Seeding next week for this year.

[cat fever]

I was able to get the field seeded. Here's some shots of the work.

 

[Ortimber]

Beautiful place you have there. Thanks for sharing your pics.

 

[ovrszd]

Thanks for the pics Lynn. We should all hope our tractors are as classically effective as that Drill!!!!

 

[cat fever]

Thanks for the pics Lynn. We should all hope our tractors are as classically effective as that Drill!!!!

I sure hope so.

It WAS really dry as you can see from the dust. I seeded/fertilized last Wednesday.

Right now it's snowing hard and about 5" on the ground. Timing was good, I hope we get a change in the weather patterns. It's way to dry for this time of the year.

But, But, the best thing of all is Thursday the 22nd is my last day of work. Then I can join all you retired people.


I have also thought about adding the small seed box to the seeder. My bet is John Deere still makes them and it would be nice to have when I need to plant alfalfa.

 

[ovrszd]

I sure hope so.

It WAS really dry as you can see from the dust. I seeded/fertilized last Wednesday.

Right now it's snowing hard and about 5" on the ground. Timing was good, I hope we get a change in the weather patterns. It's way to dry for this time of the year.

But, But, the best thing of all is Thursday the 22nd is my last day of work. Then I can join all you retired people.


I have also thought about adding the small seed box to the seeder. My bet is John Deere still makes them and it would be nice to have when I need to plant alfalfa.

That's awesome!!!! Congrats Lynn!!!!! You will be very good at being retired!!!!

Some people suffer in retirement because their jobs were their lives and they have nothing to do. I have a friend that way.

You and I don't have that problem.

I always said "My job isn't my life, it's how I pay for my life".

Congrats again!!!!

Your seeding timing was perfect. I have some small projects to seed and am thinking I'll do it in about a week if we stay dry.

 

[cat fever]

Thanks Richard,

I don't think it's set in quite yet. I had a hard time sleeping last night knowing I had to work today. I've been on vacation all last week.

It will be so nice to do what I want and when I want, and grow a beard. I have to be clean shaved at work.

 

[ovrszd]

Thanks Richard,

I don't think it's set in quite yet. I had a hard time sleeping last night knowing I had to work today. I've been on vacation all last week.

It will be so nice to do what I want and when I want, and grow a beard. I have to be clean shaved at work.

The morning of my last day at work I shaved. I didn't shave again for four months. Not because I necessarily wanted a beard. I was simply not allowed to grow one for 40 years.

Now that I'm settled in I shave 2 or 3 times a week. I don't mind that at all.

 

[3Lfarms]

Cat, what did you end up seeding? Do you irrigate your field?
I seeded 9 acres with Great Basin Seeds dryland pasture mix back in November based on their recommendation. Nothing has come up yet, but it’s still pretty cold in Cedar City.

 

[cat fever]

Cat, what did you end up seeding? Do you irrigate your field?
I seeded 9 acres with Great Basin Seeds dryland pasture mix back in November based on their recommendation. Nothing has come up yet, but it痴 still pretty cold in Cedar City.

Normally I use the "Prosper Plus" from IFA but when I called, every store said they did not have the seed. So this year I got the 4-way from Steve Regan. It has some different %'s. I hope it is beardless like the Prosper plus.

I do not irrigate but usually get a good cut.

It's been very warm here. (Erda) Until yesterday, now we are back to what I would think is normal. Here is a couple pictures I took last night after work.

 

[ovrszd]

Hey Lynn,,,, two more days counting today......

 

[cat fever]

Hey Lynn,,,, two more days counting today......

That smile is all guys I work with are seeing today.

 

[ovrszd]

That smile is all guys I work with are seeing today.

It's a great feeling. Tomorrow at quitting time your life will go into another phase. Every day becomes an adventure. Takes awhile to realize someone isn't going to take this away from you. It's yours that you deserve.

 

[Texasmark]

My drill is the same as yours minus the bracket/boards on the back, same width, double disc. Texas Jim would know the model number. I like the galvanized hopper. A real good implement. Really like your barn and your crop. Nice place to stack your wood out of the weather.

 

[cat fever]

My drill is the same as yours minus the bracket/boards on the back, same width, double disc. Texas Jim would know the model number. I like the galvanized hopper. A real good implement. Really like your barn and your crop. Nice place to stack your wood out of the weather.

I was lucky when I bought the drill, got it from the original owner with the owners manual. It was well taken care of. Every zerk took grease without need of cleaning. The original hitch would not hook to my draw bar so I built a new one. Other than that is has worked flawlessly.

From the get go on building the barn I was going to store the fire wood in there. I've done the --- out on the back porch thing knocking snow off to bring it in the house.....no thanks.

 

[ovrszd]

I only burn wood in my shop. But it's stored under a lean to attached to the shop. I can't do the pile wood outside thing either. Since retiring I've not burned any wood seasoned less than two years.

 

[cat fever]

Because I don't burn everything I get, I have wood that is at least 15 years old if not more.

I will be moving later this year and I'm still deciding if I want to move all the wood or sell it. It was lots of work getting it, but, it will be lots of working moving it too. That also goes for the hay in the barn and what I cut this year.

I'm going to buy a 30' PJ trailer (gooseneck) in a month or two to help with all the moving. Speaking of the trailer; anyone familiar with the "black wood" deck? I was thinking of getting that option.

 

[Dadnatron]

This would be me, if I tried to plant if I even thought about getting into the field right now.

 

[cat fever]

This would be me, if I tried to plant if I even thought about getting into the field right now.

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And that would be no fun at all when it drys. Nice looking pasture though.:thumbsup:

 

[ovrszd]

This would be me, if I tried to plant if I even thought about getting into the field right now.

Bummer. You've obviously been wet since last Fall. It's been at least 5 years since we've had a wet Fall.

 

[Dadnatron]

Everything I have is in pasture or put into grass/alfalfa last fall. I've been looking at wet fields Since early November. I spoke with a local farmer, and he said don't even think about getting into the fields until 'Derby Weekend'... 1st of May.

I had to take my Architect to the proposed home site, and drove on the pasture early in the morning, and it looked OK. By the time he arrived, the top 2" had thawed and I made ruts. 2 long shallow ruts in an otherwise pristinely (other than moles) smooth pasture. They are along the edge and I will smooth them out as much as possible when I can get in, but MAN, it ticks me off to see them after all I did to smooth that field last fall.

I'm hoping my Orchard/KBG will make a BIG stand this spring. I didn't get to see much of anything last fall, but it got pretty cold quickly after I planted. I hope I didn't lose it and it is all just sitting there in this wet Maury Silt Loam (MIA)! Otherwise, I'll be replanting in May... which might be too late.

(BTW, the pic isn't mine... but would be if I tried to do anything.)