View of the day-Al clears a patch in the rye so we can park everything in the field.
We knew we were going to try the rye today, one way or another. We had lunch in the camper, then took the combine and header out to the field. Al drove the combine out, so after getting the header hooked up, he went in to cut a sample and clear a spot. We unhooked the header trailer from the pickup and took the sample into the elevator to get it tested and to see how late they would be open. The temps were in the high 80's...a nice change...and the wind was blowing hard, so we were hopeful.
The rye tested 12.7% so we were plenty dry and while Al got the General moved out to the field Marilyn threw together some snacks. The farmer followed Al out, then brought him back to town to get the grain cart and Marilyn went out to start combining.
This is another place where we have to be very careful with our weights...the DOT is just waiting for someone to be overweight so they can slap the big fines on. Al hauled two loads in and by the time Marilyn had the next load ready it was too late to go in. The farmer wanted some seed wheat so we figured we would put what he needed into the cart to unload in his truck tomorrow.
It was well after dark by the time we had enough for seed but since there was next to nothing left to combine, Marilyn forged on to finish the field. Once again we got to use the lights until just after 11pm, but we got the field done and tomorrow we will move back to town to do the last field of rye.
And the motorcycles are rumbling past by the hundreds for Sturgis...
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Hello fellow harvesters! Heather and I met up with some harvesters on the Washington/Oregon border and learned a lot more about my harvest labor research. I also saw the Palouse Hills for the first time. I had planned to drive into Alberta but the rental car company wouldn't let us!
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