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Step 6- Marking Out

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Dayphoto

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Because Terry likes to irrigate before he plants, step 6 is marking out the rows

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This is always my favorite part. I love seeing the fields all marked and ready for the first water to come hurtling down each and every furrow.

11 thoughts on “Step 6- Marking Out”

Leasmom on April 7, 2009 at 11:16 pm said:

What are ya’ll planting?

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Bill on April 7, 2009 at 11:27 pm said:

It looks dry. Do you get much rainfall or are you totally dependent on irrigation? What crop is Terry planning to sow?

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Pam on April 8, 2009 at 12:03 am said:

Lots of hard work. I went for a walk this evening and they have water in the ditch…just last week I took pics of it with snow on the dry floor of it. Green is the next step.

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threecollie on April 8, 2009 at 12:31 am said:

Even though we are farmers too, this is all new to me and I find it fascinating. I am really glad you are doing this series. In this area irrigation is very uncommon so it is interesting to learn about it.

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Far Side of Fifty on April 8, 2009 at 5:15 am said:

Very Interesting..your farming is different there. I assume that the water from the ditch goes down the furrows.. your soil looks like mostly clay..it is very light colored..at least it shows up that way in photographs. Years ago in a soils class I learned how to test the soil for texture, by taking a glob of soil and wetting it and then rolling it between your thumb and forefinger and the more it ribbons up before folding over , the more clay you have. We used to visit different fields..it was interesting. 🙂

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Robynn's Ravings on April 8, 2009 at 6:55 am said:

Test

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Kath on April 8, 2009 at 2:06 pm said:

I am enjoying learning your way of farming in Colorado. I’m surprised of all the steps to your kind of irrigation. Very interesting.

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Terri on April 8, 2009 at 3:50 pm said:

Like everyone else, I find the steps in this process fascinating. Thanks for sharing.

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T on April 8, 2009 at 3:55 pm said:

I have really been enjoying learning all about farming through your photos and words.

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Tina Marie on April 8, 2009 at 6:57 pm said:

I have never seen this… cant wait to see what’s next. So diffrent than here in the east. Here I just want the snow to stop!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaa!
I know enough whining….*sigh*

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Mountain Woman on April 19, 2009 at 12:26 pm said:

Your tractor looks like my favorite tractor here which I’ve named “Big Green.” I’ve so enjoyed this series.

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