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Anyone turning a wheel yet?


I heard the upper/midwest is wet and still thawing out?


We are gonna try and pre-work some stubble tomorrow. Drag the toolbar w/harrow around the fields where we fed cows last winter. Kill little weeds and bust up the cow chits.


Saw a guy today out in the hills pulling an air drill, guys are spreading fertilizer.


Getting a little dry here already!

they grow stuff here year round.

Sam, I worked up 18 acres for oats today.

Roger, I know man, let me clarify..

Anyone north of oh....say....... Nebraska........grin

Richard, lookin' good, that is a start!

I don't see much dust....

We hauled a bull, and some cows to the Dunlap sale this morning. We saw several putting on NH3.

Bull market is up around here.

85-90 cents, over 90 for the good fatties.


We actually have two that my dad is gonna haul to town tomorrow afternoon while I sit in the tractor.


Speaking of bulls we had a friend buy us a couple down in Billings at the Midland bull test. One is from Wisconsin and one is from Minnesota.


Haven't seen 'em yet.

Sam, the cow market is not so good.

May I be so bold as to ask what the bulls cost?

A little tilling around here. Was down by Hershey this weekend, farmers have done burn down on most fields. Probably plant soon, their season is usually 2+ weeks before ours, just 100 miles west. Been pretty wet, as soon as it starts to dry, it rains.

I saw a lot of field work in western PA, yesterday. Sunday and Monday were the only dry days so far this year. Not rain every day, but not good drying weather for clay soil. It rained again today, so it will be a few more days.

I have 4 acres to plant hay. I didn't get it done in Fall.

The nieghbor cut his first cutting of hay in front of my place last night, sure seems damn early, but she’s been mid 70’s all week, supposed to hit 80 Thursday ....

probably no field work in these parts for a couple of weeks yet......

I took my land roller over to my driest looking hay field.

As I was pulling into the field the roller sort of tipped and blew a transport tire and busted the whole center out of the rim.


I was THIS close to getting started today.........

We went to Helena yesterday for an Immigration meeting.

Not a wheel turning all the way down there.


On the way back home this morning there was a guy out spreading fertilizer with a little cart.

Between Loma and Big Sandy.

The story of my life Jim.

finally planted a 1 1/2# corn in the garden. Its been a wet spring.

Now to battle my arch nemesis' of the garden. Coons and crows.

planted Peaches and Cream again this year. White/ yellow sweet corn. Delish.

Richard, they were both under $5k. Nothing crazy. I am really curious to get a look at them.
Hoping the big canner bulls bring $2k apiece.





Thank you all for the reports!

Interesting to hear how it is going in various parts of the country.



Jim, a guy is always wondering WTF is gonna break next!

lol



Just when you get some momentum going.....

The reported 4" deep soil temp here in the south of Iowa was 46 degrees Sunday. It's made 70 degrees the last 3 afternoons-and there are a few guys that can't stand to wait any longer. A few planters are running. Lots of gas being pulled and primary tillage.

We’re all done with land leveling and have started creasing. Early sweet corn is going in the ground very soon.

Finished the anhydrous on Saturday. Would have been planting today but my boy had his wisdom teeth pulled this morning and I've been nursing him back to the living.