clear,
our farmers and ranchers aren’t the
problem, they’re the solution — and
one of the great American success stories
of the last century — with history and
modern science on their side.
It’s been my privilege to work for an
organization so grounded in principal
and whose mission carries such deep
meaning and responsibility. I’ve been
especially honored to spend the past
11 years so closely involved with
the leadership and direction of the
organization.
For those who have actively
engaged with Farm Bureau, it’s almost
as if we can hear the heartbeat of
the organization. It’s like a living,
breathing being. And it’s special
because of what it stands for.
It’s important it stays that way.
Long live Arkansas Farm Bureau.
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All about Apples
WWhen you’ve tasted a really good
apple, it’s easy to understand why Eve
was tempted by this fruit. My favorite
varieties are crisp, sweet and juicy. To
me the texture is as important as the
flavor. The apple harvest ushers in fall,
and heritage apples are garnering more
and more attention these days. I’m glad,
because there’s such a wide range of
flavors from which to choose.
Diversity is a good thing Most often when you go to the
grocery store these days, you see Red
Delicious, Golden Delicious, Gala,
maybe Braeburns, Fujis, of course
Granny Smith, and that’s about it.
However, in the 19th century and
even before, there were hundreds of
apple varieties from which to choose,
each having its own delicious, unique
flavor. With all the new interest in
these heritage apples, you no longer
have to grow the apple trees to enjoy
the vintage varieties. Rome Beauty,
McIntosh and Jonathan are some of my
favorites. Thomas Jefferson loved his
apples. Esopus Spitzenburg and Cox’s
Orange Pippin were among his favorites.
A little historyArkansas was once known for its
apple production. In the early 19th
century, settlers were moving west and
planting their favorite apple varieties.
By the middle of the century, northwest
Arkansas orchards were booming.
Surviving the ravages of the Civil
War and with the rapid growth of the
railroads, by the late 1800s, the market
for apples grew steadily.
By the early 1900s, Arkansas
orchards were producing millions of
bushels of apples each season. Benton
and Washington counties alone had
a combined total of two million
apple trees, and the commercial apple
industry became the largest employer
in the northwest region of the state.
Arkansas was experiencing what was
termed “southern apple mania.”
But an industry that was largely a
monoculture began producing poor
apple harvests. Ben Davis, the backbone
apple variety of the Arkansas industry,
was no longer recommended for
planting. Demand for southern apples
lessened, and farmers began to diversify.
However, the Arkansas Black apple, with
its dark-purple, thick skin, is a survivor
of those days (see page 14).
The Buncombe connectionWhile the Arkansas Black may
have been the best-known apple in
Arkansas, the Buncombe was the best
known in my family. I don’t know if
you’re like me in this regard, but when
I have a childhood memory or think
back to something that really made me
happy, I want to repeat it. I guess it
just comes with maturing.
My aunt and uncle had an old
apple tree by their dairy barn. It was
a Buncombe apple, which comes from
the 19th century. My aunt would pick
those apples every fall, peel them
and dry them, and throughout winter
she’d make the most delicious fried
pies. As a matter of fact, she still does.
She took bud wood off of that very
Buncombe tree and grafted some apple
trees for me for the heritage apple
orchard at my farm.
So by selecting heritage varieties for
the Garden Home Retreat, I can enjoy
some of those flavors of the past,
and at the same time, preserve the
important bud wood or genetics of the
trees for future generations.
In addition to my aunt’s
Buncombes, we chose 10 varieties of
heritage fruit trees rarely found in
orchards today. Diversity is a good
thing.
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apple varieties planted at the Moss Mountain Farm orchard: Ashmead’s Kernel Calville Blanc Arkansas Black Cox’s Orange Pippin Honeycrisp Hewe’s Virginia Crab Esopus Spitzenburg Magnum Bonum Transcendent Crab
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You’ll see I’ve also mixed in
a few crabapples with the fruit-
bearing varieties. We’ve all heard
of crabapples, but exactly what are
they? The main difference between
these two is the size of the fruit.
Crabapples produce a tiny fruit
in fall, but it’s the profusion of
springtime blooms that makes them
so desirable.
Planting apples in your backyard
is easier than you think. They love
sun, especially in the morning to
dry the dew, and good soil with
good drainage. With just a few
considerations, you can have your
own mini apple orchard.
Apples require pollen from
another variety to set fruit, so you’ll
need space to plant at least two
varieties that bloom at the same
time. Three is even better. Taste is
important when choosing varieties
but so are disease resistance and chill
hours. Don’t forget this.
Depending on your space, you can
choose rootstocks that will produce
full size, semi-dwarf or dwarf trees
and strains that are spur type or non-
spur type. Spur types and semi-dwarf
or dwarf rootstocks are usually better
for a home garden. They’re smaller
trees and easier to harvest, prune and
spray. They also tend to bear fruit at
an earlier age.
While a tree is young, fertilize
yearly with a complete organic
fertilizer following package directions
and keeping the fertilizer at least
6 inches away from the trunk.
After a few years, the trees will
only need a nitrogen fertilizer. You
should periodically test your soil to
determine the need for any other
nutrients.
Apples (and crabapples) benefit
from a later winter pruning. I tackle
this job just as the leaf buds are
beginning to swell. I don’t take
out any major limbs. I just try to
clean it up, removing broken, dead
or unwanted branches and twigs,
and open up the canopy, so all the
branches can get more sun and air
circulation. Now, I don’t let anything
go to waste. All of the twigs I cut off
are bundled together for use when
grilling. I love to cook chicken over
fruit wood. The flavor is excellent.
The other task I do in late winter/
early spring is applying dormant
oil. This suffocates any insects and
keeps fungal problems at bay.
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Old world Espalier is a tree-growing technique developed in Europe in the mid 1600s. The tree is trained to grow in a flat plane against a wall or trellis. It’s an efficient way to grow apple trees in limited garden space like this tree in the Moss Mt. Farm garden.
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Space saving espaliersI’ve always had a thing for the
espaliered (pronounced is-pal-
yerd) trees at George Washington’s
Mount Vernon. So I made sure to
incorporate some into the landscape
plan of my farm garden. What I
appreciate about them is they’re
beautiful and useful. Espalier training
in the classic European styles can be
traced back to techniques developed
in the mid 1600s by Father Legendre
of Hanonville, France. The problem
he faced was the last frost of the
season would kill the fruit buds. He
also noted the trees planted nearest
the monastery walls always suffered
less bud kill. So he planted more
trees near walls. He eventually ran
into a space problem, so to remedy
this he started shearing the trees,
which he discovered had the positive
effect of causing the plants to
produce more fruit.
The reasons for growing espaliered
trees are still viable today. They’re
excellent space savers perfect for
small gardens, offer easier access for
gardeners with limited mobility and
because they’re less susceptible to
breaking branches, these trees have
an incredible life span. You can find
espaliered apple trees around 150
years old that still produce fruit!
Honeybees and apple treesBecause apple flowers are not
self-fruitful — requiring pollen from
another apple or crabapple variety —
they also need a means of transport
to get the pollen from one flower to
the next. With ample pollen, you’ll
have more fruit of a higher quality.
Enter the honeybee, one of the most
important pollinators of apples trees.
Honeybees tend to visit flowers
in the morning, so activities like
spraying or mowing should be put
off until later in the day, allowing
them to do their job and give you
a good apple crop. It’s best not to
spray any pesticides on your lawn or
in your garden that could possibly
harm honeybees until late afternoon
or evening when the bees are least
likely to be out foraging.
I get ready for the harvest as
summer days shorten and the apples
begin ripening. The pruned twigs get
used in the kitchen for cooking, and,
of course, the glorious apples are
eaten fresh and also dried just like
Aunt Genny does. Although I don’t
know if I can ever manage to make
fried pies like she does.
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GThe Arkansas Black apple
Growing up in the Ozarks, I’d always
heard the region once was this country’s
apple epicenter. And it’s true.
As early as 1822, the Arkansas Gazette
reported a farmer west of Little Rock
was growing apples. Farmers grew apples
throughout the state, but the climate of
the Ozark Plateau region of northwest
Arkansas was suited particularly well for
apple production. In the early 1800s,
most homesteads in northwest Arkansas
had kitchen orchards for family use.
Then, in 1835 and 1836, nurseries were
established at Canehill in Washington
County and at Bentonville in Benton
County to meet the need for a budding
commercial apple industry. Farmers sold
excess apples from the expansion of their
kitchen orchards to freighters who hauled
apples in open wagons.
Of all the numerous southern varieties
of apples, Arkansas is best known for
the Arkansas Black apple. Early sources
indicate a farmer named Mr. Brathwaite
developed the Arkansas Black apple
in 1870 in his orchard northwest of
Bentonville. There weren’t many large
orchards of Arkansas Black apples.
However, in the late 1800s, the Arkansas
Black apple made up 10 to 15 percent of
the state’s apple production. At that time,
farmers exhibited apple varieties at local,
national and international exhibitions. In
1900, the Arkansas Black apple won first
prize at an exhibition in Paris, France.
By 1920, an infestation of codling
moths in apples required spraying, which
made growing apples more expensive.
Then, the required washing of apples to
remove spray residue further increased
growing expenses. Drought conditions
across several years stressed orchard trees,
and the Depression of the 1930s reduced
the viability of Arkansas’ commercial
orchards. The state’s apple industry never
recovered. However, the Arkansas Black
apple survives to this day, and we’re
better off because of it.
The Arkansas Black is a round,
medium-sized apple. The flesh is yellow,
fine grained, crisp and juicy. The skin
is dark red to black, and the fruit ripens
in October or November. Many enjoy
eating Arkansas Blacks fresh, but it’s
also a favorite for pies and cobblers.
Before widespread refrigeration, many
Arkansans dried apples for future use;
crushed for juice, cider or vinegar; or
canned as apple butter. Farmers still
grow Arkansas Blacks. In fact, the
Arkansas Black makes up about 3 to 5
percent of Arkansas’ total apple crop.
Various apple-producing regions grow
Arkansas Black apples throughout the
U.S., including California, Washington,
Oregon and Ohio.
Tara Johnson is a contributor to
Arkansas Farm Bureau’s Taste Arkansas
blog. For recipes, videos and farmer profiles,
visit tastearkansas.com today.
Taste Arkansas From farm to table
Black is best The Arkansas Black apple is highly flavorful, excellent for baking and stores well. Its name comes from its distinctive dark coloration.
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1. When buying apples, look for
fruit with a shiny skin. Dull skin
indicates a lack of crispness.
2. Apples ripen up to 10 times
faster at room temperature than
refrigerated.
3. Rub cut apples with lemon juice
to keep the slices from turning
brown.
4. A pound of apples, cored and
sliced, measures about 4 ½ cups.
So, buy about 2 pounds of apples
for a 9-inch pie.
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YYou don’t have to break the bank
to create a spectacular decoration for
fall. It can be as close as the produce
department of the grocery store or
the farmers market. And if apples and
orchards are your thing, there are many
ways to add just the right touch. Just
remember to stick with a central idea
and color palette.
The simplest way to begin is to use
the apple as a vase or flower container.
Coring out the center to hold a
tiny bouquet of flowers is a fun and
whimsical way to use this diverse fruit.
Paired with a lattice ceramic basket
of apples, it becomes a decorative
bookend for some of my most-often-
used recipe books. In the front parlor,
I often use a large apothecary jar filled
with apples as a focal point on my
library table.
Apple totems tablescape
With so many varieties of apples
available in the fall, using a medley
of them in a fun way can enliven
an autumn tablescape. It’s easy with
a mixture of colorful varieties like
Granny Smith, Red Rome and Pink
Lady with some acorns and maize.
Here, I used the golds, rusts, burnt reds
and browns typical of autumn colors
for the placemats and tableware.
To make the apple stacks, I use a
metal skewer to poke a hole through
the apple and wooden skewers to hold
the stacks together. Wooden bowls
hold the apple arrangements with a bit
of corn husk and some acorns sprinkled
in. The different colors of the apples
offer varied colors to compliment the
scape. Finish it off with small votive
candles to add a soft glow. Then add
dried broom corn for more of the
autumn harvest feel.
Apple of my eye Be creative and use apples to decorate areas of your home (top). Apples can also be the subject of a decorative fall theme for mealtime entertaining with friends (below).
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The bench shown is made of treated 2
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The first step in construction is to cut
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stretcher to length. Fasten the stretchers to
the front and back table legs using exterior
glue and self-starting exterior screws. Check
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and make sure they’re assembled square.
Cut the short top side stretchers to
length. Stand the leg assemblies up on one
side, propping them in place. Fasten one
short top side stretcher in place over the leg
assemblies and to the ends of the front and
rear top stretchers. Cut the long bottom
stretchers to length. Cut the front short legs
to length. Fasten the short legs to the outer
ends of the long stretchers, again making
sure the joint is square. Then fasten the
long leg assembly over the leg assemblies
and bottom front and back stretchers.
Cut the top boards to length. Fasten
in place down on the top stretchers with
screws countersunk below the wood surface.
Round all corners with a saber saw. Cut the
bench seat boards and fasten them in place
in the same manner. Sand all rough edges.
That’s all it takes. Now you’ve got the
stable base needed to properly sight-in your
rifle. Good luck this season.
Scan QR code below to download
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Materials list:• 4 table legs, 2 x 4 x 28½”
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• 4 front and back stretchers, 2 x 4 x 38½”
• 2 upper side stretchers 2 x 4 x 30”
• 2 bottom side stretchers 2 x 4 x 48”
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KKent, one of my college classmates,
came up with this great recipe for apple
cake. I think the name says it all. It really
is a “to die for” apple cake! You just
won’t believe how flavorful and moist it
is. I guarantee if you take this cake to a
holiday gathering, folks won’t leave you
alone until you give them the recipe. It’s
that good.Killer cake This apple cake will be a sure hit for your family and entertaining events during the holiday season.
by P. Allen Smith
Kent’s Killer Fresh Apple CakeMoist, delicious, flavor-packed
fall classic
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Ingredients1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
1 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs, well beaten
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
1 cup raisins or dried cranberries (optional)
4 cups chopped peeled tart apples (such as Granny
Smith)
Melted butter or whipped cream, for serving (optional)
Directions
Preheat the oven to 325°F. Grease and flour a tube pan or
Bundt pan. Or spray the pan with a flour-based baking spray
such as Baker’s Joy, and set it aside.
In a large mixing bowl, combine granulated sugar
and brown sugar with vegetable oil. Then stir in the eggs
and vanilla. Sift the flour into a separate bowl, and add
the baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Add this to the wet
mixture. Fold in the nuts, raisins (if using) and apples. The
batter will be thick.
Spoon the batter into the prepared tube pan, and bake
for 75 to 90 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center of
the cake comes out clean.
Cool the cake in the pan for 10 minutes, then invert
onto a cake plate. Top with drizzled butter or whipped
cream, if you like, and serve. Serves 12 to 16.
Recipe from P. Allen Smith’s Seasonal recipes From The Garden.
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Food, like nothing else, brings us together. After all, everyone eats.
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LIMIT 4 - Good at our stores, HarborFreight.com or by calling 800-423-2567. Cannot be used with other discount or coupon or prior purchases after 30 days from original purchase with original receipt. Offer good while supplies last. Non-transferable. Original coupon must be presented. Valid through 12/14/13. Limit one coupon per customer per day.
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27 LED PORTABLE WORKLIGHT/FLASHLIGHT
$259 REG. PRICE $5.99
Item 67227 shownRequires three
AAA batteries (included).
3 GALLON, 100 PSI OILLESS PANCAKE AIR COMPRESSOR
LOT NO. 95275 /60637/69486/61615
REG. PRICE
$79.99 $3999 Item 95275 shown
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5 FT. 6" x 7 FT. 6" ALL PURPOSE WEATHER
RESISTANT TARP LOT NO. 953/69136/ 69248/69128/69210
REG. PRICE $3 .99 $199
Item 953 shown
REG. PRICE
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1/2" PROFESSIONAL VARIABLE SPEED REVERSIBLE
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LOT NO. 68169/67616/60495
SAVE 50% Item 68169
shown
$6999
RAPID PUMP® 3 TON HEAVY DUTY STEEL FLOOR JACK
REG. PRICE
$149 .99 LOT NO. 68048 /69227WEIGHS 74 LBS.
Item 68048 shown
SAVE $80
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36 LED SOLAR SECURITY LIGHT
LOT NO. 98085 /69644/69890/60498
$1799 REG. PRICE $24 .99
Includes 3.2V, 600 mAh Li-ion battery pack.
Item 69644 shown
MULTI-USE TRANSFER PUMP
LOT NO. 66418/61364
$499 REG. PRICE $13 .99
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Item 66418 shown
SAVE $50
Item 38119shown
5 SPEED BENCH DRILL PRESS
$4999 REG. PRICE
$99 .99
LOT NO. 38119/44506 /60238
800 RATED WATTS/900 MAX. WATTS
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LOT NO. 66619 /60338/69381
REG. PRICE $179.99Item 69381
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3/8" x 14 FT. GRADE 43TOWING CHAIN
Not foroverhead lifting.
LOT NO. 97711 /60658
Item 97711 shown
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LOT NO. 68887 /61207
90 AMP FLUX WIRE WELDER
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Item 68784 shown
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WEIGHS 306 LBS.
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80 PIECE ROTARY TOOL SET
$699 LOT NO. 68986/
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shown
1500 WATT DUAL TEMPERATURE
HEAT GUN (572°/1112°)
LOT NO. 96289 $799
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LIMIT 1 - Cannot be used with other discount, coupon or prior purchase. Coupon good at our stores, HarborFreight.com or by calling 800-423-2567. Offer good while supplies last. Shipping & Handling charges may apply if not picked up in-store. Non-transferable. Original coupon must be presented. Valid through 12/14/13. Limit one coupon per customer per day.
WITH ANY PURCHASEItem 47770
shown
6 PIECE SCREWDRIVER SET
ITEM 47770/61313
REG. PRICE $4.99
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