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73 this morning and headed to 81 today. Just over an inch of rain overnight and more to come today. Finish getting ready for chickens this morning and turn on heaters this afternoon. Hopefully AT&T show up today and fix their phone line. Just a constant busy signal. Just got home from dropping...

73 this morning and headed to 79 today. Rain later I hope. I'll be packing feed today. Then chicken coops will be ready for chickens. Wife and littlest ones doctors appointments went good yesterday and oldest had a good 2 hours at preschool. Wngsprd. Most of the time with glyphosate "if it...

74 this morning and headed to 87 today. .6 inches of rain last night. Lots of rain about 100 miles north but the front has stalled about 50 miles north of me. They're welcome to it. Today is the oldest boys Preschool transition day. Then he starts Wednesday. But wife and baby both have doctors...

73 this morning and headed to 86 today. Currently 83 HI of 90. Forecasts for Wednesday is a high of 79. We'll see. Need to bug spray and disinfect the chicken coops. But first go visit the in laws.

Buckeye. The ice cream sounds good. Mom has a Frosty recipe. Taste just like a Wendy's frosty. May have to get it. RS. Your mention of discount batteries reminded me of the checkout line at Rural King once. The manager came by and told the cashier to push the batteries. A pack of 20 AA for...

77 this morning and headed to 86 today. Currently 82. Line of thunderstorms on its way. Still a few hours out. Have 2 barns ready to disinfect and bug spray. Hopefully get the other 2 to that point this morning and get that done before the storms. Birds arrive Friday. Buppies. I'd be putting...

Yes. Lost all my second planting of 2 hybrids of bush beans to deer. May have to fill the freezer again about November 12th. Being we are now back to a zone 2 county. 4 total allowed only 1 with antlers per hunter.

76 this morning and headed to 90 today. Take the oldest boy to daycare and then take the dog back by the vet. They want blood work to check his thyroid, so he had to fast for 12 hours. It hasn't been a pleasant night. Then go pickup the litter blade and level litter today. Need to check on...

That's a good one. Only my oldest hasn't had anything to do with him. He will get within 3 feet of him now. I'm 4 years older than my sister. When mom called to say I had a sister my only word was Why. Dad had convinced me I'd have a brother.

75 this morning and headed to 89 today. Although I really don't believe that, its already 86. :). Have a fairly easy but busy day. First is family and baby pictures. Then dog to vet. Then preschool orientation for the oldest. Did manage to get the mowing finished yesterday and a tile along the...

76 this morning and headed to 88 today. A few showers around. I need a clone. Haven't been able to work since baby came home. But I did get the bathroom sink going yesterday. Have lots of work stacking up. But I'm stuck running errands. It'll be nice when the wife can drive again. Don thanks...

Can you give a few more details. That's what my accurite is doing. I was thinking about going to a Davis.

71 this morning and made it to 90 so far. Looks like it might be raining around the house. I'm at the doctor with wife. They put a device on her c-section that is supposed to reduce the risk of infection. And today is the day it comes off. Don't want a repeat of last time.

68 this morning and headed to 89 today. Have to take oldest to therapy today as wife can't drive. Then back to mow and work on bathroom. New litter is being delivered currently and that will be spread this week. Wng yep he's still sleeping and staying awake during the day for a couple of...

72 this morning and headed to 86 today. Currently 83. Very humid. Do some more work on the bathroom when the wife and baby aren't asleep in the bedroom connecting to it. S'mores never was a fan. Could eat 1 or 2 but then I was done. Too sweat.

73 this morning and headed to 88 today. Currently 85. Around an inch of rain yesterday. I've got to put some creosote on the chicken coop floors today and then work on the remodeling jobs. Eric. We're up and down all night. Our newest is an eater. Every 2-3 hours. But I'm of minimal use in...

MFW glad to hear that most is well with you. Sorry to hear about the girls and ex. Some people just can't let go. Buckeye sounds enjoyable.

74 this morning and headed to 90 today. Had the farm store come spread salt yesterday in the chicken coops. 5000 lbs worth. Sure beats me opening 100 bags and dumping them in a 3pt spreader, they have a truck pulled buggy and bulk load. Now just have to get the Creosote sprayed today or...

I installed about 1200sqtf. a few years ago and the hardest part was crawling in the floor for 2 days. It's hard on knees. I was going to do this and ran out of time to get it done by the wife's timeline. So hired it out. $1/sqft. Decided I couldn't lay it at that price so I didn't try to...

73 this morning and headed to 88 today. Chance of thunderstorms is dropping. Still at hospital although I did go home yesterday. Got there just as the floor was being finished. He layed 400sqft in under 6 hours. Coming home today doesn't look good. Wife's having a lot of pain especially when...

73 this morning and headed to 89 today. Currently 86. May see some rain later. Well I'm at the hospital with my wife. But have a guy laying laminate floor at the house. Will be going home later to check on things. Sorry no Randy. We named him Finley.

Happy birthday TP. I've got a son that now shares it with you. A healthy 7lb. 5oz. baby boy made it at 8:21am. He's 19 1/2 inches. Mother and baby are doing fine. My wife's co teacher had a grandson born today down in GA also. Thought that was neat.

73 this morning and headed to 89 today. Well litter hauling was a flop. Two semis loaded two hung. Farmer that bought it was able to pull them out but trucking company is switching over to tri-axles. Off to the hospital. They'll be another boy around the house before too long. Good day all.

74 this morning and headed to 84 today. Looks like rain on the way. Well if the rain holds off its litter hauling day. It'll get fun for those semis if it rains. Where they are going it's a half mile dirt road. They can haul it all today if they can get most of the day. Radar doesn't look...

76 this morning and headed to 86 today. Rain in forecast all week. Just wish it would stop. A 30 day break would be fine. 12.94 inches for the month. The chicken coops are all clean now. The guys that shove the litter out the doors are here working on getting everything pushed up. Now just...

RS. I've got a Rigid saw about the same size. It's a 2hp motor. But like what was stated. It's a little weak on thick hardwoods. Doesn't care about softwoods. The best thing for a motor a little short on power is a sharp blade (I use Diablo blades) and to slow down. But they'll do a lot of cutting.

Oh. I understand now. I read it as that was all you could get out of a 3 foot cheater. Not what you needed. Yesterday was a long day. :).

69 this morning and headed to 84 today. 50% chance of rain today. Another half inch yesterday afternoon and we are a bog. Mosquitos are terrible. It could stop raining till September and all would be fine. Back to wash the last 1 3/4 barns today. Going to start pushing litter tomorrow. Just...

Seems light. RNG. I'd say you will be looking for something like this. 3/4 In. Drive Professsional Micrometer Torque Wrench, 8-4 Ft/Lbs. | Mobile Distributor Supply

71 this morning and headed to 82 today. More rain in the forecast. Another half inch over night. 12.35 for the month. Some areas have gotten more. I'm off to wash chicken coops today. Got started yesterday trying to prepare for a total clean out. Hopefully they can haul litter while we are at...

Thanks. Nice um....tools you have for that job. Can you give some technical details on it? Mom asked once when I was going to put one up. I laughed. I asked her if she was going to climb it when it broke. Besides I don't believe it's windy enough here.

Buckeye. Send congrats to your sons and take some for yourself. It took you all for them to make Eagle Scout.

72 this morning and headed to 81 today. 3.5 inches of rain in last 24 hours. Puts us just shy of 12 inches for the month. Free water, you bring truck and self load. :). Last half of birds leave tonight. Meet with another local insurance man about property insurance. This will be my second...

77 this morning and headed to 88 today. Looks like a washout. It's already thundering. Don come get your rain. 8.4 inches this month to date. Wife has a doctors appointment. Then back to get 2 barns of chickens ready to leave. Drew. Dad had a similar conversation with our former sheriff a...

I'm not sure but it said they actually taste tested them. So then again maybe it's just personal preference. Glacier Freeze is one of my favorites.

Drew. Some reading for you. Every Single Gatorade Flavor, Ranked Worst to Best

74 this morning and headed to 91 today. Dew point of 73. Take boy to the doctor today and then back to meet the insurance man. Doing a review of property insurance. Then work on the drywall mud in the bathroom. Drew. I like all of the frost flavors. There's 3 I think. Then lemon lime, and...

77 this morning and headed to 91 today. Another humid day. Dew points still hanging in the mid 70's. Rain chances next 10 days. Great. Take care of birds and take son to therapy this morning. Wife's double booked with a dentist visit. So maybe back on bathroom this afternoon.

77 this morning and headed to 93 today. Dew point of 75. Stayed there all day yesterday. Very hot and humid. Well I can't win for losing. The new shower valve is leaking. So I'll be taking it apart today for a replumb. I didn't get one of the fittings tight enough. Then hopefully I can get to...

Well electrician just left. He said no worries and everything is good. He said what I was seeing was a result of the wire laying on the insulation. And I wasn't the first to call thinking something had been hot. He did say I needed to change all the boxes and recommended I change a couple of...

I like the French fries. They taste better without all the salt. Doesn't matter where I go I order my fries No Salt.

75 this morning and headed to 91 today. About an inch of rain last night. Lots of lightning. Town got over 2 inches. Wife was showing me pictures of the flooding from Facebook. Several city streets closed and evidently about knee deep getting to the fire station. Some of that area floods easy...

75 this morning and headed to 92 today. Nice big line of thunderstorms headed this way. See if they make it. Waiting on electrician. Take care of birds and cows. Then take wife to the doctor. She's counting down the days now. Eric. Wires are romex and insulation is paper faced fiberglass...

73 this morning and headed to 92 today. Heat advisory out for a 110 heat index. Electrician said he'd be out tomorrow. Wires are only discolored where they touched the insulation. But I want a second opinion. Will be plumbing in the water valve for the shower. Then mudding drywall.

78 currently. Well bathroom progress was good till about 5:30. Tub surround is up and most drywall is hung. But we had some glue residue from the removal of some mirrors that wouldn't come off. So thought we'd just put new drywall over it. That was fine but had to pull some electrical boxes...

79 this morning and headed to 94 today. Chance of afternoon thunderstorms. Well mowing is done. Parts are ordered for water filter. Had a automatic filter head go down yesterday. Broke the pin off the plunger during a back flush. Today is bathroom work day. Have the surround ready to mark...

Leave the lid open. No nest will form. Just close it before the snow flies.

77 this morning and headed to 94 today. .25 inches of rain yesterday. Well I got the tub drain plumbed in yesterday. But no mowing as the 10 am rain shower never did dry out. Then had a feedline motor down for my evening walk. So a run to the parts store after hours 6pm. They close at 4. That...

80 this morning and headed to 95 today. Heat index of 87 already. Yuck. Well drywall got started yesterday but I lacked the motivation to finish it. So after mowing is done I'll hook up the bathtub drain and finish drywall except around tub. Have to get some stuff to install the surround. Wish...

Kyle. 10 years ago I'd have never given heat like this a second thought. Just keep working and drinking water. Now I've been overheated too many times. It's killed my tolerance for the heat. I can really tell it when I work with people that spent more time inside. I'll out sweat them 4 to 1...

77 this morning and headed to 93 today. Currently 88. Well baby's furniture is here. But still needs to be unloaded. Spent most of the day yesterday at my grandparents helping my uncle put a ramp on their deck. Ended up with a 1 1/4"/foot rise. And a nice smooth transition to the current...

72 this morning and headed to 88 today. Had over an inch of rain yesterday when we got a popup thunderstorm. Well tub is installed. Talk about an adventure. We only set it and took it back out 4 times. But we got the mortar under it and kept it level. Have a little more plumbing to finish then...

70 this morning and headed to 92 today. Plans for today are to work on the bathroom. Hope to get the tub set and surround installed. Then start hanging drywall. Drew. Chickens are staying cool. The swamp coolers aren't working as well as they should be because of the humidity but it's been...

77 this morning and headed to 87 today. With heavy thunderstorms. Looks like an inside day. So I'll walk birds and move cows. Then come work on bathroom. May have to find someone to help me move a tub in and out a few times to get the drain and waterlines in. Roy. Bad news on debit card...

76 this morning and headed to 93 today. Might end up being a good day to work inside on the drywall for the bathroom. Otherwise it's going to be a good day for bushhoging. Nothing strenuous outside. Ended up at the funeral home last night. A 40 year old we know lost a battle with cancer. She...

73 this morning and made it to 90 today. Got all the staples from the old drywall drove in. I swear the guy that stapled everything together got paid by the staple. One stud had 35 staples in 8'. My helper counted. Then got the attic ladder installed in the new building. Now just need to get...

74 this morning and headed to 86 today. The floor is sealed up and the ceiling is fixed. I had pulled a sky light out several years ago when it started to leak. But only fixed the roof. Never fixed the ceiling until now. Walls are framed for closet and bathtub. So now some plumbing when I get...

Well here the eastern shore is any state that touches the Atlantic except for Florida. And well it's referred to as Florida. :). But yes the coastal areas of MD, VA and NC mainly.

Eric. Tobacco doesn't have the sweet smell until it's processed. Even then that smell is what's added to the tobacco. Actually has a bitter taste. Other tid bits. The nicotine can be absorbed through your skin. If wetted and applied to a wasp or hornet sting. When it falls off all the venom...

75 this morning and headed to 88 today. Have some cleaning up to do after my plumbing run yesterday. Most of the rough in is done. Have some framing to do then finish the plumbing. But the old work is cut out and capped. Have some more floor to cut out (about 3 sqft) then can start patching...

Tobacco used to be run on a quota system. It had a federal price support system. You owned quota, but could lease it or raise it. If leased it had to go through the FSA office. Burley was a poundage quota while dark was on acreage. Every year the tobacco companies had to say how much they...

Tobacco isn't nearly as profitable as it was 15 years ago. I don't really think he cares though. Or at least when I said something he didn't act like it bothered him. He was hoping it would die completely so he could turn it in and not have to baby it till October. He also raises chickens and...

Larro. Being in the woods during an electrical storm isn't nearly as dangerous as standing under a lone tree. In the woods you have multiple objects relatively the same height (trees). Thus reducing the risk of a direct hit. The advice of stay away from trees is sound if its a small clump or...

73 this morning and headed to 90 today. Current dew point is 69. Yuck. Need to spray some more fences so I can move cows around. Then back to work on the bathroom. The last two days have had interruptions from the chicken coops so no work has been accomplished. Need wife and son to get out of...

79 this morning and headed to 89 today. 50% chance of thunderstorms. .6 inches of rain yesterday. Some wind damage around. My sweet corn was just starting to tassel, now it's flat. We'll see if it stands back up. 5.1 inches for the month so far. Normal is 2.5-3. The river is above flood stage...

The summer of 2012. It was 100-110 here. Bad drought no humidity. Dew point in the 30's & 40's. I use evaporate cooling to cool birds. Worked like a charm. Birds thought it was 85 or less all summer. Today it's 86 dew point is 75 heat index is about 95. Those swamp coolers ain't makin' no...

70 this morning and headed to 91 today. 2.2 inches of rain yesterday afternoon and over night. Wife has a doctors appointment today. But will be working on bathroom before we go. Hopefully I can get some of the plumbing going. My helper scrapped the popcorn ceiling yesterday while I pulled old...

75 this morning and headed to 89 today. Boy has a follow up appointment this morning. Then back to finish some maintenance at the chicken coops. Yesterday's morning showers really put a damper on things. :). So I get to finish that today. Then will try to get back to the bathroom remodel...

75 this morning and headed to 86 today. Very wet out but have plenty to do in chicken coops. Buppies know what you mean. Nice porch. Sorry can't remember who. Larro. Yelp a song about the area. (I'm guessing it was Peabody's coal train. Couldn't watch it. )Peabody strip mined over 45,000...

Drew. Make a circle around each bolt hole with the gasket maker. It helps stop the seepage. Cleaner is better.

The story growing up was. It was too big to move cost effectively. A new shovel could be sourced for the moving bill. This shovel was 25 years old and had dug up around 5,000 acres. Some more history for the area. This use to be coal country. But Peabody Coal no longer operates a mine in the...

File:Bighog1wiki.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This shovel is resting close by. I can see the cooling towers for the power plant that was beside the mine from my house.

Happy 4th to everyone.

75 this morning and headed to 83 today. 1.5 inches of rain overnight and 2 more inches forecast for today. Take care of chickens and feed calves. Then back to work on the bathroom remodel. Picked up the tub and surround yesterday along with some lumber. But forgot the plumbing supplies so I'll...

73 this morning and headed to 91 today. Need to clean off the front porch. What was torn out of the bathroom yesterday was piled on the porch. So now sort and move. Then maybe a trip to Lowes and Menards. Back in time for the cookout hopefully. If wife and boy feel like it. Buddy is frying...

62 this morning and high was 82 today. Currently 70. Some light rain in the area. Well the metal is on the up stairs of the building. Have to go get some parts for my sliding door and then I can finish the metal job. Still have to build the large door for the front though. I'll try to get...

RNG. Very well may be. He's also more vocal. Doctor said after the surgery they were large enough it could have been interfering with his speech and part of the reason he wasn't talking. He had said in the office the tonsils were large. But also said after the surgery they were larger than...

Sorry to hear buckeye. Thoughts are with you and your family.

Kyle. He's doing good. He's a much different kid in a hospital. In the hospital he layed in the bed and didn't move. Even after they took the iv out of his foot. He got home yesterday and went back to a lot of his normal stuff. We've been having a hard time getting him to calm down. You wouldn't...

73 headed to 86 today. Light rain in the area this morning. Once rain moves out I need to get some cows up and treated for flies. They are getting bad this year. Then work on spreading some concrete remnants that I had piled for road repairs. These roads are just farm roads for me but have...

Buckeye have you been dropping hints?

58 this morning and headed to 88 today. Currently 74. Still at the hospital and boys doing good. Asked the nurse if she'd seen the doctor and she said oh he's unpredictable but usually in before 1pm. Oh great I was hoping to be home by then. Sit and wait. Thanks for all the well wishes.

Well thought I'd give an update. Boy's doing good. They're keeping him overnight. He's already downed 2 Popsicles and working on 3rd. He doesn't care for ice cream but loves his Popsicle.

61 this morning and headed to 83 today. Sunny and pleasant. Getting ready to go to the hospital. Boy's having his tonsils and adenoids out. Doctor says it'll be an overnight stay because of boys age and he's still not talking. Although he's adding words. Already checked chickens. Employee is...

Special times Kyle. I have the same type of memories with my dad.

73 this morning and headed to 92 today. Two tenths of rain yesterday. Just enough to soften the crust on my garden for the green bean emergence. More chicken coop maintenance. Have someone coming this morning to measure the bathroom and the new baby room for flooring. Then I need to get the...

76 this morning and headed to 88 today. Well AC is back to working for the time being. The coils were very dirty but it was also low on refrigerant. Wife's cousin also said it didn't have a large enough return duct. Well we'll get him to change that out sometime. But after a recharge and...

73 this morning and headed to 96 today. I've been up and down all night. The little window unit AC I installed yesterday never has worked. Acts just like they forgot the refrigerant. So I'll be uninstalling and returning it after another nap. That's all I've gotten tonight as the central AC is...

Drew. The smallest most interior room. Usually a closet, hallway or bathroom. Cover yourself with heavy blankets or a mattress. Wearing a helmet isn't a bad idea. Laying in the bathtub covered by a mattress especially if a steel tub and multiple walls between you and outside. An above ground...

70 this morning and headed to 97 today. Will be hanging metal until it gets hot today. Then have a window unit A/C to put in for the wife. Today we will be 10* above average. This heat is getting hard on her. But only 5 1/2 more weeks. Need to work some more on the bathroom demo. Batteries...

71 this morning and headed to 92 today. Had almost an inch of rain last night. Today looks like I will be doing some chicken coop repairs. Along with migrating the last barns. Then it's back inside. Need to finish gutting the master bath. Got a pretty good jump on it last night. Wife needs to...

David. Sorry for your loss. Watched a show the other night. It was about the wealthiest presidents of America. If you adjusted for inflation 'ol GW would be the wealthiest by far. Forget the numbers but I'm thinking his wealth was either 1.5 or 2 times second place. Most of the first...

78 this morning and headed to 96 today. Chance of afternoon thunderstorms. Back to hanging metal on building. Then get rest of chickens ready to migrate.

Recently bought a Polaris Ranger Crew 570 EFI. Hauled it home on a 12' tilt. Let's just say it was adventurous and nothing I'm willing to repeat. It's a 12' 4" machine with most of the weight around the rear axle. I'm looking for a trailer to move it on. Salesman is trying to sale me a 14' with...

78 this morning and headed to 98 today. Off to move dads tractor home this morning. Have to move it early because my truck hates 15k in these hills above 85*. Tries to overheat. Then it's back and migrate chickens. Then back to the building. Managed to get one side of metal put up yesterday a...

Here's another one for you. Next county over and I've never been. Battle of Sacramento, KY

78 this morning and headed to 89 today. Very humid. Thunderstorms after lunch. Have some help coming this morning to help hang metal on building. Then finish mowing and maybe get some time on the dozer. Nothing more relaxing than digging up trees. Drew. Safe travels.

72 this morning and headed to 92. Currently 83. Well today is chicken coop repair day. Then take wife in for a doctor appointment. Hopefully I get to start J channel on building today. I'm trying to get a crew together for tomorrow. Oh and mowing needs finishing. Pictures of the boy are done...

80 this morning and headed to 92 today. After yesterday I slept in and I'm feeling it. But do need to get out this morning and mow and weedeat an area for the boy's pictures tomorrow. Get the yard ornament out of the front yard. I just chucked the old WH out the door. Did ask wife how she...

Very good Larro. I got a good laugh. I'm not worried. Good to see you back. Nice harvest. Too bad sweet corn is all I have planted. Well WH install took a turn for the worst. I got to messing around with it and noticed #12 wire. Umm... Wrong wire. So I go check breaker box and a double pole 20...

72 this morning and headed to 90 today. Well I gave up the WH install at midnight. The old is out, the new is in and the wet drywall is replaced and spray foamed. Although I think this is why it took so long to find it. The spray foam was holding the water. Until it got too deep. I won't go...

Oh. I'll go even farther. There are days I wish I was a tenant again. Now as soon as a friend gets here, I'll be changing out that leaking hot water heater. Looks like it'll cost me half a bathroom floor.

73 this morning and headed to 88 today. Had a little rain yesterday afternoon but didn't look at gauge before it cleared. Helper took the day off. So I'm on my own today. Ok. Well I still have stuff to do. The Ranger needs a service. The carpet in the master bath needs to come out and I need...

71 this morning and headed to 98 today. About .75 inches of rain overnight. Ground plenty wet. Get last half of birds today. Then the cylinder to the dozer is ready so I'll put it back together. Well once the mud drys some. Someone parked it on freshly spread dirt when the cylinder blew. Was...

77 this morning and headed to 91 today. Had .31 inches of rain yesterday. Managed to get through my todo list yesterday. But didn't get fertilizer on the garden or the fields until after the rain. Should be enough moisture there to desolve the nitrogen and keep it from volatilizing. Hays...

I ended up going with a tarp. Some pictures of the stack before and after it was tarped. The first picture is of how much hay I was loosing by storing it outside unprotected. You can see the size difference in the bales. The old bales are 1 year old. Baled last June.

66 bales under tarp. First year using a tarp.

74 this morning and headed to 93 today. Afternoon thunderstorms. Hay for the tarp is stacked and will be getting tarp on today. Got pipe last night for it. Have 1 1/2 more loads to make be off the fields today. Then go get some fertilizer and put on the hay ground. Rain expected this...

73 this morning and headed to 96 today. Currently 81. Dad text last night. 98 bales rolled and still has windrows. Will be finishing up as soon as dew is off. Maybe 15-20 bales. Finish a couple of odds and ins in chicken coops. Then get the heaters going. Well, maybe not. At 96 it's 4*...

Forgot to mention. Had 205.7 hours when I shut down tractor this afternoon.

Kyle. I really don't know. Dads still baling. When I left he had 75 bale on the ground and probably 50 more in windrows. We've rolled around 180 bales before today. These are 4x5 rounds. Still have close to 75 to cut.

70 this morning and headed to 96 today. Currently 75. Think I'll go side dress the corn and till that in while the dew is on. Then it's put the rake back on the tractor and make a 8-9 mile road trip and rake up about 100 bales of hay. Hopefully as that's dads estimates. I've yet to see the...

66 this morning and headed to 96 today. Currently 76. Breakfast this morning is sausage and biscuits. Need to see the neighbor and see if he has any eggs. Then finish tilling the garden. Also see how much hay I can get moved and undercover before the next rain. Ed. Good luck with the move.

62 this morning and headed to 94 today. Currently 85. 98-100 forecast for rest of weekend now. Got out early and ran the tiller through the garden to knockdown the grass. Need to side dress the corn. Currently sitting at the doctors office with the boy. It's his pre-op visit for his tonsil...

56 this morning and headed to 86 today. 90's rest of the week. Rolled 113 bales of hay yesterday. Was dark when finished so not 100% on count. New rake is working awesome. Sure makes my job easier. It's a setup chicken coops day today. Well after I move the tractor and rake back home. Dads...

56 this morning and headed to 80 today. Dew points in the 50's. Sure makes hay dry fast. Just need to wait for the dew to get off then we'll see how much hay we can bale today. I'm expecting about 100 bales. Still 250 standing to cut. That'll be on the agenda for later in week. Need to send...

65 this morning and headed to 80 today. Low tonight of 56. Wow. All my hay is cut., here at the house. But dad was talking to one of the guys he cuts on and he doubled the area he wants us to cut. Spent most of the day working on the oldest cutter. It's about 20 years old and the cutter bar is...

61 this morning and headed to 88 today. Next chance of rain is next week. That means the cutters are going on both tractors today and won't come off till we are done cutting. Shouldn't take over 2-3 days. Then we'll see how fast it'll roll. If I have time I need to service some fans at the...

67 this morning and headed to 84 today. 1.2 inches of rain yesterday. Visit with sister went good. She was in a better mood than I expected. Didn't get home till midnight and son was up at 5:30 this morning. Need to work in chicken coops today. Get done with the tractor there and get it...

70 this morning and headed to 79 today. Only a tenth of an inch of rain overnight. More rain and thunderstorms for today. Not too much planned. A trip to Louisville to see sister and her new baby. Probably won't want to do anything else today when I get back. But will need to check cows at...

Well wife's doctors visit went good. They finally got all the pictures they needed and baby was cooperative enough to confirm that we are having another boy. They took sisters baby by c-section today. That gives her her second daughter. Both are fine. Guess we will be making a drive to see...

63 this morning and headed to 86 today. Rain chances start at daylight tomorrow. Have a doctors appointment for the wife today. Hopefully her last ultrasound. Then back to find something to do outside, because if not my wife will drive me crazy as my sister is in the hospital having a baby...

Cat. Nice of equipment you are gathering. What model cutter? I also got a new rake this year. NH 1022 Procart. Sure beats the **** out of a NH256.

67 this morning and headed to 82 today. .80 inches of rain overnight. May start working on building. Depends on the weather. If rain starts I'll be run into the chicken coops for maintenance work. Eric. Get better. That machine is very dusty to operate. So I have fans running and start at...

Went to the local building supply house. When I pull in they are crawling under a truck. Ok no big deal. Until I realize they are tying 2x8's under it. I'm guessing they bought 20'ers. Only had a 6 ft bed truck. Wife says "Look at my idiot husband. " I just smiled and said whatever works.

This is the machine we pull through the barns to do the decrusting. Housekeeper Dump-Body Model 2 LP | Lewis Brothers Mfg.

69 this morning and headed to 88 today. Currently 85. Have already loaded the bull to go to dads for the summer. Now need to see if new metal order came in and go get it. Then will be doing some bushhoging. Drew. Decrusting is probably better described as decaking. We take out the clumps of...

64 this morning and headed to 88 today. Well the chicken coops are decrusted. I'll be putting the ROPS back on the tractor and hooking it to the new hay rake. Then hook dads tractor to the baler which I hope he brings the monitor for. Then we should be ready to start baling hay today. Looking...

Don. Please id the snake. Round eyes so non-venomous. Or is that different in Texas.

67 this morning and headed to 88 today. Will be headed out to check on the hay and see how its drying. Decide then if it's going to need a tedder. Then back to the chicken coops. To finish decrusting. It's Memorial Day so remember the purpose of the day. To remember all who paid for the rest...

67 this morning and headed to 84 today. Once the wife gets up, I'll be headed to the chicken coops to start decrusting. Try to get that done while the hay is drying. Boy's been up since 4, so wife is already napping. Need to go get a jack and some baler twine. Eric, our ground is really...

74 outside currently. All the hay equipment is at my house for the time being. That means an additional 2 tractors to park. It would just be nice if we had another heavy truck, as mine does all the hauling and that means my schedule gets filled with 2 hour trips. Dad came out and we ran both...

70 this morning and headed to 77 today. If everything goes right today hay season will start. Have 30-40 acres to cut today after a tractor move. Two cutters should knock it out pretty quick. Drew. Our cold and wet May caused our strawberries to rot on the vine. Good luck with yours. My corn...

68 this morning and headed to 88 today. Need to move some equipment around for hay season. Wish weatherman would make his mind up what about what it's going to do. I need 4 days clear and sunny weather. Then some rain. Last 2 years we've been stretched out over 6 weeks each getting all our hay...

Drew. If I remember correctly we planted sunflowers between 20,000-25,000 seeds/acre. That's 8.5-10.5 inches between seeds. You want them thick enough to shade the ground for weed control but to have room for their elbows. Sunflowers have a large leaf. Kyle hope your moms surgery goes good.

67 this morning and headed to 86 today. I take the truck in to have the A/C fixed today along with a coolant change. Then the boy has a doctors appointment later. Need to move 2 tractors and a dozer today. We'll see when my truck gets done. Eric. I don't run a Tedder unless I have a too. A...

David. I've had batteries do the same. Show good and an hour later show bad. Drew. What are you going to plant on that acre.

Eric thanks for sharing your dads stories.

67 this morning and headed to 85 today. Looks like we could see some spotty rain this morning. Well birds are gone and everyone should have a good supply of chicken for the coming weekend. Need to move some hay equipment today then start washing chicken coops. Hopefully will be able to start...

David. Try a screw driver across the solenoid. Just make sure it's in neutral. Check the contacts in the starter and solenoid if that starts it. Flathead Screwdriver works best for this.

62 this morning and headed to 85 today. Well my work really begins today. All 4 barns of chickens leave this afternoon and tonight. So my day will be eat up there. Helper is coming back today so will be easier than trying to do it all alone. Kyle. Big difference in those two.

Finally remembered the pictures of the hay rake. Sales guy called back after talking to the manager. They are going to do an even swap on the metal. Reordered in the correct color this time. I just have to pull out my white metal. So that turned out better than I was thinking it would.

Finally remembered the pictures.

57 this morning and headed to 82 today. Take care of birds and then go get son and take him to therapy then back to daycare. While I'm out I'll pay some bills. Then hopefully the guy from the metal place will call back with his boss. If not I'm liable to show up again. I called and said I...

60 this morning and headed to 81 today. Already 76 and sunny. I made some adjustments to the hay rake yesterday but no pictures. It misted rain most of the day. Have more adjustments to make once in the field with a baler. Take care of birds and feed cows. May go see if the strawberries are...

51 this morning and headed to 71 today. Well yesterday was exciting. First off preschool registration should not be 1 1/2 hours of paperwork. Of course son didn't have a clue who in the he11 these people were and wouldn't cooperate with them. Kept trying to make him do all these test to see if...

57 this morning and headed to 66 today in light rain. Getting heavier as the day goes on. TMA- Take care of birds. Then take son into register him for preschool. Go pickup metal for building. Bring that trailer back home and drop. Then go pickup hay rake I bought yesterday. Should be a day...

I found dads old records once. When he got out in the early 90's he was averaging over 11 weaned pigs per sow per litter. Even by today's standards anything over 10 live births is good.

49 this morning and headed to 75 today. Managed to get house wrap on main part of the building yesterday. As well as found the hay rake I'm going to get. Just couldn't pull it home and get dad back in time for his bus route. Going to move a disc mower this morning and then take wife to...

That saying is very common but not very true. When we raised hogs the location and number of pairs of teats was one of the criteria the bore had to pass. We'd just flip him over if the teats were paired up and he had a minimum of I believe 10 pair (Dad got out of the hog business before I got...

54 this morning and headed to 67 today. Will be meeting dad when he gets off the bus to go look at hay rakes. Have to be back before his afternoon route.

Agreed. Used to have a problem with the brown recluse spiders in the garage. Had a few wolf spiders which are much more visible so I stopped killing them. Their population grew as my fiddler population dropped. Now I have a few fiddlers and several wolfs.

50 this morning and headed to 59 today with rain. As wet as we now are looks to be an inside day. Eric nice stories. Have a good one.

48 this morning and headed to 63 today. Separated a load of calves and culled heifers out yesterday. Will haul them to stockyards today. Then go pickup the calf I had slaughtered. Will make a full day.

42 this morning and headed to 66 today. Never did make 60 yesterday. I'm not sure what I'll get into today. Although I do need to sort some cows and get them ready for market tomorrow. Then just play it by ear. If wind doesn't get up then it might be a good day to light a brush pile and try to...

Oh. How a typo changes things. Let's try this again. A bale monitor for his round hay baler. Took it off the Kubota and installed in the LS. He'll be baling the whole country now with a cab. 1550 bales on his baler in 2 1/2 years.

51 this morning and headed to 60 today. Mostly cloudy. Take care of chickens then head over to friends house and wire in a ale monitor for him on his new tractor.

57 this morning and headed to 75 today with sun. Should start the drying process. Take dog to the vet this afternoon for annual shots. A couple more errands today and then maybe home in time to go grade a neighbors driveway. Or at least attempt it. Pot holes over 10" deep. His renters are...

Wife has a requirement for the new house. A basement or underground storm shelter. I like a basement. Just have to get her to cut down the foot print a little. Currently all plans end up being over 4000 sqft with basement added. Who needs that much room. Just more junk.

My great-grandfather used to say the best opossum was the one you locked in the corn crib for a week to clean out. He said it took the grease out. Dad says coon isn't bad. I've never had either.

62 this morning and headed to 78 today. Currently 75. Storms later. 1.25 inches of rain overnight. NWS confirmed an EF-2 tornado yesterday. About 20 homes and at least one church damaged. A few barns and lots of trees. It was hopping not on ground consistently. But path is around the 10-15...

Spent my day cleaning up this mess. EF-1 came through dad's place yesterday. All fence and tree damage. About 1/3 cleaned up. Just cutting to log length and trimming limbs. Dad can sort and cut to firewood later.

66 this morning and headed to 84 today. Chance for thunderstorms again. Maybe not as bad as yesterday. Several tornadoes around. Took my grandfathers tractor and tiller back to him. Got run off his place my bad weather. But no damage at lunch. Then about 5:30 we left the DW for a safer...

64 this morning and headed to 76 today. .25 inches of rain overnight. More returns to forecast after lunch. Planted 6 rows of Peaches and Cream sweet corn yesterday and 2 rows of green beans. Need to pickup some more bean seeds as I wanted 3-4 rows. All rows about 100' long. Also need some...

64 this morning and headed to 77 today. Rain is on and off. Got the tomatoes set out yesterday, but that was the only accomplishment. We'll have to see what the weather allows for today. But do have to go get the boy at 10 for a therapy session. OT and Speech.

60 this morning and headed to 82 today. Took mom to eat last night. Going to MIL's today for lunch. Then back and try to plant some on the garden. Before taking wife out if she wants to go. Pregnancy is really making her tired. Got the garden tilled yesterday but it was wetter than I thought...

55 this morning and headed to 82 today. Mowing is done except the 3'x200' strip that I missed beside one of the chicken coops. Will run ZTR down there today and get that. Think we'll go to my grandparents today and borrow the 3pt tiller. Then swing by the local farm and garden and get some...

45 this morning and headed to 75 today. Nice sunny day. Most of my fence cleaning is done and the cows are moved. Letting it dry up a little today and then going to mow this afternoon. Think I'll spray some fences till then.

44 this morning and headed to 63. Forecasts keeps saying cloudy today but suns out and not a cloud to be seen. We'll see. Got several cedar poles cut yesterday. Now to turn them into post. Think it's enough for 9 posts, not bad for just making my path around my fences wide enough for the...

45 this morning and headed to 64 today. Rain be here in about 2 hours and then thunderstorms this afternoon. Calf is at slaughterhouse. Wish there was one closer. 3 hour round trip. Before I left I did use the loader to clean out about 300 feet of ditch between the chicken coops. It now mostly...

50 this morning and headed to 66 today. Very cool week. Check calendar yep it's May. Think I'm going to get back on the dozer this morning and finish going around my fences. Need to service dozer sometime also. Then after lunch it's haul a calf over to the slaughterhouse. Then maybe back...

Don. Probably the best call on tree. Especially if not comfortable with it. On the battery. Check cable connections and ground. Then use a load tester to check battery. A battery may show ok with a volt meter but actually be bad. A load tester will sniff those out.

57 this morning and headed to 72 today. Going to walk birds and hookup stock trailer and head to friends house. He's hauling cattle today and needs help. Then back and some maintenance in chicken coops. Don. Can't tell from the pictures, but how much weight is still on the stump? If very...

62 this morning and headed to 78 today. Rain looks to be about over although there is a chance about lunch. Think I might spend the day working on the new ranger. I need power back to the bed for a sprayer. I'd like to hard wire it with the plug at the bed. Plus I'm thinking about adding some...

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61 this morning and headed to 77 today. Really don't think it'll make it. Only did 72 yesterday and. It's already raining, supposed to continue all day. Not much planned for today. Take care of chickens and cows. Then time with wife and son. His party is this afternoon. Do need to run to TSC...

Well I'm back home. With the ranger. Interesting ride home. Trailer I took was too short. Well it fit but no room to balance and being a single axle well. Drew. I'm going to recommend one of these. DeWalt DCGG57B 18V Cordless Grease Gun - Tool Only | Toolnut.com I have one to match my other...

57 this morning and headed to 79 today. Cooler for next couple of days with rain on Saturday and Sunday. NWS is still surveying Wednesday's damage from the storms. No reports yet. Take care of birds and then hook up trailer and take a little trip. Headed to get a new side X side. Wife caught...

62 this morning and headed to 81. .92 inches of rain yesterday evening. NWS did confirm an EF-1 yesterday in Evansville, IN. About 1 1/2-2 hours away. Today they'll have more to investigate. There is damage west and northeast of me. As for plans for today. Think I'm going to be in the chicken...

62 this morning and headed to 83 today. Pop up thunderstorms all day. Had .52 inches last night when a pretty good line moved through. NWS is in Newburg, IN today checking to see if their tornado warning was just that. A rare warning here as it stated they had a confirmation of a tornado on the...

Good news RS. Maybe they'll keep him for a bit.

Don I'd agree hog nose. Colors very. I've seen hog nose that look identical to a copperhead and the also almost black.

64 this morning and headed to 82 today. Rain coming in after lunch. Got the wagon frame home. Tongue is froze. No up and down travel. But will steer. What do you expect it spent the last 30+ years parked in a barn used as a feed wagon. Packed a lot of feed and mineral and salt up that tongue...

61 this morning and headed to 83 today. Rain starts tomorrow then for a couple of days. Need to walk birds and feed calves. Then back and hook up GN and go get a 4-wheel wagon. I'm going to go through it and rebuild it. It is my grandfathers. And when I said something about buying one he told...

50 this morning and headed to 81 today. Another foggy morning means good moisture and good humidity. Managed to start spraying some fences yesterday. But spent most of my day with wife and boy. Boy's starting to feel better. As for today well it's a chicken and cow caring day. Might try to...

Drew. I use Seven in a liquid. Usually just spraying a couple of times a year. Potatoes a little more often. I know it's not organic.

55 this morning and headed to 73 today. Currently cloudy with light fog. Don't know what I'll get into yet. Boys still sick but wife is feeling better I think. So maybe I can get out and do more than take care of chickens and cows. Grass it sure jumping. Good for the grazing areas but not for...

55 this morning and made it to 75 today. Currently a rain cooled 64. About .7 inches in the last 30 hours. Managed to ween calves and separate cows yesterday between rains. So there is a serenading going on here currently. I'm sure the neighbors are happy. :). Also birds are migrated. Plans...

63 this morning and headed to 69 today. Rain started a couple of hours ago and should last most of the day. I'll spend the day in the chicken coops. Kyle. I take it this is the sedge you are referring to. Plants Profile for Cyperus esculentus (yellow nutsedge) SedgeHammer, Sedgehammer...

55 this morning and headed to 83 today. Rain has been pushed off till tonight. Then all day tomorrow. We could use it. Off to take wife in for an ultrasound and glucose test. She loves the last part. Laughing. Then back and migrate chickens and it'll be time for me to go see the allergist...

54 this morning and headed to 82 today. Saw 89 yesterday. Rain moves in tomorrow night into Thursday. Watched the neighbors field get planted yesterday. 40 acres took him about 2 hours. 24 rows at a time. Need to get things ready to migrate the chickens. Then maybe back to building. Did put...

Drew. My understanding of organic is only natural products. Fertilizer. - animal or human waste. Weed control - citrus oil or vinegar and salts. Pesticides- have to be natural. I think BT qualifies if sprayed on. It's derived from fish. Fungicide. - again natural but don't know what...

56 this morning and headed to 84 today. Didn't get to mow yesterday so that will be first item on agenda for today. Need to move some trailers. The wife wants things more organized. Roll eyes. Then check fences and see about sorting some cows. Need to start spraying also. Grass is jumping...

68 this morning and headed to 82 today. Auction yesterday was a strike out. It was a big D sale for a large tobacco farmer. He must have also had a decent amount of row crops by the looks of the equipment. His son was there buying everything back. A little hard to out bid the owners...

57 this morning and headed to 77 today. Take care of birds and then head to an auction. Then back to finish mowing. Eric. That hitch is really strong. My wife's family uses them. They have 2 hay wagons hooked together. Each holds 11 5x6 bales. Then the hitch allows them to carry 2 on...

58 this morning and headed to 77 today. Rain last night didn't amount to much. Doubt it was even measurable. Need to check chickens and mow. Then service the ZTR for mowing around the tight places. Then go look at a 4-wheel wagon. There's a couple at auction tomorrow but this one is definitely...

55 this morning made it to 75 today. Currently 71 and rain on the way. Had to go to a friends house this morning. He had a vet coming by to preg check and age cows. Also did a BSE on the bull. Think the bull may be bad. Not good but it happens. Also hit me up to look at some fields and pull...

35 this morning and headed to 68 today. Warming all week. Birds are all settled in for the next 42 days. Need to clean control rooms. Just never made it that far yesterday. But did get the old IH running. Now just needs an alternator. If it stays running good then I'll have the radiator...

Haha. I guess I am. I never pay any attention to that stuff. Unless there's a prize. I use the app most times and you have to view a profile to see that info. I see you just made Elite. Congrats. Guess that means I post to much also. :).