Harvest is Done… At Last!
While not without plenty of trials and tribulations, the corn is in. It started as hopefully as it usually does. It seems I am ready to roll with harvest every year, my mind omits the struggles from the previous season. This season was no different. This time however, I took notes.
Right off the bat, the big tractor lost oil pressure. Down to one tractor to pull the gravity flow wagons, I was forced to borrow another tractor from a neighbor.
Not once, but twice, the stirrators in the drying bin quit. This required expensive service trips, new parts, and quite a bit of downtime.
Even with tracks on the combine, a simple washout stopped progress. We broke a chain trying to pull this little mistake out. (that 
reminds me… need to buy brother-in-law a new chain)
Oh well, time to rejoice in the completion of the harvest. I just need to move a truck and take down some augers tomorrow. Another harvest will be complete. This year will be the closest I ever finished to deer season. It’s time for some rest. I need to check my sights on my deer gun in the morning.
Fall Progress
Seems progress is slow both on the farm and the blog. Since I started the Salt Creek Life blog, I have been trying to figure out how to “thumbnail” my photos with the software I use. (thumbnails are the small pictures that can be clicked on to see the full size image) Well… While it may not be pretty, you will be able to click on future images to see larger ones. I reckon that’s progress.
We started cutting soybeans this week. Only have about 15 acres left, but we got rained out again. I hauled a few loads into the elevator in town. The rest, I have been augering into a bin here on the farm hoping prices will go up. The old grain truck and M Farmall were up to the task. That’s progress.
The corn is dried down enough to start picking. Its always easier to dry the corn in the field than running fans and dryers on the grain bins. Since we are still cutting beans, it may be a couple weeks before we get started on the corn. You can also see from the photo that the leaves have turned on the trees. Deer season is approaching. Sounds like progress to me!
With the cooler weather setting in, “Honey Bunches” has been getting cold tootsies from our tile bathroom floor. Not to worry. I turned the radiant heat on and now the bathroom floor is the toastiest place in the house. Scout the Wonder Dog soon discovered the comfy zone. Now, if I could get him out of the bathroom… that would be progress!
