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Monthly Archives: February 2014
Beehive of activity
Friday, February 28, 2014 The Burke farm is bustling with activity. The brothers of Shepard Construction have two excavators and two big bulldozers at work clearing 11.5 acres of woods there. They have commented on the large number of stumps they … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Days, Harvest, News
Tagged Bulldozer, clear a woods, cropland, excavator, Google Earth, Shepard Construction
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More progress at the Burke farm
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 We met with Sam Shepard of Shepard Construction at the Burke farm today. The long-awaited work of clearing the woods is now making progress again. When we purchased this place in November of 2012, we determined … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Days, News
Tagged Bulldozer, McCarter Logging, NRCS, Shepard Construction, track hoe
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Frosty morning
Monday, February 24, 2014 There is a little skiff of frost on the ground today, but the sun is shining brightly. The temperature is still in the 20s. The cold reminds us that it is still winter in southern Indiana. … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Days, News, Planting
Tagged frosty morning, spring's arrival, winter departure
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A ‘watch’ turned into a ‘warning’
Friday, February 21, 2014 Today we’re experiencing a very windy, but sunny day. The temperature has topped out in the mid 40s, cooler than yesterday’s mid 60s. I can notice that the lane and farm lot have settled a good … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Farm Days, News
Tagged Old Glory, small group Bible study, storm damage, tornado warning, tornado watch
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Hollywood on the farm?
February 21, 2014 If you have been a follower of this website for very long, you may remember that we were hosts to Nebraska visitors last October and December. Check the posts for October 17th and December 3rd. Those visitors … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Farm Days, Harvest, News
Tagged GoPro camera, iPhone, PERC, propane, Stangle & Son, Swanson Russell
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Good wheat news
Thursday, February 20, 2014 A really strong wind is blowing out there today, and rain storms are on the way. The last patches of snow and ice will soon disappear on this windy, 60º day. The farm lot and lane … Continue reading
Changes in the wind….
Wednesday morning, February 19, 2014 The warm, bright sun is streaming through the windows today as I work in the office. We have changed our allocation of crop acres recently, decreasing the corn acres and increasing the soybean acres. The … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Farm Days, News
Tagged 61st birthday, Bobe's in Washington, crop plan change, number crunching
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Farm for sale, yesterday.
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 Yesterday morning we attended a farm land auction. This was for the Crandall farm, southwest of Wheatland, Indiana. They were offering about 140 acres, and this location is adjacent to our Holscher and Burke farms. No … Continue reading
Catching up some news
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 It’s been a while since there has been a post or report of the activity at Carnahan & Sons. But there has been no lag in actual goings-on. Last week, Pat and I traveled to Louisville, … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Days, News
Tagged Air America Flight Service, Knoxville Tennessee, NFMS
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Software update
Thursday, February 6, 2014 I’ve used this sunny but cold afternoon to perform the software updates in the John Deere 2630 displays and StarFire 3000 GPS receivers. We have 3 GreenStar systems… two that we move among the tractors and sprayer, … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Days, News
Tagged 2630 Display, GreenStar, GS3, JD 9330 tractor, JD S680 combine, John Deere, software update
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