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My Farmer, My Hero
OH MAN!! I had an “incident” happen to me this week that reminded me that there is no way I could ever farm this place on my own. Nope. NO. WAY. Here’s what happened. My job was to start the short wheel line by my house. It partly waters my yard so it benefits me, so I’m good with doing this job. What it entails is, moving the wheel line into place, hooking up the hose to the wheel line pipe, hooking up the other end of the hose to the outlet valve, and turning the water one. Easy peasy. I’ve done it many times. One important thing to remember…
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Snow Painting. My Farmers art project.
I’ve had quite a few people ask me what we were spreading out in our fields on top of the snow this last winter. (the snow is all gone, thankfully, and last winter is all just a blurred memory) What we were spreading on the fields, was reused limestone. We put it on the snow on top of the wheel-lines to melt the snow. This is why… When the snow is deep enough to cover the pipes on the wheel-lines, it can cause a lot of damage. As the snow settles, especially if it has crusted on top, the snow will pull the pipes down with it. When this happens,…
