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I've spent the last 2 days working at the farm preparing a site for a new plot in my crp, making a firebreak around my crp, mowing trails, mowing down my buckwheat so I can get that plot ready for fall, basil bark treating black locust trees, spraying crp for sericia lespadeza, setting feeders for the trail cam census. Been a busy 2 days.
I got a buddy whose been promising to come down & help so he could bowhunt with me this fall. Well he finally made an apperance. I explained to him this spring if he didn't put in the time before season, he wasn't putting in the time during season. I showed him the pics of the bucks I got a couple of weeks ago, kinda got him fired up. He spent about 6 hrs Saturday behind the walkbehind mower freshening up all the trails. Between 2-3 miles total. I rode the tractor. It was good for him to sweat.
Planted 1/2 acre of soybeans about 2 weeks ago. Pretty pleased with how they're coming. They're coming in spotty, but should still do ok for forage. Need some rain, but we're getting that this morning.
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Corn is starting to fill nicely. Kernals are small so far, but there's still time for them to fill. Luckily, I don't see any signs of ***** or deer doing damage yet.
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Sorghum is starting to head pretty good. I planted this stuff way to thick. Not expecting it to do much. It was so thick that we mowed 2 paths through it for the wildlife to travel. Or should I say, Tony mowed 2 paths through it. He said it was a pain in the :soapbox:
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New foodplot. This should be a good one. It's in my crp. It'll be the only food source in the vicinity. There 160 acres of crp straight N & 200+ acres crp N & E. For the past 2 years, there's been a deer trail into the corner of my property that looks like cattle have been running it. I put this plot right in that corner. It should get hammered. Got a tree already picked out overlooking the plot. I'll probably plant it with cereal grains & winter peas.
I was really pleased with the new tractor & impliments on this dude. I mowed this in late June. Thursday, I chisel plowed it N-S then E-W. Saturday, I disced it the same way. Really pleased with how well it worked up from sod.
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We've got a lot of thorny locust around the edges of our fields & crp. Woodust turned me onto a basil bark treatment using remedy & diesel fuel. Stuff is expensive, but it's doing a great job. I sprayed the trees around the crp about 3 weeks ago. You can see the one in the background turning yellow. It's about 6" at the base. The tree behind it is 20"+. It's starting to yellow in the very top
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Spent a big part of the morning yesterday spraying my crp for sericia lespadeza. Done a little discing after that on another small plot. Bout got in trouble with the heat. Didn't realize it till it was almost too late. Needless to say, a cold shower & a few hours in the air was in order.
I got a buddy whose been promising to come down & help so he could bowhunt with me this fall. Well he finally made an apperance. I explained to him this spring if he didn't put in the time before season, he wasn't putting in the time during season. I showed him the pics of the bucks I got a couple of weeks ago, kinda got him fired up. He spent about 6 hrs Saturday behind the walkbehind mower freshening up all the trails. Between 2-3 miles total. I rode the tractor. It was good for him to sweat.
Planted 1/2 acre of soybeans about 2 weeks ago. Pretty pleased with how they're coming. They're coming in spotty, but should still do ok for forage. Need some rain, but we're getting that this morning.
Corn is starting to fill nicely. Kernals are small so far, but there's still time for them to fill. Luckily, I don't see any signs of ***** or deer doing damage yet.
Sorghum is starting to head pretty good. I planted this stuff way to thick. Not expecting it to do much. It was so thick that we mowed 2 paths through it for the wildlife to travel. Or should I say, Tony mowed 2 paths through it. He said it was a pain in the :soapbox:
New foodplot. This should be a good one. It's in my crp. It'll be the only food source in the vicinity. There 160 acres of crp straight N & 200+ acres crp N & E. For the past 2 years, there's been a deer trail into the corner of my property that looks like cattle have been running it. I put this plot right in that corner. It should get hammered. Got a tree already picked out overlooking the plot. I'll probably plant it with cereal grains & winter peas.
I was really pleased with the new tractor & impliments on this dude. I mowed this in late June. Thursday, I chisel plowed it N-S then E-W. Saturday, I disced it the same way. Really pleased with how well it worked up from sod.
We've got a lot of thorny locust around the edges of our fields & crp. Woodust turned me onto a basil bark treatment using remedy & diesel fuel. Stuff is expensive, but it's doing a great job. I sprayed the trees around the crp about 3 weeks ago. You can see the one in the background turning yellow. It's about 6" at the base. The tree behind it is 20"+. It's starting to yellow in the very top
Spent a big part of the morning yesterday spraying my crp for sericia lespadeza. Done a little discing after that on another small plot. Bout got in trouble with the heat. Didn't realize it till it was almost too late. Needless to say, a cold shower & a few hours in the air was in order.
