Monday, September 12, 2022

I’m trying to get around to all the fields one last time with the bush-hog before we begin the fall harvest.  We took delivery of the NTU JD 6145R tractor on Friday morning, and I used it Friday afternoon and all day Saturday.  I got our fields along US 50 looking better, and I hope to get to the other fields before the end of the week.  Probably won’t be mowing today, after yesterday’s rain.

Here are some views of the recent mowing work.

The NTU 6145R hooked to the R15 bush-hog. John Deere calls this machine a ‘rotary cutter’.

Looks like #harvest22 will likely begin on Monday the 19th… a little later start than a typical year.   As we reflected on the significant date of 9-11 yesterday, we recalled that we were harvesting corn at the Harry farm that day, and it was not the first day of harvest that fall.  And as we survey the fields today, we may have some soybeans ready by next Monday, so it is a toss-up on where we will start…at least that’s the way it looks today.

Have a good week!