a lunch time break

[jimg]

Just before lunch I dashed home and teddered the hay in my back field. Here are a couple pics. Anyone see the 3 hay 'thieves' in the first one? The 2nd is a just b/c pic...wished I was there right now...not necessarily on the tractor but the porch swing would be nice. This is perfect hay making weather...dry, warm, sunny w/ a light breeze. I love days like this!!!

 

[teg]

Nice place you got there... Here's me "working"... Planting a couple of our cotton tests.

 

[Oleozz]

Great pics guys, thanks for posting. I agree, it was a beautiful day.

 

[jimg]

Teg,
Is that your farm or a university project? Sure is flat there is that E of Raleigh?

 

[scott_vt]

Good Evenin Jim,
Very nice !!! Something therauputic sp? in that type of work, nice pics Thanks !

 

[teg]

I wish it was mine but it's a research station east of Rocky Mount, NC. (60 miles east of Raleigh) Upper coastal plains research station. We have about 5 acres to play... err, um, "work" in. These first three tests we're looking at what we call "at-planting" insecticides to control Thrips. Lots of tractor driving and turning around in small alley ways (alley 30 ft. vs. tractor and planter 23 ft long). Makes you actually *want* to go to work

 

[jimg]

Scott -- It can be therapeutic when the machinery is running well. That particular day was very pleasant.

Teg -- Thats really interesting. Is this w/ the university system, USDA or some one else? When I lived in NC I was familiar w/ several of the ag research stations around the Raleigh/Durham area. I was surprised how much land the university owns! So, how long ago were those pics taken?

 

[teg]

The photos were taken last Friday and I'll swing by this Friday to see if everything came up correctly. I'm with NCSU - Entomology Dept. and been running cotton research for 17 years... and I love planting time . New year, new research and this year... new TRACTOR. The tractor has been on the station but I usually get to used the older tractor (seen here, last year... with the one I drove this year in the back ground).
Cotton Planter1

That photo is from our gallery but the main site for us is:
2007 Cotton Insect Corner North Carolina

 

[jimg]

Had a good friend in entomology back in college. He was a hoot, always talking about his favorite pest...stinkbugs. Man, could he talk you blue!! Course I learned lots and lots about stinkbugs.

BTW last spring was at the NTB over in Cary and struck up a conversation w/ a retired prof from NCSU. He spent his entire career studying the cucumber!

Are you located on the ag campus near the fair grounds?

ETA: So who determines what machinery you get to use? Also does the university own the gear or is it leased?

 

[Bill Barrett]

Just before lunch I dashed home and teddered the hay in my back field. Here are a couple pics. Anyone see the 3 hay 'thieves' in the first one? The 2nd is a just b/c pic...wished I was there right now...not necessarily on the tractor but the porch swing would be nice. This is perfect hay making weather...dry, warm, sunny w/ a light breeze. I love days like this!!!

Nice field, what kind of hay you have?