The weather was somewhat better today, partly cloudy and around 50.
We moved baleage from the next lane. We don't own the land between us and our next fields. So that means we have to go out and down the main road . When the weather is decent, we bring over wrapped bales. There are only about fifteen left there now. We are feeding two bales a day plus some square bales to the bulls. We will probably be feeding until early May unless global warming really kicks in. It looks like we will have enough.
Our neighbor really enjoys Peter the Brown Swiss pet steer. She stops every day to pet him and give him a treat. She has horses and keeps kidding about putting a saddle on him. I see that he now is sporting a red halter. Maybe the first step in getting him saddled up. We have heard of people saddling a cow but never seen one. I'm trying to figure out how to include a picture. When I do, Peter will be one of the first to appear.
The calves and cows are quieting down a bit. They were quite loud all day as they become used to being weaned.
Late in the afternoon, a friend stopped by to look at an Allis-Chalmers Model C that we restored last year. The picture shows Jim getting ready to hook it up to tow to our shop. it's a little hard to see details but the tractor was really ready for a makeover.
We moved baleage from the next lane. We don't own the land between us and our next fields. So that means we have to go out and down the main road . When the weather is decent, we bring over wrapped bales. There are only about fifteen left there now. We are feeding two bales a day plus some square bales to the bulls. We will probably be feeding until early May unless global warming really kicks in. It looks like we will have enough.
Our neighbor really enjoys Peter the Brown Swiss pet steer. She stops every day to pet him and give him a treat. She has horses and keeps kidding about putting a saddle on him. I see that he now is sporting a red halter. Maybe the first step in getting him saddled up. We have heard of people saddling a cow but never seen one. I'm trying to figure out how to include a picture. When I do, Peter will be one of the first to appear.
The calves and cows are quieting down a bit. They were quite loud all day as they become used to being weaned.
Late in the afternoon, a friend stopped by to look at an Allis-Chalmers Model C that we restored last year. The picture shows Jim getting ready to hook it up to tow to our shop. it's a little hard to see details but the tractor was really ready for a makeover.
It's an excellent tractor now but a little small to play much of a part in modern agriculture. It has a sickle bar mower and we used it a little to mow under the fences. It's kind of fun to operate.
You have to know that this tractor bridged the gap between horses and today. It must have been quite a thrill for a farmer to take off plowing with it after walking behind a horse or mule. Lots of older farmers have told me that this model was the first tractor they ever drove as a child. Imagine that they used to let youngsters drive a tractor. Hard to imagine in the context of today's society where there is always some government agency looking after your welfare.,
You have to know that this tractor bridged the gap between horses and today. It must have been quite a thrill for a farmer to take off plowing with it after walking behind a horse or mule. Lots of older farmers have told me that this model was the first tractor they ever drove as a child. Imagine that they used to let youngsters drive a tractor. Hard to imagine in the context of today's society where there is always some government agency looking after your welfare.,
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