Corn Report—Thursday | Life on a Colorado Farm

We ~~pretended~~ decided to get ready one more time,

One field is very, very, close. By our moisture tester is says we are there. But the corn sample Terry took to the Elevator said it was still too high. The second field is still over-the-top wet.

No matter what your corn moisture tester says, it’s what the Elevator’s moisture testers reads.

Today, around noon, we will get different sample from the third field and take it to the Elevator…maybe this one will be good to go. Maybe.

Three fields waiting. We’ve checked them one by one.

December is flying by…what an amazing year for corn harvest. Although, to be sure, we are NOT the only ones with this problem. A few of the farmers have gotten ‘some’ of their corn in, but not many, and not a lot of their fields. Together we all wait.

Your friend on a Western Colorado Farm,

Linda

The deer are eating the corn, yum-yum. Not a good thing. Good for the deer. but not the bottom line.

Still I don’t think we are going to be hurt! It would take more than the small sized herd we have living on our place.

We did have a nice melt yesterday.

A few of the farmers have started started corn harvest. Just a small amount of farmers. Terry is thinking possibly Friday we can start…of course it depends on the melt, the mud, and the moisture content of the knerals. I’m sure when everything gets just right for us the rest of the the farmers will be ready also. 🙂

That is when the lines are long, long, long at the elevator. Still, it will mean Corn Harvest (and paycheck)!

Today we are building fence. Seems like there is always something that needs done. 🙂

I hope your day is going well for you. As always, Your friend on a western Colorado Farm,

Linda