Gus Ternoey's Blog – April 2012 Archive (2)

Spring work and..Surveys?

Been doing my best not to plant corn yet. Nights are just too cold. Taking the extra time to get things ready has been well worth it. While moving equipment around I noticed a slash on the front tire of my planting tractor. At first I thought I had driven over something, but it was far worse. The rubber was simply peeling away from the cords. Can't be too upset, the tires were likely over 20 years old. My first thought was replace the damaged one, then I immediately decided, the other…

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Added by Gus Ternoey on April 25, 2012 at 1:46pm — No Comments

1, 2, 3rd Week of April Already!

Wow, does time fly when your busy. The mild and dry spring has given me plenty of opportunity to take care of a lot of field maintenance issues. New culverts, fixed tiles, disc/level plowed ground. I have made use of every minute of sunlight and good use of tractor lights as well.

The ground has dried out well, allowing field work on what is usually the last to be fit, that plowed ground. Even spreading urea on the wheat, not a mark in the field. The moisture is there, just…

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Added by Gus Ternoey on April 17, 2012 at 12:40pm — No Comments

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