Although winter is probably not totally over last week promised a possibility of warmer weather just around the corner. The thunder and lightening last evening is definately a change from the last 8 weeks snow and cold. Jan and I enjoyed bringing Kurt and Emily to Des Moines to pick up their truck as Kurt gets ready for his 2011 custom work season.
A sure sign of spring are visits from crop input salesmen. During this visit we purchaced some NH3 to be applied in late 2011 for our 2012 corn crop two years away. On this particular visit the salesman knew Mark liked hot foods and brought him homemade canned jalapenos. What a way to warm up.
One day Kurt asked his Grandpa Ferguson if he would sell him his old Ford 7000 tractor. Well sure enough Grandpa thought that would be a great idea. Grandpa did however make Kurt promise he would put a ROPS bar on it for rollover protection. I had to smile when I thought about Grandpa driving it for 40 years without yet worrying about his grandkids being safe. I do the same thing as I get older. Here Kurt is working on his new purchace.
One of the first jobs a farmer can do as soon as the frost is out of the ground is to tile. BJ and Rob are working on tile carts. We are also putting together a new digger chain for the tiling machine.
This picture is about as sure a sign of spring as seeing robins. I hope Grandma's yard is solid and dry.
With the ice breaking up on the pond I was hoping to find a Bible verse for this picture that talked about changing seasons. But I'm out of time since we are going to Sully this morning and then leaving for St. Loius for seed meetings early next week. I do remember a Bible verse talking about "summer and winter, seedtime and harvest will never cease," meaning God promises us He will continue to be faithful as we in this farming occupation look forward and anticipate another growing season.
One day Kurt asked his Grandpa Ferguson if he would sell him his old Ford 7000 tractor. Well sure enough Grandpa thought that would be a great idea. Grandpa did however make Kurt promise he would put a ROPS bar on it for rollover protection. I had to smile when I thought about Grandpa driving it for 40 years without yet worrying about his grandkids being safe. I do the same thing as I get older. Here Kurt is working on his new purchace.
One of the first jobs a farmer can do as soon as the frost is out of the ground is to tile. BJ and Rob are working on tile carts. We are also putting together a new digger chain for the tiling machine.
This picture is about as sure a sign of spring as seeing robins. I hope Grandma's yard is solid and dry.
With the ice breaking up on the pond I was hoping to find a Bible verse for this picture that talked about changing seasons. But I'm out of time since we are going to Sully this morning and then leaving for St. Loius for seed meetings early next week. I do remember a Bible verse talking about "summer and winter, seedtime and harvest will never cease," meaning God promises us He will continue to be faithful as we in this farming occupation look forward and anticipate another growing season.
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