The busy season is coming.

I'm sure we are all tired of this winter as much as we are tired of people complaining about it. We did have the First Day of Spring this past week; even though it doesn't feel like it. The snow is gone for the moment even though there is some in tonight forecast. :( It can't last forever I keep telling myself. I will get to wear shorts and flip flops again soon.

 

This weekend we had some pretty spring weather. The ground wasn't too soft and some field work could be done in preparation for planting. When Big C left out Friday morning he said he would need some help moving tractors around after we finished breakfast. He went on to check the baby pigs; which is a first every morning. I then loaded the boys up and we went to help. The boys were eager to go because they had hopes of riding in the tractors. Little C2 got his first ride with just Daddy. He was eager to go and climbed the steps himself. I snapped this picture which is quickly becoming a favorite of mine.

 

 

 

 He is more excited than he looks here; it was a really bright day.

 



 

Little C1 rode too. In the above picture fertilizer is being loaded in the buggy that will spread it onto the field.

Spreading in process

 

 

 

 Big C was spreading dry fertilizer for adding nutrients to the soil to feed the corn crop that will  be planted in a few weeks. We take care of the soil the best we can and do everything we can to produce a good crop. Each acre is soil tested to see what nutrients are lacking from the soil. These tests are then put into a GPS map system to use in the tractor to regulate how much fertilizer is spread on this acre. This map is transferred to a monitor in the tractor with a USB drive. We can do all this preparation for a good year but it's ultimately up to God controlling the rain and weather.