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Monthly Archives: May 2013
Another task done, but more to do…
Friday, May 31, 2013 On Wednesday night, late, I finished planting soybeans. It was a relief to get that done. The two remaining unplanted fields had looked too wet on Wednesday morning, but the the high temperatures (88F) coupled with … Continue reading
Repair
John is replacing the flag on top of our elevator; the old one was ripped by last night’s storm.
Nick of time
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 Yesterday, as I was planting the soybeans at the Freddie farm, I occasionally checked the weather radar on my phone. It looked pretty favorable…until about 7pm. It was fortunate that I was nearing the completion of … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Days, News, Planting
Tagged air cart, farthest field, planting soybeans, Weather radar, window of opportunity
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Easing back into it
Monday, May 27… Memorial Day 2013 After a drive around to the fields today, I will be able to return to the Freddie farm, and begin planting. I will have to plant around 4 patches of water at Freddie, and return … Continue reading
Maintenance
Friday, May 24, 2013 After checking fields again this morning, there is no place dry enough to go plant. So, we will turn our attention to some maintenance items. Brandon is out on the JD 7130 with the “Bush-Hog”, cutting … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Days, News, Planting, Uncategorized
Tagged AC D-15 tractor, bush hog, delayed planting, JD 7130, Pacers-Heat, south knox
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Not yet
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 After visiting the unplanted fields today, it is certain that resuming planting is days away. We received rain for each of the past two nights, and the temperatures are cooler today…. mid 70s. The sun occasionally … Continue reading
Maybe?
Monday, May 20, 2013 We will take a drive around to the various soybean fields to review those that have been planted… to check on the conditions…to see if the beans have emerged. The other priority is to check the … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Days, News, Planting
Tagged rain predicted, replanting, soybean planting
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Thunder
May 16, 2013 I was working at the Freddie farm, our most distant location, when a 10 am thunderstorm drove me from the field. My early start would have allowed me to finish that location by tonight. I did get … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Days, News, Planting
Tagged heavy rain, soil erosion, soybean planting
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One down, one to go
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Ross finished the planting of corn today. We are seeing some corn emerging and it all looks pretty good. We need 2 big days to finish the planting of soybeans, but some rain is predicted this … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Days, News, Planting
Tagged corn planting, Freddie farm, fungicides, insecticides, soybean planting, wheat harvest
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Driving rain
Thursday, May 9, 2013 It’s 330 pm, and there is a driving rain coming down. Surely, a rain coming that hard won’t last very long. Ross had taken the corn planter to the Dunn farm, and was planting, in marginally-acceptable conditions; he will be … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, News, Planting
Tagged Purdue graduation, rain out of the field, rainy forecast, wet fields
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