Rise and Shine-- Pics. From Clinton Camp Farm

It is a balmey 4F here this morning, in Central NY. There is fog frozen on the trees, and the snow squeeks every step you take. An old farmers tail around here, "frozen fog on the trees---freezing rain and ice coming" We'll see. It wasn't as thick on the trees as I have seen it. It sure is perdy this morning though.
Loren, the Acg.

In the top photo, how tall are those 2 silos?

Makes me want to head back downstairs near the stove, which after a round of small diameter black cherry and 2 oak logs, its 84 degrees, which will balance out when the garage door opens or I let it go up stairs, however I know better, time to put these double ring chains on the tractor and head out to tow some logs in, was nice out yesterday, even in the teens, NO wind, boy does that make a difference, last couple of days were best suited for killing insects low on antifreeze LOL !

With John B's post. What kind of equipment is used to get the cutting up there, and what type do you store in them.

loren likes to have fun with trivia ,, i will guess the tallest harvestore at 70 ft ,, the next at 60 and the right hand harvestore at 40 feet,, i know where 60 and a 40 footer are ,, owner could sell

one is a 70' the orher is 60' The corn unit at the end of the barn is a 40'
Loren, the Acg.

Enjoy it while it lasts Billy, just heard the weather, Cappy said warmer this afternoon, but higher wind than yesterday, so this afternoon will feel colder! Can't beat a woodstove in the cellar, keeps the floors warm, I give up putting my 16 month old daughters socks on, I put them on, she takes one or both off, must have put them on 10 times already today! Lol, at least she plays on the floor, right above the stove in the cellar!

Use a CaseIH 600 blower powered with a 5240 Maxxum. Before the 2 big blue bottles were put up we used a Case 100 blower and a 830. The two big ones are haylage units, and the short one is a shelled corn unit. The concrete units are for corn silage. The steel bins hold oats, and dried corn. which are sold for feed and seed. Haven't done any wheat for several years, and the dairy cows have been gone for several years, although the uncles board about 125hd of heifers diring the summer months, for neighboring farmers. The small square bin is a total ration Mix Mill. The visiting heifers eat pretty well here. Most of our clear alfalfa is sold to a local beef operation. We cut and rake it, they round it and haul it away. Been growing more soybeans the last couple of years. They go directly on trucks and transported to local mills, and a larger farmer. One uncle is 80 and the other is aproching, so they are slowing down.
Loren, the Acg.

There are a couple of 40 footers near hwy 35 about 5 miles southeast of Muncie, IN. I don't think they have been used for many years.

That is a benefit of the having one below and with the floor joists open. And it goes without saying that one needs to be diligent about the safe installation too. This stove is a bit old, but safe when used correctly It has a large fire box, 22" will fit in, and, the btus coming off it, its under the south half of the house, + with all the windows, even with the wind blowing across onto this hill, easily keeps it comfortable, and I can still do the work of providing the wood, seems feasible to take advantage of it.

I think its safe to say that living in this area, often requires one to be as productive as possible in 2-3 day windows, given weather changes, it would be nice if we finished off like last year, ground dry and hard etc., might be possible to get all these logs out, just seems endless how much of it from dead fall, leaners, and storm damage, usually the only hang up is getting em out, weather, time to do it, etc. rest is straight forward once you got em !

The doors and windows are relatively tight, but just the same, house gets some fresh air, which I like, and the extra heat down below, + the sun, you never feel a draft. A youngster being so close to the floor, warmed as if you had pex under it, its noticeable, she's happy being warm I'll bet. One thermostat here is near the cellar door, open that up and what radiates from the floor keeps the main zone off on a sunny day and for longer intervals at night. Nice to have heat downstairs, garage is also heated from it, provides a warm work area, 65-70F, I keep my tractor ready to use in there, all of it makes this weather tolerable, without these things, kind of hard to imagine at this point LOL !

Your last picture is incredible in its clarity.
Thanks for posting.

there are lots of empty silos and barns around here too.
25 years ago stephenson co. il was in top 50 dairy counties in nation for both number of cows and cows per square miles. when i started for stephenson co dhia there 10 field techs ( milk sample takers) now there are 3 field techs in stephenson co, is not even top dairy co in il.
stephenson co. had been no. 1 dairy co. in il for many many years.

Very nice pictures,Some day {not winter} I am going to talk the wife into a road trip to NY state,it is beautiful!

Nice pictures!730 virgil, I doubt if there are 10 dairy farmers left in the county, but we have one private operator with 600+ cows and one smaller operation which is a dutch dairy.

Nice farm ..but it looks too cold for me!
Sam