Life on the Farm

[bjrogg]

I did manage to get my HHB and my Osage bow pretty well finished up.

Kinda lost track but I think 7 coats of Tung Oil. Then a leather handle wrap

Bjrogg

[Pappy]

Looks great BJ. 
 Pappy

[chamookman]

Nice ! Great lookin' Bows Bob. - 

[bjrogg]

I been a pretty busy week. Half my son’s family is at the State FFA convention and the other half is at our place.

I’ve been taking care of his cattle and keeping an eye on things.

Some of you might remember what the feed pile looked like when we finished filling the bunker.

It was out past the protein building. It’s back aways now. Hope there’s enough left till it’s time to fill again.

Bjrogg

[bjrogg]

The mixer feed cart has a scale on it.
First I put 2,500 lbs of silage in. Silage is the whole corn plant chopped up into small pieces. It provides some roughage and nutrition.

Bjrogg

[bjrogg]

Then I put in the protein and minerals. This is a mix of soybean meal and mineral supplements. The other ingredients have some of the cattle’s requirements but they need these to supplement it.

I take the scale up to 3,040 lbs. adding 540 lbs of protein supplement.

Bjrogg

[bjrogg]

Then I add the high moisture shelled corn. This is the grain of the corn. It’s seeds if you will. They are a good source of protein and energy for the cattle.

Bjrogg

[bjrogg]

I put the shelled corn in until the scales goes up to 6,220 lbs. that’s enough for this batch.

Bjrogg

[bjrogg]

Then I unload the mixer cart into the feed bunk for the steers. They are usually happy to see me anytime, but especially when I bring them feed.

Bjrogg

[WhistlingBadger]

Nice looking bows, Brian!  Is that one on the left a bull snake (or whatever you call em out there)?  I have a couple of nice ones that will each cover a whole bow.  Nice not having to look for matches!   

[bjrogg]

Nice looking bows, Brian!  Is that one on the left a bull snake (or whatever you call em out there)?  I have a couple of nice ones that will each cover a whole bow.  Nice not having to look for matches!   

Thanks WB

It’s what we call garner snake. They are harmless to humans and are beneficial predators.

I don’t kill them but if I find a fresh roadkill I pick them up

Bjrogg

PS I found this one in my house one morning. My wife wasn’t as careful with the one she found. Strange thing I’ve been living in this house for over thirty years now. I ve had five garners and five bats. All at different times. Unfortunately for the one my wife found it didn’t survive the garden hoe. It’s on a bend through the handle HHB

[bjrogg]

Weather has been warm or cold here. Yesterday was a beautiful day and I had my planter ready to try out the new vacuum fans we installed.

Everything seemed to work perfectly

My nephew has a food plot and I planted 18 rows in it. Kinda early but it’s going to be interesting to see if they grow

Bjrogg

[bjrogg]

Days are definitely getting longer and sun is getting stronger.
Bjrogg

[Pappy]

Beautiful snake bj, looks like the one I found in the wood pile at ElmHall. Yep days are getting longer again and weather is settling into Spring here also. 
 Pappy

[bjrogg]

I agree pappy. They really are pretty snakes. My wife doesn’t think so though, can’t see why.

Spring is almost a nasty word around here. We really try to get the most out of the nice days because we know we are still going to be getting a bunch of nasty ones. Usually a lot of cold dreary days with an icy cold wind off the lake.

I’m really feeling it today. Damp, chilly and windy. My body feels so stiff it’s hard to move

Bjrogg