Spring tillage?

Dave H (MI) · Mar 16, 2015

So the daughter comes home from Michigan State today and tells me they are tilling the fields over in that area. I still have frost in the ground and some snow on top. She asked me how they could be doing that and I was not able to answer. So how are they able to do that? Too wet here!

rrlund · Mar 16, 2015

Got me hanging. I tried to haul some manure today. It didn't go well. I got rid of two loads by staying right down along the south side of the field where there's some ice,but I put the duals on and parked everything. It's supposed to get down in the 20s a few nights this week,so maybe I can get a few loads out early a few mornings,but that's gonna be about it. There are a whole bunch of frozen water hydrants around the neighborhood yet,so it'll be a while before the frost is gone I'm afraid.

Dave H (MI) · Mar 16, 2015

Exactly! Nice day today so I had a client to see then stopped by the place and sat on the south side of the barn and ate my lunch. Snow is melting and frost is coming up but it is running water all over and I would bury any tractor I took out on that. Then the daughter comes home and tells me they are tilling around school?!?!? Must have tracks with pontoons bolted on the sides.

NY 986 · Mar 16, 2015

Sand you can till most times once the snow is off. An old fellow I used to know over towards Geneseo used say that if the farmers there could go in February they would to plant peas or oats. Loam of clay needs to thaw plus dry to avoid compaction.

DoubleR · Mar 16, 2015

One of our bus drivers came back in today and said the big dairy farm by me plowed a field. I said I found that hard to believe. When I drove by it I seen where he had spread liquid manure on top of the snow. It did kind of look like it had been worked up.
I'm 50 miles east of Lansing, where MSU is located.
There's no way anyone by me is doing any tilling.

rrlund · Mar 16, 2015

Those worthless Sandhill Cranes are back. I heard them cackling for the first time this year when I was putting the duals on this afternoon. I wonder how long it'll be before they're living in the bunker silo again?

RayP(MI) · Mar 16, 2015

Cranes around here too. Sure are a noisy bunch.

onefarmer · Mar 16, 2015

I'm 20 miles north of Lansing and I just don't see how. It would have to be sand with a lot of drainage, and even then. How?

Mark-Mi · Mar 16, 2015

Dave, has the daughter been partying a little excessive up to State. Maybe into some green beer.

rrlund · Mar 16, 2015

Hey,the starter shop was opened back up. I guess she was just closed for that one day. I dropped off the generator for the 500. If you need her to work on anything,just search M44 Starter and Alternator online.

Dave H (MI) · Mar 16, 2015

I think you got it. It occurred to me because I have seen it closer to home this week. I told her...she thinks it may be so.

Dave H (MI) · Mar 16, 2015

These two don't drink. I ordered a bottle of wine on her 21st birthday and she barely sipped it. I ended up finishing it...and the bottle.

Tim(nj) · Mar 16, 2015

You have cranes, I have a pileated woodpecker driving me nuts.

Stan - Florida · Mar 16, 2015

Got some of those Sandhill Cranes around here (central east coast) too. Their kids are sure cute but boy do they grow fast.

Wish we could have got our hogs to grow that fast back in the day.

Stan

Nick m · Mar 17, 2015

I also doubt it. I'm 25 miles west of Lansing and work in the Lansing area. I am friends with a guy that installs field tile. He's going back to work next week. Those new tile plows they have are impressive machines. Maybe someone was trying that out?

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