June 12

View of the day-Loaded up and ready to make the move north.

With only 25 acres left to finish, it was a short day of combining. After moving the equipment back to Davidson, and cleaning them off, it was time to load. We managed to get everything loaded and almost chained down, when the rain hit. A couple of different showers went through, but we forged on.

Later we went into Frederick for Al's Pizza Hut fix, and noticed the fields all cut and the campgrounds empty. It's kind of weird - the "circus" comes to town for a couple of weeks, then moves on, and it's like you were never there. But, no matter where you are, for the time you are there, it's home. Some days, after a month or so and after several stops, when you get up in the morning, you really have to stop and think about where you are camped. It's actually kind of neat, you could be anywhere.

The crop yielded all over the place averaging from 20 to 50 bushels an acre. The price of wheat at the elevator today was $5.24, and it has been going up regularly over the last week, so there is a bright spot on the horizon.

Now, if only the fuel prices would go down...