The wheat is
planted and up, the hay is made. The
neighbors have proso millet windrowed ready for harvest and corn to pick, but
my farm work is basically done for the year.
I planted wheat
September 6-9. It rained nearly a half
an inch on the 9th, about three hours before I would have been
finished planting. I thought it might
crust over and I might have to replant, but the wheat came through.
September 15
September 17
September 24
Watching wheat
grow is a little more entertaining than watching paint dry. I finished planting on September 16. The drills are cleaned out and stowed. On to other chores that have been put off.
The tumbleweeds
that plagued the neighbor a year ago also made themselves unwelcome here. They are a definite fire hazard.
Ford tractor
and rotary mower to the rescue. Keep an eye on the exhaust. Don't let the flammable buggers get too close
The tractor, the 830, developed the annoying habit of using oil, pushing it out the exhaust during
the last few weeks. So, apart it comes.
The problem
doesn’t seem to be with cylinder, piston or rings. So the head is scheduled to go to the machinist
this week. I hope they will find a
problem and fix it.
A bindweed patch
sprang up in the summer fallow. I could
use tractor and machine to keep it under control before I planted wheat.
Speaking of
pests, the deer are up to their usual tricks.
The most effective
repellant is sprinkling used cooking grease, pan drippings, etc. in the
branches about head height.
Unfortunately, that takes a lot of time and is not 100% effective. It’s not a very flattering self-appraisal
that I find myself agreeing with Kurtz in Heart
of Darkness, “Exterminate all the
brutes,” he says. A novel idea.
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