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#Post#: 5583--------------------------------------------------
Re: Some pics from the Dinklefarm
By: dinkleburg Date: August 5, 2020, 1:47 pm
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[quote author=Danocoustic link=topic=607.msg5582#msg5582
date=1596652833]
[quote author=dinkleburg link=topic=607.msg5581#msg5581
date=1596652508]
[quote author=Danocoustic link=topic=607.msg5580#msg5580
date=1596652107]
[quote author=dinkleburg link=topic=607.msg5579#msg5579
date=1596650210]
[quote author=Danocoustic link=topic=607.msg5578#msg5578
date=1596649678]
How many cuttings do you get in an average year, krindlebug?
[/quote]
He usually only takes one, unless he thinks he will be short of
hay that year, or if the second cut is looking particularly
nice.
In this part of the world getting second cut is not always
possible because we have such a short growing season. This year
there looks like there will be second cut hay, but there
probably won't be time to harvest it. If time permits, bro is
talking about making a few hundred small square bales. They are
popular among some of the horsey set.
He's going to be combining field peas in 2 or 3 weeks. Once the
grain harvest starts, it's pretty much the main focus on the
farm until it's complete or (God forbid) it snows.
[/quote]
Round here, it's usually two, three in a good year. This will be
a two-cutting year because of the late frost.
Peas have been done for weeks. Soybeans will be harvested soon,
and there are a LOT of beans this year.
Corn is coming on nicely. Some sweet corn stands are already
selling early harvest. Field corn, as you know, takes a bit
longer.
Dinklefarm has livestock?
[/quote]
Yeah, bro has around 60 head of cattle and 2 dogs.
We have too short of a season around here for corn, other than
to grow it for corn grazing.
Basically, you grow the corn and don't harvest it. Then in the
winter, you turn the cattle into the field to do their thing.
It works okay, but you end up losing some of it to the deer and
other wild critters.
[/quote]
I don't suppose the dogs consume too much hay ;)
We have whitetails thick as wood ticks here, they take a fair
amount of the corn. Field perimeters are a favored place to
hunt. Raccoons are surprisingly prolific corn thieves too.
[/quote]
Whitetails are probably the biggest and most costly pest on the
farm. Bro actually built a fenced enclosure with a six foot high
page wire fence to store his feed and grain that is in grain
bags in. They love to eat the centres out of round bales, which
makes them difficult to pick up or do anything with after. They
also like to stand on the grain bags and make holes in them with
their little, pointy feet. The water then gets in the grain bag,
and a bunch of grain gets ruined in the process.
#Post#: 5584--------------------------------------------------
Re: Some pics from the Dinklefarm
By: guest13 Date: August 5, 2020, 1:57 pm
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[quote author=dinkleburg link=topic=607.msg5583#msg5583
date=1596653255]
[quote author=Danocoustic link=topic=607.msg5582#msg5582
date=1596652833]
[quote author=dinkleburg link=topic=607.msg5581#msg5581
date=1596652508]
[quote author=Danocoustic link=topic=607.msg5580#msg5580
date=1596652107]
[quote author=dinkleburg link=topic=607.msg5579#msg5579
date=1596650210]
[quote author=Danocoustic link=topic=607.msg5578#msg5578
date=1596649678]
How many cuttings do you get in an average year, krindlebug?
[/quote]
He usually only takes one, unless he thinks he will be short of
hay that year, or if the second cut is looking particularly
nice.
In this part of the world getting second cut is not always
possible because we have such a short growing season. This year
there looks like there will be second cut hay, but there
probably won't be time to harvest it. If time permits, bro is
talking about making a few hundred small square bales. They are
popular among some of the horsey set.
He's going to be combining field peas in 2 or 3 weeks. Once the
grain harvest starts, it's pretty much the main focus on the
farm until it's complete or (God forbid) it snows.
[/quote]
Round here, it's usually two, three in a good year. This will be
a two-cutting year because of the late frost.
Peas have been done for weeks. Soybeans will be harvested soon,
and there are a LOT of beans this year.
Corn is coming on nicely. Some sweet corn stands are already
selling early harvest. Field corn, as you know, takes a bit
longer.
Dinklefarm has livestock?
[/quote]
Yeah, bro has around 60 head of cattle and 2 dogs.
We have too short of a season around here for corn, other than
to grow it for corn grazing.
Basically, you grow the corn and don't harvest it. Then in the
winter, you turn the cattle into the field to do their thing.
It works okay, but you end up losing some of it to the deer and
other wild critters.
[/quote]
I don't suppose the dogs consume too much hay ;)
We have whitetails thick as wood ticks here, they take a fair
amount of the corn. Field perimeters are a favored place to
hunt. Raccoons are surprisingly prolific corn thieves too.
[/quote]
Whitetails are probably the biggest and most costly pest on the
farm. Bro actually built a fenced enclosure with a six foot high
page wire fence to store his feed and grain that is in grain
bags in. They love to eat the centres out of round bales, which
makes them difficult to pick up or do anything with after. They
also like to stand on the grain bags and make holes in them with
their little, pointy feet. The water then gets in the grain bag,
and a bunch of grain gets ruined in the process.
[/quote]
Is six feet sufficient? Damned critters are part kangaroo, I've
seen them go over a 6' fence like it was nothin'.
.308Winchester is good medicine---
#Post#: 5588--------------------------------------------------
Re: Some pics from the Dinklefarm
By: dinkleburg Date: August 5, 2020, 7:14 pm
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[quote author=Danocoustic link=topic=607.msg5584#msg5584
date=1596653839]
[quote author=dinkleburg link=topic=607.msg5583#msg5583
date=1596653255]
[quote author=Danocoustic link=topic=607.msg5582#msg5582
date=1596652833]
[quote author=dinkleburg link=topic=607.msg5581#msg5581
date=1596652508]
[quote author=Danocoustic link=topic=607.msg5580#msg5580
date=1596652107]
[quote author=dinkleburg link=topic=607.msg5579#msg5579
date=1596650210]
[quote author=Danocoustic link=topic=607.msg5578#msg5578
date=1596649678]
How many cuttings do you get in an average year, krindlebug?
[/quote]
He usually only takes one, unless he thinks he will be short of
hay that year, or if the second cut is looking particularly
nice.
In this part of the world getting second cut is not always
possible because we have such a short growing season. This year
there looks like there will be second cut hay, but there
probably won't be time to harvest it. If time permits, bro is
talking about making a few hundred small square bales. They are
popular among some of the horsey set.
He's going to be combining field peas in 2 or 3 weeks. Once the
grain harvest starts, it's pretty much the main focus on the
farm until it's complete or (God forbid) it snows.
[/quote]
Round here, it's usually two, three in a good year. This will be
a two-cutting year because of the late frost.
Peas have been done for weeks. Soybeans will be harvested soon,
and there are a LOT of beans this year.
Corn is coming on nicely. Some sweet corn stands are already
selling early harvest. Field corn, as you know, takes a bit
longer.
Dinklefarm has livestock?
[/quote]
Yeah, bro has around 60 head of cattle and 2 dogs.
We have too short of a season around here for corn, other than
to grow it for corn grazing.
Basically, you grow the corn and don't harvest it. Then in the
winter, you turn the cattle into the field to do their thing.
It works okay, but you end up losing some of it to the deer and
other wild critters.
[/quote]
I don't suppose the dogs consume too much hay ;)
We have whitetails thick as wood ticks here, they take a fair
amount of the corn. Field perimeters are a favored place to
hunt. Raccoons are surprisingly prolific corn thieves too.
[/quote]
Whitetails are probably the biggest and most costly pest on the
farm. Bro actually built a fenced enclosure with a six foot high
page wire fence to store his feed and grain that is in grain
bags in. They love to eat the centres out of round bales, which
makes them difficult to pick up or do anything with after. They
also like to stand on the grain bags and make holes in them with
their little, pointy feet. The water then gets in the grain bag,
and a bunch of grain gets ruined in the process.
[/quote]
Is six feet sufficient? Damned critters are part kangaroo, I've
seen them go over a 6' fence like it was nothin'.
.308Winchester is good medicine---
[/quote]
Maybe it's seven or eight feet. I can't remember, but it's
taller than I am at 5' 11''.
The damn things are protected, and the hunters can't really keep
up. Bro absolutely hates them. >:(
#Post#: 5589--------------------------------------------------
Re: Some pics from the Dinklefarm
By: dinkleburg Date: August 5, 2020, 7:15 pm
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Raking hay:
HTML https://youtu.be/z-9GHkDlrs4
#Post#: 5591--------------------------------------------------
Re: Some pics from the Dinklefarm
By: dinkleburg Date: August 6, 2020, 9:39 pm
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Baling baling over the bumpy field...
HTML https://youtu.be/TflSNwCHti4
#Post#: 5594--------------------------------------------------
Re: Some pics from the Dinklefarm
By: AJ Date: August 7, 2020, 5:32 am
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I love these farm vids Dinks!
#Post#: 5595--------------------------------------------------
Re: Some pics from the Dinklefarm
By: dinkleburg Date: August 7, 2020, 9:24 am
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[quote author=AJ link=topic=607.msg5594#msg5594 date=1596796334]
I love these farm vids Dinks!
[/quote]
Thanks, Jim.
Just let me know when you're bored of them.
I'll probably keep posting them anyway. ;)
#Post#: 5596--------------------------------------------------
Re: Some pics from the Dinklefarm
By: AJ Date: August 7, 2020, 11:46 am
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[quote author=dinkleburg link=topic=607.msg5595#msg5595
date=1596810284]
[quote author=AJ link=topic=607.msg5594#msg5594 date=1596796334]
I love these farm vids Dinks!
[/quote]
Thanks, Jim.
Just let me know when you're bored of them.
I'll probably keep posting them anyway. ;)
[/quote]
Won’t get bored. In fact I think they might deserve a
sticky😎
#Post#: 5597--------------------------------------------------
Re: Some pics from the Dinklefarm
By: guest13 Date: August 7, 2020, 2:44 pm
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Few questions---
Are these real-time videos? If so, MUCH faster than we were able
to mow, rake and bale with our primitive equipment!
Are these your drone footage? If so, you got mad skillz, son!
...and where did you get the sweet audio footage that
accompanies?
Well done, grundlebik!
#Post#: 5608--------------------------------------------------
Re: Some pics from the Dinklefarm
By: The Dudely Lama Date: August 8, 2020, 5:13 pm
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[quote author=Danocoustic link=topic=607.msg5597#msg5597
date=1596829441]
Few questions---
Are these real-time videos? If so, MUCH faster than we were able
to mow, rake and bale with our primitive equipment!
Are these your drone footage? If so, you got mad skillz, son!
...and where did you get the sweet audio footage that
accompanies?
Well done, grundlebik!
[/quote]
look at it! it isnt unpossibullz! juss fur u an me... ???
wtff? (i woulda sat in teh concrete so i had a place to park
my bicycle, beside it.)...
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