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Monthly Archives: September 2021
Bean week
Wednesday, September 29, 2021 The weather has been quite cooperative this week, and we have lotsa soybeans ready to cut. We are using these sunny and hot days to harvest ’em. We had fog this morning, so we won’t be … Continue reading
Sun is out!
Thursday, September 23, 2021 The sun is out again after a few days of gray and rainy skies. The day started relatively chilly, 46ºF (8C). So, it is ‘get on a sweatshirt’ day. I miss wearing my shorts to work, … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Days, Harvest, News, Planting
Tagged drainage tile, GPC Washington Indiana, sunrise on the farm, WASCoB, wheat planting
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Drippy, rainy day
Tuesday, September 21, 2021 The rain is a comin’ down. It’s not cold, but the gray skies are not a happy thing today. Rain wasn’t supposed to hit until about 1 pm, but here it is at 830 am. We … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest
Tagged grain to market, muddy field, rainy farm day, ruts, wheat planting
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A good first week of #harvest21
Saturday, September 18, 2021 Garrison Keillor used to say on his radio show, “It’s been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon, my hometown…” Well, it has not been a quiet week here. We started fall #harvest 21 on Monday. We … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Days, Harvest, News
Tagged #harvest21, corn harvest, foggy morning, rainy night, soybean harvest
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It’s a start
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 Yesterday afternoon we inched our way into corn harvest. We went over to our “Harry” farm location and got several loads. We caught up to our dryer just before dark, so we stopped for the night. … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Days, Harvest, News
Tagged CIH 8250 combine, CIH STX 420 Rowtrac, Demco 1322 grain cart, JD S780 combine
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Check that off the pre-harvest list
Thursday, September 9, 2021 Well, the mowing of roadsides went very well. After 6 solid days of running the John Deere 6130R tractor and R15 rotary cutter, the roadside mowing is ‘caught up’. After completing that task late this morning, … Continue reading
Labor Day along US 50
Monday, September 6, 2021 Making US 50 look a little better today. I’m working closer to home today. Tomorrow, I’ll work at locations more distant. This will be a busy week with the rotary cutter. Ross thinks we can start … Continue reading
It’s going again
Friday, September 3, 2021 The John Deere 6130R returned home yesterday. I had engine cooling system trouble with it a few weeks ago, and it had to go back to the dealer for repair. They had some difficulty securing the … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Farm Days, News
Tagged JD 6130R tractor, JD R15 rotary cutter, mowing roadsides
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