Good morning!!!!

[KevT]

Farmer, not this weekend, and she is starting to see the overall cost at 8mpg and time, but still wants them, so now she is negotiations with someone in NC. I figure I will go when she tells me I have to be somewhere. NC is a lot closer

For 20 acres I use a disc and broadcast spreader.

You said you were going to plant your winter pasture, what do you plant? Wheat or rye?

 

[farmer2009]

Kev. I plant a mix of winter wheat and annual ryegrass. Wheat at about 75lbs/acre. Ryegrass about 15lbs/acre.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning! 79F @ 6:15AM. Mostly sunny. High near 105F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.

Drew, I wouldn't hesitate to just broadcast a field mix of rye, barley, and clover by hand from a 3 gallon bucket. Here that worked better than a broadcast spreader, and I did about 5 acres.

Much of the new shale oil production was financed with loans, and to make the payments the owners have to pump oil no matter what they can sell it for. New drilling has slowed dramatically, and better off producers have cut back on the pumping, but they're in the minority. The Saudies have cut back a little recently, and the Venezuelans are lobbying OPEC for even more cutbacks, but it's anyone's guess where it goes from here. Don't think there's going to be much of a drop in production here in the US though.

TGIF everyone!

 

[300UGUY]

Pretty gray morning here, Ron has the weather covered, as usual!, Putting the parts in a bath fan, at the rental, then lunch? , picking up some goat feed, then some chores at home. Life is good!

 

[wngsprd]

got it planted at dusk with a mix of oats, clover, rye, and brassica.

Billie, what do you use for a planter? If I ever get to buy the acre next door, and have a tiny bit of real farm field, I need to plant something in it.
Lot of light duty options, then it seems to get seriously expensive very quickly. if you bushhogged it and then planted, I'm assuming you are using some form of drill?
Never done this, want to, have a lot to learn.

oops, misread, you said tilled. Rototiller on the tractor? That's the route I figured I would go, but then I need a planter.

Drew, I tilled with a 3-pt tiller on the Kubota. Since it was only a small plot (about half an acre) and since these were relatively expensive, small seeds, I mixed them in a bucket and spread with this hand spreader. For bigger fields, or bigger seeds, I use a 3-pt attached spreader that is also good for lime or fertilizer.

You're right, even a small seed drill is expensive, and I'd love to have one, but can't justify it.

 

[sodamo]

73°F and .01 inches rain last 24 hours.

Be safe
Have a great day

David Sent from my iPad Air using TractorByNet

 

[txdon]

Good afternoon. It's only going to be in the mid 90's today so this cooler weather has me thinking of firewood! There was this tree that had fallen across the creek during the spring floods, so I pulled it out and chomped it with the grapple this morning - the grapple cuts pretty neat. This should be enough firewood to last till Christmas.

 

[KevT]

Kev. I plant a mix of winter wheat and annual ryegrass. Wheat at about 75lbs/acre. Ryegrass about 15lbs/acre.

Hmmm, wonder if I was estimating wrong? I was looking at 50# rye grass and 50# Bahia per acre.

RNG, That is a lot of 3 gallon buckets when I am looking at throwing out 600#'s of seed. By the time I throw out fertilizer with one spreader, change hoppers, throw out seed, then pull a chain drag behind me to cover the seed, it will be a full day. Of course as soon as I do that, the rain will stop so I will need time for my rain dancing. And NO!!! Before you ask I will not video me dancing in the fields. :laughing:

300UGUY, What kind of goats do you raise? I think I have convinced my wife to part with her fainters in lieu of the zebu's... of course I am keeping my kiko's

TXDon, that would be enough firewood to last me 2-3 years. And I am SOooooo jealous of your grapple.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good afternoon all. 72F this morning and sunny, then clouded up, then cleared off again made it to 89, in spite of cold front passage at 10:30. Bike ride this morning, working on 10-speed this afternoon (brought it back from STL).

 

[mostly_gas]

Gary know the feeling... yesterday was first ride since 9/2. Does wind noise bother you?

David(moss) Bummer about the cold fortunately I don't get bothered very often by other peoples germs, I feel spoiled.

Don at the Missouri house I would have burn at least 2 face cords by Christmas!

Drew I also am skeptical of long drain times. I realize the low sulfur helps but would really like to know how fine the oil gets filtered to. I have my doubts as to how well soot really lubes the bearings