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Donald Lehman · Apr 11, 2016

To the combine bagger question. As I side note, I would add that we had 400 chickens on the farm and I would volunteer to clean out the chicken coops (forked by hand onto a manure spreader) in August to get out of the job of manning the bagger on the combine! Lol!

tim s · Apr 11, 2016

WOW Donald,,2 Nasty jobs to choose from...

jeffcat · Apr 11, 2016

That is a big job digging out the coops and I had to shovel out the heifer barn by hand. What fun digging! Now doing bagging on the back of a combine in the summer heat with sweat rolling down and every speck of dust sticking, while the buzzards are overhead just waiting to swoop down on some poor dead kid. he he What is a fright, No face mask and all of that crap is getting in your lungs. Also who ever heard of UV rays and what it does to your fair white skin? No thanks I can understand. This has been brought up lots of times on here as to what farming used to be like. No heater, no air, no radio, no air ride seat.

dhermesc · Apr 11, 2016

Growing up we would raise 200 chicks every spring and have them all butchered by mid summer. Kids are still amazed how fast I can pluck and butcher a chicken. Usually start the day off by killing 20 chickens that my mom (and anyone that made the mistake of wondering into the house) would clean in her "spare time" when she wasn't running loads through the ringer washer or running to pick up parts from town.

Bonnan · Apr 11, 2016

My Dad wasn't satisfied that we kept our own coop clean. One time a neighbors really big (at least to a 12 year old) coop burnt inside and killed a lot of chickens; Dad and I cleaned it out for the manure. I got so sick of smell and dust that I refused to eat chicken for years afterward.

rrlund · Apr 11, 2016

How often did you drop your gum in there?

MtMan · Apr 11, 2016

Wow, Some of our jobs were really bad. But you know what we survived them and we didn't need any dope or anything to get high. Just a little nap or some rest would do us just fine.

Old Scovy · Apr 11, 2016

In 1949 the old man bough a new JD 12A combine with a bagger. the engine was right under the seat and I had to ride that thing all summer doing wheat and oats. I used to pray for rain or any thing to make us stop for the day. It was very hot riding that thing as you were stuck on there with panels all around you and that motor under the seat. What a miserable life I thought I would die on that hated thing. And today oh how I miss it. I would walk a mile just to watch one run again. LOL

Donald Lehman · Apr 11, 2016

Randy, I seem to remember the one time I did chew gum it kinda took on a taste about like the coop smelled! Lol!

Donald Lehman · Apr 11, 2016

All part of growing up. That stuff sure made the second cutting grow! At least it didn't make my skin crawl like that darned oat dust did.

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