It Happened Yeasterday

That's right we finally started cuttin' soybeans yesterday. For better or worse we have been plantin' wheat all week and finally finished up with that yesterday as well as startin' beans.

(These last two pics are actually from my Dad's bean field in NE Missouri. Hey dad your beans are ready...ok you might already know that since your combine was in the field, but if you didn't know you do.)

Al right I'll talk more about beans later, but I got to be getting out to the field now, cause it's suppose to rain and we want to get as many beans out of the field before it does.

Hope all ya'll have a wonderful weekend.

Laters,

JP

What to Say?!?!

I have no idea what to say about this picture but it cracked me up and I wanted to share it with ya'll.

Got to head back to the field so I will catch up with ya'll later.

Janet

Boys and Their Toys

Friday I left to go to Missouri for a baby shower for one of my dearest friends and of course that was the same day that our new tractor was coming.

Since I got my new camera I haven't had time to sell my old one and I am glad about that because I was able to send it with Caleb and tell him "take lots of pictures of the tractor when it gets here, and if you don't them don't bother coming home!"

Ok I made up that last part but it sure makes the story a whole lot more interesting!

 

He did me proud and got some great pics and here's one with all the guys with their new toy. You'd think they would be a little happier....I know when I get any thing new I'm grinning from ear to ear.

I got to head out to the field now. I just wanted to share with ya'll the excitement that happened here on the farm while I was gone!

Laters,

JP



It Makes Me Giggle

I know many of you have seen this Old Spice commercial, it just cracked me up!





Then the other night while watching the news they showed a clip from this "spoof" on that commercial and it was done by....





Grover from Sesame Street. I just love it!! I hope it makes you giggle like it did me!

I am working on a cattle post from earlier this week, but I first got to get the rest of the decorations done for my friend's baby shower this weekend a well as do up some more apples and do some laundry as well.

With all that I better get to work and catch up with ya'll later

JP

You Can Get Your Own

All of you have been so encouraging and so complimentary when it comes to my photography so I have decided to start offering some of it up for sale.

I have a lot of my favorite pictures for sale. I haven't had a chance to get the pictures from this summer or from corn harvest this year, but I hope to have them up soon.

You can check them out and take a piece of this Kansas Farm to Your Home.

Also stay tuned for a give away. I am workin' on what I am wanting to give away and as soon as I'm finished with it I will be sending it on to one of you.

Lots of Love,

Janet

Corn Harvest School - Answers to some Questions and Harvest After Dark

So previously I went through all the ends and outs of corn harvest here in Southeast Kansas (if you missed them you can check out Part 1 and Part 2) and I got some questions in the comments so I thought I would answer them for ya'll.

Gail Asked: Do you re-harvest the shocks and cobs for feed use?

Answer: Well we don't remove any of the leftover "trash" from the fields, but...

the fields that are close to our cattle pastures do get some use. We will either check the surrounding fences and shut some gates or put an electric fence up around the field and let them out.

The Cows love this, and will spend all their time out in the fields until the get all the leftover cobs and the volunteer corn that their bellies can handle.

m&em asked: What happens to the corn now?

LeAnna asked: Where does your corn usually end up? Is it a feed corn for animals, or end up in corn syrup, or what?

Answer: since these two were very similar I thought I would answer them together. Our corn will usually end up in the bellies of livestock, epically cattle, chickens and turkeys and possibly hogs.

Some of the corn we keep in the bins on our farm we will grind and feed to our cattle as well.

This picture really didn't have anything to do with the questions or with the night harvest pictures, but I just thought I would show ya'll how dirty and dusty it can be sometimes when I'm on top of my truck.

  

It's Coming

We've been done with corn harvest for a good month now and we are waiting for the beans to finish up so we can combine them.

The soybeans are ready to harvest yet, but they sure are getting close.

The leaves are changing and soon will be falling off.

There is something about bean harvest and cooler temps that makes Fall even better.

Before you know it we will be going hard in bean harvest and I will hopefully have some wonderful pictures to share with ya'll.

With Love,

Janet