Picked corn today

55 50 Ron

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A crew of 5 picked and cribbed a small corn field today at Farmamerica near Waseca, MN. We ran two 1 row pickers, an IH behind a John Deere A and a New Idea behind a Farmall H. MM U pulling wagons and providing hydraulics for dumping them. Farmall B powering the PTO driven elevator.
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I picked with the duals on the 2-105. I still had to chain the wagon and picker out once and left a little bit in a wet spot that I had to pick around. I broke the cable that holds the elevator up on the 325 New Idea picker. Luckily it fell back on the front of the wagon and didn't bend anything.
 
Wow I need to re learn the photo submission process !!!!! Sorry for so many photo repeats on the previous message
 
Must be a modern operation, didn't see a corn hook to drag it to the back of the wagon. No hand operated wagon jack either.
 
I was part of that group. Here are a couple more pics. That's me driving the John Deere. The picker is an IH 1-PR. The New Idea picker is a no. 7, vintage 1950.
Picking corn was my favorite part of harvest also when I was growing up. I was usually the one hauling and unloading the wagons.

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Can you guys explain what Farmamerica is? My wife is from New Ulm originally, and we passed by this Fall taking my daughter to college up there. Wife had no accurate description of the program.

Thanks, K
 
There is a website to provide some info. I'll add more later today after church and Bible study.

Website www.farmamerica.org
 
Sounds about like what my uncle would have done in years past. He would go like a mad man with his 7000 ford when it came to mud he called up some help and get dragged through with his 6700 ford out front with a chain. Lol it was nerve wracking being the tow man. Fun but nerve wracking. Oh yes and did I mention nerve wracking.
 

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