A farmer works in acres not hours.
Odd jobs inside including repair of the PVC line from the pump into the utility room as the very cold winter froze and shatter that pipe. The freeze also broke a PEZ brass fitting just inside the wall. Then found that when the cover sheet rock was screwed into place after the last repair one of […]
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Since the last winter storm the temperature has dropped into the 20’s and there was even a snow day on January 28. Then on the morning of January 30 it got down to 17 degrees.
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January 7, 2014 By late afternoon on the 7th the temperature rose to a high of 34 degrees. January 8, 2014Afterwards Ted said: ” All ok, [pump not damaged] we let couple lines drip and disconnected automatic waters, No issues, sure was some cold nights. I ran springlers on my fruit trees, iced them […]
Continue ReadingEnjoyed the Christmas season along with the rain, cold weather and warm fires in the fire place. Got a lot of small things done inside and one BIG thing – raising the barn at the rotten pole and the one Daddy backed into. The Driskell’s had cleared out the tallow trees behind the ditch over […]
Continue ReadingPeggy reported that: “The Driskells have cleared some land behind the fence on our property (yours and mine). they had a large back hoe out there last week and dug up the pond area in the back. It looks good but there is no water. The land around the old water trough is cleared. All […]
Continue ReadingTook off Wednesday the 13th through Friday. Cold Wednesday and Thursday with fire in fire place. Then turning warm, drizzle/rain on Friday, Saturday and Sunday morning. Had a few seedlings and very few stewart pecans. replaced spigot to fields at pump that had just started spraying. Over tightened the new spigot and cracked the T. […]
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Peggy reported that the Driscoll’s planted the winter grass and she agreed they can dig out a place in the low area for a water tank to provide water for the cows.
Continue ReadingPeanuts were in the large field co-owned by Peggy and us.
Continue ReadingAdvice From An Old Farmer: Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong. Keep skunks and bankers at a distance. Life is simpler when you plow around the stump. A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor. Words that soak into your ears are whispered… not yelled. Meanness don’t jes’ happen […]
Continue ReadingThe mornings were in the low 70’s but by noon it was hot and became hotter. Ironically the fig tree nearest the barn yard entry had a few green figs and the blueberry bushes there also had a few blueberries. Small squirrels were having fun eating the pecans and racing from tree to tree. […]
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