September 7, 2013

View of the day-All rigs running on Bob's canola, hoping it doesn't rain.

We knew we wouldn't be able to start real early, since the sky looked like it could let loose anytime. Fortunately, it was still a ways off to the west, so Kim went out and did a test then brought the sample back to the yard. It was close...10.8%.

He went back out to test in a different spot and this time it was right at 10%. Marilyn thought the next sample should have come from the bin, then it would have been plenty dry.

Once Kim and Bob were rolling, Al started out combining until Marilyn made it out with the lunch. We finished Bob's field around 1:30pm, then went into his yard to fuel up the combine, since we were done for him...for now.

We drove back over to Kim's, and he did a test on his canola and found it was good enough to start picking up. By now, the weather had moved in and by the time we were all at the field, ready to go, it started to sprinkle. But it never started running off the header.

We combined a couple of hoppers, as the sprinkles got heavier and by the time we made it back around to the yard, there was no dust at all. So that, was that, for that.

Marilyn went into town to pick up a few things, while the guys got the truck dumped and Marg worked on digging potatoes out of the garden for supper...which were fabulous done on the BBQ.

We got a shot of rain but it looks like the worst of the rain went south, but tomorrow we are looking at 60% all day. Al has some work to do on the combine, then an important date with some Sunday NFL football. Marilyn is going on a road trip to meet her friends at Whitewood for brunch.

The wait should help the wheat...