Posted by billonthefarm on October 28, 2009 at 19:32:06 from (216.24.115.33):
Not much harvest progress. There were a few guys going today but it was very muddy. We have had over 3 inches of rain in the past week. Talked to the elevator yesterday and they have recieved less than 10% of the corn they are expecting and what they are getting is still very wet. Bean harvest came to a complete stop a week ago today with no sight of returning to those fields. Markets have taken a nose dive based at least partially on the predictions of better weather. I hope they are right for once. Many area farmers have yet to start harvest and the forecast really doesnt look to promising no matter what the people in Chicago think. Anyway
The combine sits and waits for better days.
The wagons sit among puddles of water.
Bought a new grain cart. It looks like we are going to have to carry every bushell out of the fields onto the roads and load the trucks and wagons sitting in the road.
Just to prove there is never a dull moment on the farm. Started to clean out this bin of dry corn this morning and I should have noticed the center sliding door opened to easily. Seems something is wrong and the door didnt open at all. Got enough out of the outer door to get the walk in door open and I will vac out till I can get to the center door in the morning and see what the heck is going on. At another farm the fan quit running a drying bin so that will also have to be dealt with tomorow. We will probably not pick any tomorow and rain is forcast for tomorrow night, again.
If this is any indication of how muddy it is going to be in the cattle lots, well its going to be a long winter.
Nick, with help from wrigley, putting out hay for the calves tonight. If we keep him in the cab he doesnt get covered from head to tail in mud!
A dozen calves standing waiting for me to open the gate so they can inspect the new bales.
I call this steer T-bone. He kicked me last winter one day when I was doing chores so I call him T-bone to constantly remind him of his place in the food chain.
Wrigley says hey! I think he is fed up with this weather too. Sitting here watching the world series, something I rarely get to do because we are usually busy finihsing up harvest and field work. We have harvested about 160 acres so far so like everyone else we have a very long way to go still. This will be the latest harvest in my memory and perhaps the most trying year any of us will ever face. Just keeping my fingers crossed for a little nice weather. Hope some of you are getting more done than we are! bill
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