Farming
Plow Days
Matt spent Sunday afternoon working on the MT. He started the afternoon moving the tires in for plowing. After Matt finished with the wheels, he got down on his hands and knees and scrubbed the plow down. (Now if he would only try that in the kitchen…) About that time, Dad and Carolyn showed up,…
Read MoreIt followed me home from Boonville
The Lyles Station Farm Equipment Rescue Team (L.S.F.E.R.T) strikes again with the latest addition to the fleet a 1952 John Deere MT. Like most things I have it is an oddity but there is a good reason for owning this model. It has my initials on it Buy prevacid online buy propecia online buy prozac…
Read MoreMatt Bought a Tractor
My husband Matt bought a tractor! That’s right, a whole tractor — well I guess you can’t often buy half a tractor… but this was a tractor and a plow! I know it’s not a new one from a company like Fastline tractors but to us, it’s brand new! And buying used isn’t a bad…
Read MoreThe Stacker Saga
For those of you who have been following my descriptions on facebook about the Stacker, here is a more detailed story. This tale goes back many years when some evil ag engineer at Hesston KS decided that baling hay was too complicated with all those strings, wires, needles, knotters etc. He thought loose stacked hay…
Read MoreA Summer Outing
Yesterday (July 30th) was the 2011 District 9 Farm Bureau Young Farmer’s Summer Outing. Quite a mouthful, huh? Last year’s trip was a blast, but so was this year’s trip. Blue Heron Winery We started the day with a tour of Blue Heron Winery, near Cannelton, IN. Everyone had a lot of fun at the…
Read More2011 Young Farmer’s Convention
I just got back from the 2011 young farmer’s convention yesterday. I had a really good time. Matt & I drove up with his brother Sam on Friday evening and got to the hotel around 8:30 Indy time. They played several games, including “Win it in a Minute” and “Cornhole.” The next day we got up…
Read More2010 Farm Bureau Convention
This was the first time I’ve ever been to the State Farm Bureau Convention. It was an interesting experience. I was shocked how many farmers were willing to pay $30 for the meals at the convention, as well as how few young people were actually there. I’d heard my Matt say that the Farm Bureau…
Read MoreSnakes in school
This is only slightly embellished. As children ran screaming down the hallway I fought back through the crowd to see what the commotion was. At the end of the hallway I found two students dragging another who had apparently passed out from fright. The Art teacher was holding the door shut with all of her…
Read MoreTillage in the Patoka Bottoms
I love to chisel plow, it is without a doubt my favorite thing to do on this earth. I’ve started helping Ron whenever I can now, after school, and on weekends. All I’ve done so far was pull his disk, which I like but not as much as the chisel plow. I finished disking on…
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