A farmer works in acres not hours.
I cut down the tall bush at the electrical meter and the Pyracanthas at the bell and at the west wall of the house. Used the little tractor and 3-point hitch flat-bed to haul it all to the burn pile. Looks much cleaner, the electrical drop is not at risk and the Pyracanthas will not […]
Continue ReadingFound the leak in the line to the south side field under the large, almost dead Tallow tree. Peggy called Ted and when he got there I had dug enough to locate the problem but not see it as it is inside the stump area. We decided to locate the line on the north side […]
Continue ReadingGood to be back after a long hot summer–and still far too dry. I have been away too long but had to fit it in to other’s schedule. Peggy and Ted had kept the grass mowed and it all looks good. Used the line trimmer with the blade around the house and yard. We brought […]
Continue ReadingPeggy reported today that Ted cut the grass at Dad’s and pushed down some of the dying tallow trees I sprayed. Go Ted! She said it has also rained over 3 inches in the past few weeks and everything is growing again.
Continue ReadingWorked on cleaning out the pole barn of many years of dropped implement parts and bent bolts and things that Dad did not need at some moment and did not get around to putting away–although he never had a good place to put things away.
Continue ReadingPeggy and Frank had picked up the water pump with houses and belt for the MF210 from Southern Tractor. After we unloaded the car I began working on the little tractor to install the pump. It was very hot as the setting sun was blasting into the shed. But that meant the light was good–just […]
Continue ReadingI am VERY pleased to report that spraying Dow’s Remedy ™ on some of the tallow trees on May 23rd is working as the tree line now has clear evidence of dying trees. This photo is from Peggy’s yard looking toward the equipment barn–behind the brown trees.
Continue ReadingThe day began with adding antifreeze to the little tractor (a Massey Ferguson 210) as it overheated yesterday. It again overheated this morning but not so bad that I could not get it into the barn. Once there I discovered that the water pump shaft was wobbly and the pump would very soon fail.
Continue ReadingThe initial attack on Chinese Tallow and wild yaupon trees began today with the application of Remedy Ultra herbicide by Dow. I mixed it with three parts diesel to one part Remedy in a plastic pump-up sprayer. The application on the larger trees (greater than 1-inch) was at a low pressure in cuts in the […]
Continue ReadingIt was Friday, May 13, when Kelley and Rocky Hughes joined us at the farm and wanted to help mow. Rocky had not used a tractor and the two of them enjoyed mowing with the “little” tractor and its bush hog plus using Peggy’s John Deere mower. We enjoyed the help and got even more […]
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