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Monthly Archives: July 2015
Mowing day
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 It’s mowing day, and we’re hurrying a bit to get ahead of a predicted rain in early afternoon. Brandon is hustling with the Exmark around the farm lots, and I’m working on my yard with the … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Days, News
Tagged clean the pit, eXmark mower, high humidity, JD X340 mower, mowing day, suntan machine
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Downward trend
Friday, July 24, 2015 The West Fork of White River is going down. The latest crest got up to 21+ feet at Edwardsport, which is about 1 day’s flow of the river ahead of our fields near US 50. The … Continue reading
Got 5 minutes?
Today, we received notice that a special video produced by Purdue University’s Ag Economics Department was released to YouTube. Many weeks ago, the Department’s Communications Director Jessica Eise and Department Head Ken Foster came to the farm to do some … Continue reading
Shine
Monday, July 20, 2015 The JD 9330 tractor got a good wash and wax job today. While I was out with the bush-hog, Brandon and John made that tractor shine like a new one! Along US 50, just east of … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Farm Days, News
Tagged bush hog, JD 7130, JD 9330, Knox County Fair, replant soybeans, US 50, Wheatland Indiana, White River flooding
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White Flag
Saturday, July 18, 2015 We surrender. After checking at Huey this morning, I determined that we could replant a few acres there– the areas where the heavy rain killed the soybeans. 10.9 acres. In other areas of Huey Flat, you … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Days, News, Planting
Tagged Huey farm, JD 1890, JD air drill, JD1910, no-till air drill, soybean replanting
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A small dent…
Friday evening, July 17, 2015 This evening, I was able to go back to the Waldo farm to do a little replanting. It turned out to be 4 acres. Doesn’t sound like much, but every little bit helps. It planted … Continue reading
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Sunny day
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 The sun is shining brilliantly after an overnight rainstorm. There is not a cloud in the sky this morning. The temperature is rising, but should not quite get to the ultra-steamy day we had yesterday. John … Continue reading
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Tagged bush hog, mow roadsides, riparian strips, spray ditches for woody sprouts, suntan machine
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Here we go again…
Friday, July 10, 2015 After the wettest June on record, we are entering a similar July…it’s raining again today. At least it’s cooler than normal, making for a more favorable environment for tasseling/silking/pollination for the corn crop. The White … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Days, News, Planting
Tagged 8230 combine, flood event, heavy rainfall, PIP, S680, White River
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Another inch
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 On this cloudy, drizzly, 59º morning, we’re counting up the rain from yesterday evening. Another inch fell here at the farm. We just finished the wettest June since such records have been kept (1895), and July … Continue reading
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Tagged drizzly morning, rainy month, wet weather, wettest June on record.
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