Monthly Archives: October 2013

2014 Wheat crop is planted

Posted on October 12, 2013 by casifarm

Saturday, October 12, 2013 Yesterday, Larry finished planting the 2014 wheat crop.  There was only about 20 acres remaining to be done, and he got that accomplished.  It’s a relief to see that task completed, and all 2014 wheat fields … Continue reading →

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Shortened day

Posted on October 9, 2013 by casifarm

Yeah, the day was shortened by last night’s conveyor problem.  The wet bin is full at 5pm, and so, we retreated from the corn field, brought the machines home, and prepared them to go cut soybeans on Thursday. The upside?  … Continue reading →

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A glitch

Posted on October 9, 2013 by casifarm

Wednesday, October 9, 2013 During the night, a chain in the wet-bin conveyor failed.  This prevented wet corn from getting to the dryer, causing it to shut down.  John and Ross are working this morning to repair the chain in that … Continue reading →

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Back at it

Posted on October 8, 2013 by casifarm

Tuesday, October 8, 2013 The ground may be a little bit soft, but we are going back to the corn field today.  We will have to work in places where the trucks can remain on the hard road.  No trucks in … Continue reading →

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A pause in the action… sort of…

Posted on October 7, 2013 by casifarm

Monday, October 7, 2013 The rain event over the weekend brought us 3.7″ of rain as measured here, but stories of rain gauges nearby were 4 and 5+”  The Roberson and Kessinger ditches were overflowing as we drove to church … Continue reading →

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Check another one off the list

Posted on October 5, 2013 by casifarm

Saturday, October 5, 2013 Late last night, we were able to finish harvesting corn at the flat field at the Dunn farm.  Ross had a hydraulic leak on the 8120, so we went up there with the 9770.  As I … Continue reading →

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A little rain

Posted on October 4, 2013 by casifarm

Friday, October 4, 2013 We received a little rain event this morning… kind of unexpected, and it will delay our return to the corn harvest.  We plan to pick corn here at the Home farm, and at Dunn.  In both those … Continue reading →

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Small milestone

Posted on October 2, 2013 by casifarm

Wednesday evening, October 2, 2013 Today we completed the task of ‘uncovering’ the remaining fields that will be planted in wheat for 2014.  This foggy gray day did not give way to a short window of sunshine until about 4pm.  … Continue reading →

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