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First Things First

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Dayphoto

The first thing we Terry does is disk all the corn stalks not eaten by the cows

discing

Of course, nothing ever goes smoothly, one of the disks had to collect a big wad of mud. The only thing to do is to pry it out

mud-in-the-disc

Now on the bright side, it was just one disk!

12 thoughts on “First Things First”

Meadowlark on March 17, 2009 at 10:10 pm said:

I miss discing.
Mostly the smell of the soil.

Thanks for the memory.

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Pam on March 17, 2009 at 10:56 pm said:

Work that good Earth…(o:

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Andrea on March 17, 2009 at 11:14 pm said:

That is some serious mud!! Love the dog in your profile pic!! 🙂

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Kath on March 17, 2009 at 11:23 pm said:

Thankfully it was only mud. Here we have a fair amount of rocks that ruin equipment.

Happy Spring!!!!

We did not do any field work in WY. Just got ready for it. The weather was great while we were there. Tho we had to wait a day for the snow,ice, and frigid temps to work their way out of there.

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Robynn's Ravings on March 18, 2009 at 1:51 am said:

Stop and go….so much of life isn’t it? Y’all are tough!

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Theresa on March 18, 2009 at 2:15 am said:

He sure works hard . There is always a problem with machinery.My hubby is always working on something.

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Tina Marie on March 18, 2009 at 12:17 pm said:

Looks like you guys are getting things started out west… Do you move your own cows on horse back? I love all the photo’s.. Have a great day!

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Leenie on March 18, 2009 at 3:56 pm said:

That brings back memories. I spent a lot of hours doing the spring disking as a kid. Yes, the mud was a problem, but when everything was working, it was kind of a fun job. Although I had to deal with seagull flyovers that threatened a bombing.

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T on March 18, 2009 at 6:44 pm said:

That is a lot of work. My hubby grew up on a working farm in NH, and misses those days. I, however have always lived in the city, yet I think I was meant to be a good ol’ farm girl.

Always enjoy your pictures:)

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Pa Wild Woman on March 18, 2009 at 7:57 pm said:

Love the smell of dirt. Love plowin and discin and the smell of dirt. Lookin’ at these pictures and I swear I can almost smell it.

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thecrazysheeplady on March 18, 2009 at 9:16 pm said:

I agree. Isn’t it interesting how we can “smell” a good photo.

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Mountain Woman on March 24, 2009 at 12:35 pm said:

I bet you’re glad you aren’t dealing with our Vermont mud 🙂 I loved the photos and I’m enjoying learning about this process.

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