We got
out to the field, got serviced and start in combining right away. This field was not doing near as good as the first
one, it was struggling to get close to the double digits, pretty much hanging
around the 7 bu/ac mark. And it was
short…reminded Marilyn of Bert’s barley at Esterhazy, it pretty much was mowed
right to the ground. At least she didn’t
have to worry about “stubble bites” on the shins.
It took
quite a while to get a hopper off this field, so Al got to drive combine for a
while to keep Marilyn company and suck up some of the air conditioning. It was still early and we knew it was going to
be an unbearable day with a forecast high of 103ºF…so we shut up and drive…you
can’t change the weather.
We moved
a few miles down the road and Marilyn started in on the next 75 acre patch. What a difference! This field was averaging
over 50 bu/ac and there was lots of straw…this made for slower going, but it
was a nice trade off. The test weight
was 61 lbs which was another bonus.
Al
hauled a couple of loads a half mile to the bins for seed, then started hauling
to the elevator again. Marilyn never had
to wait, but there was always a load for Al when he got back from the
elevator. With the first patch done,
Marilyn moved across the waterway to start on the other end of the field. This time Al followed her around with the
tractor because he knew if it was yielding as good as the other side, she
wouldn’t make it around the whole patch before getting full. He was right. Once he got the truck topped off, he took his
last load into the elevator.
We shut
down just after dark…the straw was getting really raggy as the humidity went
up, so we emptied the slip tank into the combine and headed for town. Al dropped Marilyn off at Walmart to grab a
few things while he went to get fuel, then we were camper bound for the night.
Tomorrow’s
forecast is for 108ºF…oh, joy…
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