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These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
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These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
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Campfire Kahuna
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Good times!
Lookin' at those grain carts, the yield was pretty decent?
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From about 175, to 195 bushels an acre Barry. I'd like to have done a video, or two, but the risk of spilling corn on the ground was not worth it.
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Gotcha! Corn didn't do quite that well this year down here. Not enough rain when needed, and too much when it wasn't.
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What is good corn in Texas Barry? I understand in west Texas milo is a popular crop. We used to raise some of that for silage.
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They alternate corn and milo a lot down here. Rotating gives the field time to recover. I talked to a friend that got just over 160b on corn. Milo does about the same yield here. Plus, you get great dove hunting!
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From about 175, to 195 bushels an acre Barry. Not too bad, per acre. Looks like flat country there, envious.
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Oak, that might be one of the levelest parts of the farm, mostly hills, terraces, and contour. My father used to say, "Anyone can farm straight rows," I know it takes whatever brains I've got.
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Good color on the equipment in the foreground.
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The guy who farms my irrigated ground on the KS/NE border averaged around 260 bushels per acre.
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Corn yielded really good here this year, with a lot of 200 bu. an acre. My neighbor rents my crop ground, and his corn was really looking good until what was left of hurricane Harvey blew through here. A lot of my corn went down, especially the Mycogen brand corn. The combine couldn't get it all, and there was a lot left in the field. I suspect that as much as 20% was lost here. If the farmer had a variety that held up to the storms, they did good this year.
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I think that the corn that was planted on my farm was Pioneer 1828.
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I think that the corn that was planted on my farm was Pioneer 1828. When I was farming myself, back in the 1970's, 80's, 90's, Pioneer was my corn of choice. It was a very popular brand around here. I imagine that more Pioneer 3369-A seed corn was sold here, than all others combined. There are so many choices available anymore, that I don't see how the farmers can decide what to grow and what not to. I do know that the Mycogen varieties that fell down this year, have fell out of favor.
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What corn? I dont see no stinking corn!
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Corn, on the hoof, the last rows.
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Looks like a lot of cutting.
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Looks like a lot of cutting. If you haven't lived though a small grain harvest, you can't begin to imagine how much time, money, and work goes into harvesting a crop.
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I think that the corn that was planted on my farm was Pioneer 1828. When I was farming myself, back in the 1970's, 80's, 90's, Pioneer was my corn of choice. It was a very popular brand around here. I imagine that more Pioneer 3369-A seed corn was sold here, than all others combined. There are so many choices available anymore, that I don't see how the farmers can decide what to grow and what not to. I do know that the Mycogen varieties that fell down this year, have fell out of favor. I choose local hybrid corn producers, Kussmaul and Dairyland. Their seed fields are within 10 miles of me. Soil types and climate mirrors my ground.
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