October 3, 2010

View of the day-Getting the semi weighed empty at Precision Ag...and, no, Marg was not trying to hitch a ride.

We were up early on another gorgeous harvesting day, to get things organized to move to the next field. This field of standing spring wheat had some plots where Kim had used four different chemicals, so we had to keep things separate so they could see the results. Al got the semi weighed empty so we could calibrate the combine for the test loads and Kim cut around them with his combine so Marilyn would have the same size sample on all tests.

We picked up an extra truck to use for the day, one which held more than the General, so there would be less trips...in theory at any rate. Al was in charge of trucking for the day and we didn't bring the grain cart over, so he got lots of exercise walking between the trucks.

Marilyn got the plots combined and all the samples collected, then we started in on the rest of the field. Bob was out with the 9600, so we had three of us in the 50 bu/ac wheat, so Al was really hopping.

At one point during the day, Kim's combine found a wet spot and when he tried to back out...down he went. He went home and got the 4WD tractor and was able to get it out of the hole he had dug. Marilyn inquired about someone over there taking pictures, but the only thing they had was cell phones, so they didn't get any.

Marilyn and Bob were gun shy, so they stayed on high ground most of the day. Al took over combining from Kim later on in the day and things were going fairly well until he got a call from Marilyn who had tried to get "that last little corner of wheat". That's right...dropped down just like Kim did and couldn't back out. She got a few texts wondering where the camera was...it was in the Dodge on the other side of the field and since it was dark, the cell phone took a crappy picture, so no evidence.

Al brought the 4WD tractor over...good thing Kim didn't take it back to the farm...and after a couple of tugs, it came out and Marilyn was back in business...and not taking any more chances for the rest of the night.

We got back to the camper and after getting cleaned up, settled in to catch the season premier of Battle of the Blades. This show is like Dancing with the Stars, but it teams NHL hockey players with world champion figure skaters who compete and get voted of weekly. It is amazing to see how those hockey players are transformed over the course of the program.

But now to get those maps printed...