Wednesday, October 28, 2020
If I heard the weather report correctly on the local radio this morning, we are in for some big rains. The forecast is for two inches overnight (tonight, Wednesday the 28th) and two more inches on Thursday! I hope they’re extrapolating those numbers and overstating the amount. But I guess we will have to take whatever comes. This highlights the feeling of relief that harvest is all but done. It is not much fun to work in the mud… and it damages the soil structure when you do that.
After Thursday, the forecast turns a bit better with mostly sunny skies for a week or more. It is my hope that towards the end of that string of sunny days, I’ll be able to go cut those few spots of remaining double-crop soybeans (DCB). Then, we can declare that #harvest2o2o is officially complete!
We have a few projects that are in the works. We are going to make some modifications to our new ThunderCreek fuel trailer. We will be adding a utility box on the back end, and placing our air compressor/generator into it. The trailer’s axles must be moved back, and the wiring re-routed. That will take some time, but it will improve even more the functionality of that trailer.
The corn heads are cleaned and stored back inside. We put a coating of grease on the exposed part of the folding cylinders today that will retard any rust or corrosion of the shiny metal in the off-season.
Looks like the earth moving construction work at the new field entrance at the Dunn farm is settling in nicely. Good thing I got the fescue seed scattered over it before the recent rains. And, the wheat crop is beginning to look better. The thin spots are finally getting started and turning the field green. It waited for the rain to get going. Whew.
The leaves are falling. The tulip trees in the yard are nearly bare already. The maples are just now showing their yellow and red colors, and will be dropping leaves soon. Raking will be in order over the next few weeks. We will probably use the mower and mulch most of them, but raking them out of the yard and burning them is also part of the job. The danger of a fire getting out of hand is now gone, since we have received a lot of rain over the last week to 10 days.
Our church, Wheatland Christian, held its VBS last weekend. The virus concerns had caused us to cancel it back in July, but current conditions allowed us to hold a smaller version of the event Friday evening and Saturday. It was well received, and we had lots of help to minister to a very good group of kids. They really got into the lessons, snacks, crafts, and recreation.
Have a good rest of your week.
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