Thursday, June 30, 2022

Well, it’s the last day of June…man, that got here quick.

This week has had many different activities.  1.  Hauling wheat to market down at the Ohio River  2.  Using the bush-hog for roadside mowing  3.  Using the Gator for spraying fencerows and ditch banks  4.  The bin construction project is moving right along.  5.  John ‘caught up’ his soybean herbicide spraying.  6.  We put the soybean air drill into storage today.

Some pictures of this week’s activities.

John loads the Volvo. Bill has grown to like driving this one. The automated transmission is a plus. The wheat really looks nice in the truck.

The JD 6130R tractor with the R15 rotary cutter (or bush hog as such machines are commonly called) waits in the shade for its next run tomorrow.

This is some of the set-up we use in the Gator to spray fencerows and/or ditch banks.  Just roll the window down and spray with the hand-gun from the driver’s seat.  The A/C in the Gator also makes for a more pleasant trip… you can keep cool on the way to and from the job.

Bin project progress:

At just 3 rings assembled, you can see the beginnings of the stairway to the top

Almost halfway… 9 of the 19 rings assembled.

13 of the 19 rings assembled.,

Spraying soybeans

John works at the Huey farm to apply Liberty and Intensity to the weeds in the soybeans.

Storing the soybean air drill.

Back into the quonset building at the Huey farm. I’m always eager to get this planter out in April, and just as eager to put it back in June/July!

In other news, just this afternoon, Brandon has returned from Wilson Trailer Company at Frankfort, Indiana with our brand-spanking-new trailer.  We made the deal for it last November, and it was just built last week!   So, now, it’s finally arrived at home.  Brandon is eager to put it to work hauling some of the beautiful wheat.

Just arrived here today. 2023 model Wilson Commander trailer

Went around to check on the soybeans in the White River bottomland fields this morning.  Liked what I saw in this one…

Now, we are praying for some more rain.  Last Saturday night’s rain got the DCB going, but to keep them thriving, more rain would be a good thing.   As we wrap up June, we recall that the year has brought us some challenges, but it also brought us a record-yield wheat crop.  Remember to count your many blessings!