The Land of Milk and Honey

[Catscratch]

Big day yesterday. I helped dad burn a little corner of a pasture that didn’t go when we burned the main part a couple weeks ago, got some spraying done to prep for my buffer strips, fixed a hydraulic leak on the 3020 and used it to lightly disc my corn plot to chop the stalks. Weather was perfect and dad sure seemed to enjoy spending the day together. He even bought me a biscuit from McD’s!
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That's a great day!!!

 

[Cool Hand Luke]

T! We are 3020 brothers! Any day with your dad in the field is a good day, I lost mine in 2005. Cherish that brother!

 

[T-Max]

How is it that kids make it 10 times harder but 1,000 times more enjoyable?!

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[Jerry-B-WI]

When you get permission to do something new, don't waste any time. Haha! We had winterized the 3 point sprayer so I got the backpack sprayer and nuked the new buffer strips before the old man could change his mind. Ordered seed already as well. If you do any amount of backpack spraying I would seriously look into one of these three-nozzle wands. One of the best investments I have made.
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Late to the party, but where did you get that three headed wand?

 

[T-Max]

Late to the party, but where did you get that three headed wand?

Just Amazon. Love it!

https://www.amazon.com/Chapin-6-7781-3-Nozzle-Poly-Boom/dp/B006Y850A2/ref=asc_df_B006Y850A2?mcid=456d68edac7d31b9ab57f852ccb33a86&hvocijid=14833360480229774490-B006Y850A2-&hvexpln=73&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=721245378154&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14833360480229774490&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9024103&hvtargid=pla-2281435177418&psc=1

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[T-Max]

Weather was right and the ground was damp and soft so I decided to pull the trigger and spread my NWSG seed. Started with the switch. High is 87 today so it should have the temps it needs.

 

[T-Max]

I'm jealous of you guys who always remember to take pics of your work. I tend to rely on trail camera pics. Had a farmer call me a couple nights ago and offer up the corn he cleaned out of his planter. I was planning on doing all soybeans this year, but dad convinced me to get that corn in the ground. Planter worked perfect and I think it is just over 2 acres of 30" row corn. Other plot will be 3-1/2 acres of soybeans and milo. Hoping for a little rain and a good fall! Ground was plenty moist when I put this in no-till.

 

[Cool Hand Luke]

I'm jealous of you guys who always remember to take pics of your work. I tend to rely on trail camera pics. Had a farmer call me a couple nights ago and offer up the corn he cleaned out of his planter. I was planning on doing all soybeans this year, but dad convinced me to get that corn in the ground. Planter worked perfect and I think it is just over 2 acres of 30" row corn. Other plot will be 3-1/2 acres of soybeans and milo. Hoping for a little rain and a good fall! Ground was plenty moist when I put this in no-till.
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Nice work!

 

[T-Max]

I checked on Saturday and my rye cover crop was barely dough stage. I had a bit of time right before lunch today so I blasted home and did a throw and roll with buckwheat. My first time using my new crimper went well. I did notice some rye getting wrapped around the axle right at the bearing, but it didn't seem to bind up. It is laying flat for now.

 

[Brian662]

Looks great!

It's pretty remarkable how much further ahead you guys are than us. My rye at home isn't even a foot tall yet.

Any specs on that crimper? How does the side by side pull it?

 

[T-Max]

Looks great!

It's pretty remarkable how much further ahead you guys are than us. My rye at home isn't even a foot tall yet.

Any specs on that crimper? How does the side by side pull it?

It’s a custom built job, but very well built. I scooped it on an online auction a few months ago for about $350. The drum is 7’ wide and to the end of the fins I think 16” diameter. I’d guess 400 lbs? It has a fill plug, but I didn’t fill it. Dads 570 handled it no problem. I was in low gear and 4 wheel. Biggest problem was turning as the drum would hop a little. I liked it a lot. At the price I stole it for, I really can’t complain.


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[T-Max]

I’ll take that 3 day rain event!

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[SD51555]

Looks great!

It's pretty remarkable how much further ahead you guys are than us. My rye at home isn't even a foot tall yet.

Any specs on that crimper? How does the side by side pull it?

Man, I had a hard frost on my windshield Saturday morning.


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[T-Max]

You guys ever have a spot on your place that always seems just right? It’s sunny when it’s cold out and in the shade when it’s hot? Maybe the wind is always just right?

My dad came home from turkey hunting last Friday to discover that my stepmother hadn’t woken up yet. Long story short, she never did. He’s a tough old boy, but this one has knocked him down hard. I thought this picture was fitting as he and I talk and try to figure out what comes next. There is no fun to be had yet, but this spot is his favorite spot in the whole world. I imagine us meeting here a lot to navigate the road ahead.

Hug your loved ones boys, because you never know…

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[Mortenson]

I'm sorry for your dad's and your loss. I hope you guys are doing ok. Spend plenty of time with him in the days and weeks ahead.

 

[Howboutthemdawgs]

You guys ever have a spot on your place that always seems just right? It’s sunny when it’s cold out and in the shade when it’s hot? Maybe the wind is always just right?

My dad came home from turkey hunting last Friday to discover that my stepmother hadn’t woken up yet. Long story short, she never did. He’s a tough old boy, but this one has knocked him down hard. I thought this picture was fitting as he and I talk and try to figure out what comes next. There is no fun to be had yet, but this spot is his favorite spot in the whole world. I imagine us meeting here a lot to navigate the road ahead.

Hug your loved ones boys, because you never know…

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Man that pic is deep. You can feel the conversation. Sorry for yalls loss.

 

[Brian662]

Damn that's rough. My condolences to you and your family.

 

[Bill]

Sorry to hear that. That's hard.

 

[Turkey Creek]

Sorry to hear that. I have a spot like that, back home in Nebraska on the farm there. There used to be this huge old dead tree laying on top of a house size mound of dirt next to our creek. The log has long since rotted away. Not really sure how the mound/knob of dirt got there. Almost seems man made in away, as it seems so out of place, but at the same time I can't figure out why anyone would have made a mound there. Anyhow I sat there on that log many times growing up just pondering things. When I am on the creek at home I almost always find myself wandering out of the way to go stand on that knob of dirt. I feel like you and your Dad have a pretty sound relationship and that it is growing more the last few years as you "work" the land together. Probably feels alot more like your equals now as a opposed to the child/ parent relationship.

 

[T-Max]

Sorry to hear that. I have a spot like that, back home in Nebraska on the farm there. There used to be this huge old dead tree laying on top of a house size mound of dirt next to our creek. The log has long since rotted away. Not really sure how the mound/knob of dirt got there. Almost seems man made in away, as it seems so out of place, but at the same time I can't figure out why anyone would have made a mound there. Anyhow I sat there on that log many times growing up just pondering things. When I am on the creek at home I almost always find myself wandering out of the way to go stand on that knob of dirt. I feel like you and your Dad have a pretty sound relationship and that it is growing more the last few years as you "work" the land together. Probably feels alot more like your equals now as a opposed to the child/ parent relationship.

It’s funny you say that. As I read my boy his book tonight (he’s 3) I thought about my dad doing the same for me 38 years ago. I know he still looks at me that way from time to time. I’m sure it’s hard not to. I can’t imagine my boy and I going through what my dad and I are right now. Time is precious.


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