Category Archives: Farming

Odds and ends today

Posted on September 6, 2012 by farm2011

I still don’t have the basement cleaned, but I did make a good start today. Since I had the fire barrel going, I decided that it was a good day to just look around in the basement and get rid … Continue reading →

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Working in the garden today

Posted on September 5, 2012 by farm2011

With the rain that came early this morning, I thought after I got the cows and chickens fed that I’d pull a couple weeds and dead plants out of the garden. I knew that it was a job that needed … Continue reading →

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Checking the crops

Posted on September 4, 2012 by farm2011

I had put some hamburgers on the grill for supper when Daryl started to work on the one shed door. If you remember this was the one that had flipped up on the shed roof this spring when we got … Continue reading →

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Mowing lawn and the garden

Posted on August 30, 2012 by farm2011

I started to mow the lawn two days ago, and today I wanted to finish it up. For some reason I didn’t really start until it was really, really hot outside and I think that was a mistake. It wasn’t … Continue reading →

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WOW!

Posted on August 29, 2012 by farm2011

I think that’s how I would describe the day that I had on Wednesday – WOW!  My brothers asked if Daryl and I would like to go with them to the Farm Progress Show that was being held in Iowa … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Kyle!

Posted on August 28, 2012 by farm2011

Today is Kyle’s birthday and we had a chance to talk to him a couple of times today. He started his new job yesterday and today was the first day of classes in New York, and it sounds like both … Continue reading →

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Guttenburg, Iowa, Cassville Ferry, and Singing in the Park

Posted on August 26, 2012 by farm2011

It was such a nice day out on Sunday, that we decided to go for a drive. Our first stop was for dinner at a restaurant on the Mississippi riverfront. We stopped in Guttenburg and ate in a really an … Continue reading →

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It was my first

Posted on August 23, 2012 by farm2011

I did something yesterday that I’ve never done before. I went with Daryl to the Farmer’s Co-op appreciation meal that showcased how well the corn and beans did this summer. The official description was, ‘The latest genetics and information for … Continue reading →

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New Combine Corn Head

Posted on August 18, 2012 by farm2011

Last week Daryl was still checking out who had combine heads that would for us. Since I didn’t get that one at the auction, he had to keep looking until he found one. There was a dealer that was about … Continue reading →

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Working in the garden

Posted on August 16, 2012 by farm2011

I decided today that I needed to check out just how the garden is doing. I’ve only just given it the attention that was absolutely necessary these past few weeks, and today I wanted to get a closer look at … Continue reading →

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