Here is where art meets practicality. If this part isn’t done right, whoever irrigates will spend the rest of the summer fighting water.
But if it is done right, the water will flow to the end of the field, subbing the ground along the way, without nary a hitch. But if the ground doesn’t have the right fall, if there is a hole or a pocket, or a hill, well—- you have a mess.
Here you can see what the leveled ground looks like.
It’s a good thing Terry got this done, because this morning we had snow. All farming has come to a stand still until it dries out. Having the ground leveled, will help it dry out faster than if it were a big plowed sponge.
Life on a Colorado Farm 
Linda, I am so glad you are posting these steps. I find it most interesting. I may never be on the tractor doing it… but I sure do like it all!
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I´m finding this very interesting! Especially the part where the water just comes……..without rain! We would love that in these parts!
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Beautiful, beautiful dirt. What I woudn’t give to see a little dirt around here. *grin*.
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Years ago my husband worked on a huge potatoe farm in Park Rapids MN. He still critiques fields every spring and whoever is captive in the car gets a mini lesson on what was done wrong/right and the out come of a bad job. It is an art form.
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Wow – what a lot of work! So much for the romantic farm life, huh?
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Ah yes, the snow. I believe YOUR snow is fast coming our way… we have blizzard warnings starting late tomorrow morning and running thru Sat afternoon!
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How does he know it’s level and what does he do to make it so?
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It looks fantastic! Sorry about the snow – you’d think it would just give up by now 🙂
Have a great weekend 🙂
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Hi there, Are you still getting snow? Our clouds are breaking up now and we are supposed to get sun this afternoon. Wow, what a storm!
Enjoy the weekend.
Noreen
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Learn something new everyday!! Didnt ever think about how technical it would have to be for good drainage.
It would be stressful “work” to me but I bet Terry loves that part of the field work!!! Play time for him!!!
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ah yes ye old tractor.,. here where they’re threatening 10 inches (nope not a typo)… sunday/monday..
gittin’ down and dirty
hugs
gp
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I’ve been enjoying this series and I’ve learned a lot. The pictures have been amazing too.
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