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Monthly Archives: October 2016
More clean up and repairs
Saturday, October 29, 2016 The Peterbilt truck is taking its turn today to get cleaned up. Yesterday (and this morning) the JD 640FD got its repair job done, too. We replaced all the sections and guards so that the cutting parts … Continue reading
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Tagged guards, JD 640FD, MacDon, Peterbilt, sections, Skid plate, WIlson Trailer
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Winterizing
Friday, October 28, 2016 This day started off at 48ºF, and is supposed to warm into the 70s. The sunshine is helping get us to that temperature. Tomorrow, they are predicting temps in the 80s! Even though we are experiencing some … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Farm Days, Harvest, News
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Plant food
Thursday, October 27, 2016 Yesterday, and for several days now, CPS has been applying specialized plant food (fertilizers) to our fields in preparation for the 2017 crop season. This addresses our crops’ needs for Phosphorus and Potassium, as well as … Continue reading
Clean up is done
Wednesday, October 26, 2016 Yesterday afternoon, the final machine got washed– the JD S680 combine. After cleaning, it took its place in the big storage shed. Since it will get to stay there for several months, it is placed against … Continue reading
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Tagged after harvest clean up, CIH 8230 combine, Demco 1350 grain cart, JD S680 combine
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One more to go
Tuesday, October 25, 2016 The CIH 8230 is all clean, and has been parked away for winter. Brandon finished it off this morning. Yesterday afternoon, John used the water trailer to wash down the ‘interior’ surfaces of the JD S680 combine. … Continue reading
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Tagged CIH 8230, cleaning farm equipment, JD S680, wash after harvest
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Clean-up (cont.)
Monday, October 24, 2016 The cleaning of the equipment continues today. Even if it’s a little cool, Brandon is out there washing up the CIH 8230 combine. The machines didn’t get too ‘crusty’ this fall, because we didn’t have to … Continue reading
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The sun is back
Friday, October 21, 2016 The sun has returned to SWIN after a couple cool and rainy days. Even though the sun is back, the warm temperatures are not. Highs today in the 50s, where last weekend, we had temps in … Continue reading
Another step
Friday, October 14, 2016 We made some progress on #harvest16 yesterday and today. We cut soybeans at Nellie and Commer. We finished off Commer and Grubb today. There was some difficulty for me on this cloudy and hard-to-dry-out day. Early … Continue reading
Rain delay
Thursday, October 13, 2016 Yesterday afternoon, we were run out of the soybean field at Freddie by an unexpected rain. But later, the sun came out and we returned there about 6pm. We were able to finish off the non-replanted … Continue reading