July 31

View of the day-One of several little deer that have been chased through the fields while combining.

Another productive day. We were able to get started shortly after 11am, and finished what was left of the field, about 65 acres. Al was concerned because one of the workers at the elevator said they would be closing at 6pm since not a lot of trucks were coming in. After talking to the boss, he found out they would be open until 7:30pm, so he was somewhat relieved.

Marilyn moved the combine to the next field and started in on the first round. The combine was sorely lacking power, even in the thinner swaths, so Al decided a change of fuel filters was in order. We had just changed them in Hamill, but we must have gotten some more contaminated fuel along the way and they were plugged up again.

Since the elevator was closed, Al took over combining and filled the grain truck up for the morning He claims the fuel filters did the trick and the power was back to normal. Marilyn got to go back to the camper and get the laundry stuff together again.

We went to the Firehouse for supper, and what a difference a week makes. Last week you couldn't get a parking place and this week there was one truck and one motorcycle parked out front. One other crew did come in just as we were leaving which must have made the cook happy. We raced down there after calling in and finding out they would be closing the kitchen in 15 minutes.

If it doesn't rain tonight, we could be done here tomorrow, and then the cleanup begins...