Spreading, Planting, and Baling

Thursday night Paul and Ben got a start on manure spreading.

Hannah and Molly got gates.

Early Friday morning we had a good storm move through.

Beautiful, dark blue skies followed.

After manure spreading was finished on Saturday 

it was time to plant the cover crop and drag the field.

The last chore of the day was to rake and bale the pasture.

The new rake performed perfectly!

They got 3 bales off of it.

Time to go in for supper.

We aren't usually done chopping 

 

in time to cover the pile in daylight.

Usually it is loooong past dark

and we are trying to beat the rain.

We have been greatly blessed with both the corn and hay yield this year.

It always feels SO good to get to this stage

and then to have it done.

The wagons were returned to their rightful owner

and we all got an hour to rest 

before heading to bed 

and starting a new week.

The silage is done a full three weeks earlier than last year

and it feels great!

The Silage is Done!

We started in again Sunday morning

just as soon as the fog burned off.

Our wagon popped a tire and ruined the rim.

So two of Larry's wagons were used.

Hooking up the empty wagon and hauling the full one back.

It was a HOT and HUMID day.

This was the only break of the day.

And it didn't last long!

The field is empty!

The girls hooked up the wagons to the trucks

to go back to Larry's.

I LOVE dirt roads on farms!

They are a thing of beauty.

 

The corn was all chopped and packed by about 8:00 pm.

Silage Time

 Saturday afternoon the boys decided

to chop the headlands.

They tested the moisture and decided to keep on going.

I think they did 5 loads Saturday night.

I love the colors in sunset pictures.

It's one of my favorite times of year.

Morning Chores

Much to Molly and Jack's delight

 

Elsie was home to help with chores Friday morning.

The job of cutting corn is almost done.

I couldn't resist taking this

just because I LOVE the pictures God paints for us.

Looking back at home.

Jack and I followed Elsie and Molly

back home with a load.

The poor pigs were concerned 

that they weren't going to get any.

Happy Piggies!

New Uniforms

The NYAFD got new dress uniforms.

The went to the VFW the other night 

to thank them for their donation.

Lookin' good, Luke.

Hauling Cattle

 As soon as Ben got home from work

all 6 chilluns went out and loaded up 9 head of cattle.

Off to market they went.

Fires and Tractors

Mom and Dad came out Tuesday evening for a weenie roast.

It was a great way to spend a relaxing evening

before the big move!

A neighbor's tractor is in need of help again.

Paul and the boys spent several hours on it to get it apart.It took some heavy muscle!

They were eventually able to get the parts off that needed to come off.Now to wait for new parts.

Ok, I'm sorry about how this post looks.

Blogger has updated everything 

and I'm thinking they messed with a good thing and didn't need to!

I can't seem to single space.

It won't let me un-underline up above.

It kept turning the font blue.

They changed how to size the pictures.

Basically, they just made it very time consuming and difficult!

Be patient with me.

I'll get it figured out eventually!

Favorite Days

Beyond a doubt

baling days are my favorite days 

of the year.

Paul raked when he got home from work.

Ben started baling when he got home

and Paul jumped in with him to ride for a bit.

It doesn't always go as planned.

Sometimes people photo bomb you!

Hannah drove for Paul to load.

When Luke got home the baling was almost done

so he just gave Tess a ride!