Old MacDonalds Kid's have gone to
university and they're home running the farm now, so it is large, it's
more specialized, they use technology, but you know what? They still
operate it with the same care, commitment and values their Grandparents
did - Crystal Mackay
{this week on the farm...}
We finally finished harvest this week, after what felt like a very long time, historically (at least in the 11 years I've been around) we harvest in August/early September. This year we had a frustrating start, completing a third in 3 weeks of cold/rainy miserable weather, then in the fourth week of September summer returned and we finished another third in 5 days, that caught up and finished our "early crops" wheat and canola. The last third of our crop was soybeans which are usually combined in early October.
glossary terms:
combine : a machine that separates the grain from the chaff and straw, by rubbing/grinding the plant, then the different parts fall though various sized sieves using air and a shaking motion
auger: the implement used to move grain, it works like a reverse twisty slide, first the grain is augured from the combine to truck, then from truck to bin
Harvest is an intense time of the year for us...
nothing stops the combine from rolling....
meals are in the field or packed up to be eaten in the truck or combine
Many long days for both the farmers and those making meals, doing laundry, putting kids to bed...
we all dig deep to get it done
The most exhausting yet magical time of year...
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