Hoping for rain!

     How's that for fickle? What a difference a day makes. The plan was, with rain predicted for Friday, to sit it our here for the weekend and plant corn next week. When the Friday rain fizzled and the forecast is for rain Sunday and Monday it was time to shift gears. Though the conditions were not optimum I planted today. Rain after planting is helpful to insure full germination therefore I've shifted from not wanting rain to hoping it does.
     Corn is highly engineered and is now sold by the kernel. My bags were certified to hold 80,000 kernels and they are programmed to mature in 103 days. This puts the ripen date about mid-September. The corn will be harvested by wildlife during winter so drying for storage is not an issue. Both fields are near good winter cover so the deer, pheasants and squirrels will be well fed.
      Bang! "What was that? When in doubt kick in the clutch. That was a very helpful impulse. One of the back tires of the tractor had run over an antler shed from a buck. Two of the tines of the antler were impaled in the tire and the bang was the antler hitting the fender. Fortunately, with the quick stop, the tire was not sufficiently punctured to flatten it. Replacing it would cost almost $2,000.
      An eagle was circling overhead for much of the time I was planting near Lake Joanne. The carp are spawning in the overflow from the lake so the eagle should have good fishing. This eagle sighting, while I'm farming, is a first for me. So happy about their restoration..."thank you" Rachel Carson.

Takk for alt.

Al

PLANTING CORN

PLANTING CORN