Life on the Farm

[Pappy]

I will say 1 thing BJ, you stay busy. You know what they say about idle hands, you got no problem with that. 
 Pappy

[bjrogg]

Thanks Pappy. I think you and I are both good at keeping busy. I also like you have a good bunch to work with and that makes it easier. I’m feeling the years more as they pass. I still get a fair amount done, but I take more short breaks too.

It’s really starting to feel like fall around here. Temperature has been highs in low 70’s and lows low 60’s . I think the next couple days highs are only low 60’s but it’s supposed to warm back up in a week or so.

The pinto beans are really turning now. I’m guessing about 2 1/2 weeks and they will be ready.

Bjrogg

[bjrogg]

We’ve had some really nice rain since we planted the cover crops in our harvested wheat fields.

The cover crops are growing nicely.

Bjrogg

[bjrogg]

It’s just a little over a month till opening day bow season. I tried planting a mini food plot a couple times but the critters just ate it as soon as it emerged. I decided to try again when I planted my cover crops in our field. It seems to have worked so far. Now that the rest of the field has a nice tender cover crop growing on it they gave my mini food plot a break.

I’m sure it won’t be hard to get deer to come to my field once the neighbors harvest their crops. The tricky part is getting them to go where you want them to. I’m hoping my mini food plot might pull them in a little closer and give them a spot to stop and check out .

Don’t know if it’ll work but here’s my mini food plot. Might be hard to see but my ladder stand is in background

Bjrogg

[Pat B]

Everything is looking good for you, Brian. We have problems with the deer eating everything I plant. I sewed food plot seeds last week and had a few rainy days after. I noticed on this mornings walk there is good germination.
 What we used to do at our club in GA was go two weeks before the season to set up camp, put up stands and cut shooting lanes. Then we'd rough up the ground near the stands, broadcast soy beans and a type of pea(can't remember the name) and cover them. When we got back 2 weeks later the beans and peas were just starting to come up and the deer were just starting to eat them. For the next few days the deer came in every morning and evening and made for good shooting. I never liked hunting over bait but this was more agricultural so I guess I just overlook it. 

[bjrogg]

So far so good Pat.

Yup they really like the tender, freshly emerged leaves. So do the rabbits groundhogs and geese.


I don’t like hunting over bait either. For one thing I don’t like a bunch of spooky animals and eyes. I prefer a single animal and bait always seems to bring groups. I’m hoping this along with the cover crop in the field will maybe be like the desert bar  after the buffet. At least that’s the way I imagine it going in my head.

Bjrogg

[bjrogg]

Welding and fabrication is done on cart. We dry fit everything and then took it back apart to paint.

Bjrogg

[YosemiteBen]

Y'all are staying way too busy! Slow down, breathe! It is county Fair weekend here. Wife decided she wants to go and walk around a bit. It is just expensive and hot! At work, the AC broke down, hopefully fixed by Tuesday! Our garden is not doing WELL but it is doing something. Not many tomatoes nor much of anything for that matter, a few things here and there. Y'all stay well!

[bjrogg]

Sorry been a little busy lately. Thought I’d check in

Ben I still get a fair amount done, but I do take more little breaks and look around.

I took a little break at our beach and looked around.

I found another invader in my “milkweed garden “.

Bjrogg

[bjrogg]

We did get the cart fixed up really nice.

We started processing sugar beets. We just dig enough each day for the factories. We are scheduled when we can dig. It’s never very advanced notice as it depends on how the factories are doing and what the yield is.

We did dig 30 acres

Bjrogg

[bjrogg]

We did get pinto beans harvested. All except for a neighbors and one headland next to woods that wasn’t rip yet.

Weren’t as good of yield as I was hoping for but really good quality.

Bjrogg

[bjrogg]

I did have a few minutes one morning and I picked up a stave that DVS Hunter gifted me when I visited him. It was only 50” so it fit in my vehicle which was already packed.

It is a nice clean stave and I really think I can split off a nice belly stave

It goes perfect and I even have time to chase a ring and seal it.

Bjrogg

[bjrogg]

The rye, bean, radish cover crop is really growing nice. Could use a little rain again.

The turkeys seem to like it

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[bjrogg]

We cleaned combines and switched to black beans. Did about half of ours and some neighbors. Waiting for the rest to get ready.

Getting grain drill ready to plant wheat.

First half of black beans went really smooth. Yield is okay I’m hoping the second half yields better.

Bjrogg