Thursday, October 30, 2025

The sunshine came back today and brought with it a little more warmth to the day.  Temps got up to 60ºF (16C).  The wind also picked up a little bit too.  All in all, a pleasant day.

Brandon D spent the day in the Pete delivering corn to GPC at Washington, Indiana.   They are allowing us to take in the first 10k bushels (ten truckloads) of November-contracted corn.  There will be several more truckloads to deliver there next month.  It’s easier to deliver to GPC as compared to other grain buyers, for there are no lines of dozens of trucks waiting ahead of you.  You deliver by appointment.  And those appointments seem to be easier to snag this fall as compared to other years.

Loading the truck we call “Vanna” with corn.

Brandon K is working on cleaning the combines.  He air-cleaned the older S780, and pressure-washed the newer S780.   That one is now in the shop, for scrubbing with a soapy brush…with “Andyclean” soap.   (As an aside, Andy has visited us here on the farm, and we have some of those Andyclean stickers)  That will bring back the glossy shine.  The other S780 can come into the shop as it fits into the other tasks at hand.

Air-cleaning the older S780

The newer S780 arrives on the wash pad

Part way through the pressure wash stage of cleaning.

In the shop for the soapy scrubbing.

It is not extremely difficult to wash these machines; it just takes time and some effort.

I am in the office working on developing information to give our accountant for the planning for the fiscal year ending 11/30.  He can help us with a better plan, if we give him the most accurate information.  His office can also sign into our QuickBooks (QB) system and discover directly the information that has been entered there.  The information I develop for him is related to inventories, itemized projected expenses by 11/30, and cash flows.   I enjoy doing this kind of work with numbers.  When I’m grinding out information to manage the farm, it is very interesting… when I’m filling out forms for bureaucrats, it’s more like work!

I hope the day is also nice where you are located.  It’s a beautiful October day here.  Clear blue skies, kinda warm afternoon temps, and gentle breezes.  The trees are finally showing us some fall colors.  They are more brilliant today in the sunshine–giving us beautiful and warm yellows, oranges, and reds.  Like a Normal Rockwell painting.