*Home

*About Countrylovin

*Contact Countrylovin

*Farm Facts

*Ag Links

Farm dIARY Day #3

Introduction   Day #1    Day #2    Day #3

Saturday: October 10th, 1998

Today was a beautiful fall day. It was sunny and warm. I packed a picnic lunch and the girls and I walked it down to the field. The guys were shelling corn in the field about 1/4 mile down east of our house. It sure is nice to have most of our farms close by our homes. Kate and I usually take turns packing the meals, so today it was my turn. They do not like to stop the combine during the busy harvest season. Most of the time they eat in shifts. With 1500 acres to harvest it is important to keep the machine running, otherwise it would make for a long, long harvest.

After we ate lunch in the field, the girls and I took the pick up truck with some corn and hay to check and feed the sheep on pasture. This is breeding season. We are using 6 different rams this year and we have several different groups to check and keep an eye on during the fall season. We will bring the sheep home around the end of October, or early November. This is usually when the pasture is getting low on good grass. They look so pretty on pasture, and make the grass look like a lawnmower has trimmed it.

After Kaye Lynn went down for a nap, I got on the lawnmower at home and got our lawn trimmed up. I am getting very tired of mowing the yard and cannot wait until we can finish for the season. Karen played in the yard with the dog and cat, and rode her bike. One nice thing about being a "stay at home mom" is that I can work and at the same time the girls can play or work right along side of me. I would sure hate to miss out on them growing up. What we have sacrificed financially, we make up for it with a quality family. I will never regret that. I also finished up canning some tomatoes from my garden. Boy, they have been nice tomatoes this year. This will sure taste good during the cold winter months.

When all of that was finished, I sat down to watch the rest of the Ohio State vs. Illinois in a football game. We are Buckeye fans! I graduated from OSU in 1982, and marched in the OSU Marching Band. Even went to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA! They are ranked Number #1 in the country and they do look good!

The corn is yielding around 190 bushels per acre. They do not have to dry it very long either. The corn can only be stored properly when it is about 14% moisture. If it is any wetter than that, it will spoil. This year it is coming right off the field around 18%. That is only 4 points that we have to dry it. This can be pretty expensive if the moisture is high. Max has his own grain bins for storage, but this year the yields are so high that they are having to haul some of the grain to the elevators. The men worked late and finished the 50 acre field before coming home. I am not sure what time Tom came to bed, but it was late. Another busy, but good day! OH, my the lines are long! We are sure happy! 

             

 

 

 

 

 

 
®

Email: country@countrylovin.com    Phone: 419-427-8608

copyright 1998-05  © Countrylovin.com