billonthefarm
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- Farmington IL
When Jim asked if we had snow he knew the answer to that question before he asked it.
I looked out around 5 and didnt think it was too bad but when I went out at about 6:15 I found out I was wrong. We had several inches of wet sticky, slushy snow that had frozen doors, gats and about everything else. After a half hour of shoveling snow to get the shed doors open it was finally time to start chores.
We feed the calves here at home ground ear corn and supplement inside along with some square bales of hay and a couple loader buckets of corn stalk in tires outside.
It was time to take the bale processor and the 4230 over to the Higgs farm to feed hay to the cows. I live on the most westerly county maintained road in Peoria county and when it snows alot they are a little slow getting out this far so I took the 7520 and headed out.
No problems getting there. The tress sure did look nice.
Since I didnt have the bale processor I threw some square bales in the bale feeders to keep them content. I feed them some grain and I feed the calves then headed out to start moving snow.
About 11 this morning the county snow plows reached the outer edges of the county so wrigley and I were off to feed the cows, at last.
He insist on riding on the console so he can see what is going on.
We went by what may be the last field of corn in the township.
We drove past some deep snow. That is my hat on the snow drift so you can see how high it was. And they say we snow doesnt drift!
This is the Trivoli township town hall and road district garage. Trivoli township was known as one of the finest townships in all the west because of it mix of rich prarie soils and native timber stands. Also noted to have the finest of schools and churches. That was wrote in a plat atlas in 1880. Recoginze the red truck Jim?
When I get to the Higgs farm the cows are waiting for me.
We are still learning about the bale processor and how to best utilize it be we are very happy so far.
It is simple to use. Pick up a bale, drive to where you want to feed, engage the pto, put the tractor in gear, engage the hydraulics and drive forward.
The finished product. The cows like it and waste very little when compared to feeding free choice hay.
Chores normally take me about 2 hours in the morning. Today is was about 7 because of the snow. Last of the snow moving was around the corn crib so we can grind feed in a day or so. Nice of wrigley to keep the seat warm.
Speaking of wrigley, guess who is celebrating his second birthday today? Yep, wrigley. Right now he is celebrating by taking a nap at my feet. Oh a dogs life!
bill
I looked out around 5 and didnt think it was too bad but when I went out at about 6:15 I found out I was wrong. We had several inches of wet sticky, slushy snow that had frozen doors, gats and about everything else. After a half hour of shoveling snow to get the shed doors open it was finally time to start chores.
We feed the calves here at home ground ear corn and supplement inside along with some square bales of hay and a couple loader buckets of corn stalk in tires outside.
It was time to take the bale processor and the 4230 over to the Higgs farm to feed hay to the cows. I live on the most westerly county maintained road in Peoria county and when it snows alot they are a little slow getting out this far so I took the 7520 and headed out.
No problems getting there. The tress sure did look nice.
Since I didnt have the bale processor I threw some square bales in the bale feeders to keep them content. I feed them some grain and I feed the calves then headed out to start moving snow.
About 11 this morning the county snow plows reached the outer edges of the county so wrigley and I were off to feed the cows, at last.
He insist on riding on the console so he can see what is going on.
We went by what may be the last field of corn in the township.
We drove past some deep snow. That is my hat on the snow drift so you can see how high it was. And they say we snow doesnt drift!
This is the Trivoli township town hall and road district garage. Trivoli township was known as one of the finest townships in all the west because of it mix of rich prarie soils and native timber stands. Also noted to have the finest of schools and churches. That was wrote in a plat atlas in 1880. Recoginze the red truck Jim?
When I get to the Higgs farm the cows are waiting for me.
We are still learning about the bale processor and how to best utilize it be we are very happy so far.
It is simple to use. Pick up a bale, drive to where you want to feed, engage the pto, put the tractor in gear, engage the hydraulics and drive forward.
The finished product. The cows like it and waste very little when compared to feeding free choice hay.
Chores normally take me about 2 hours in the morning. Today is was about 7 because of the snow. Last of the snow moving was around the corn crib so we can grind feed in a day or so. Nice of wrigley to keep the seat warm.
Speaking of wrigley, guess who is celebrating his second birthday today? Yep, wrigley. Right now he is celebrating by taking a nap at my feet. Oh a dogs life!
bill
