Anudder MONDAY......................

Spent the entire day bush hogging yesterday. 7AM 'till 8:30PM. I mowed 56 acres at a horse farm just east of Louisville, in preparation for a Kentucky Derby party there this weekend. Shortly after I started, about 75 hot air balloons went over. The Kentucky Derby Great Balloon Race was on! The first one I saw was the Energizer Bunny Balloon. I'm pluggin' along, about half asleep, and look up in the air to see a great big PINK bunny floating by..... ....HMMMMM MMMMM M That'll get your attention.

A little later, I saw the biggest Tom turkey I've ever seen. (Turkey season is on in Kentucky right now. This one was kinda bold for "a wanted bird")

Hope everyone has a great week.

My "sentence" here is commuted in about 2 years and 8 months... Looking forward to being nothing but a farmer....

I was told a few days ago that I'm not a "full-time farmer" because I have another job too. That's a bunch of baloney.... I work TWO jobs, one as a farmer, one as , well, whatever it is they pay me to do here.....

While I come from the school that would say that I think you are one of the very few that I could not say that about. From what I can remember it seems you are planting 3 farms now and your total acres is over 1000. With that kind of acres I would assume that a good portion of your income comes from farming.

You have to admit there are many out there that have a full time job in town and piddle around planting 1 to 200 acres and calling them self a farmer. That is a hobby or a side job.

Now, that comment on 1 to 200 acres is kinda steppin on my toes. Our farm is only 157 acres with less than 100 of that in tillable land. The farm's been in the family for 5 generations is your typical old fashioned family farm. Grandad was a tried and true farmer all his life and that was the only farm he had. I sure don't consider it a hobby. Though for what it pays verses what I spend it sure does look like one....hmmm...maybe I need to rethink this issue ha ha! God bless ya buddy.

--old fashioned farmer

Now you're gonna end up workin' harder than ever since you're retired. Happens every time. :>)

But, congrats on gettin' out of the ol' rat race. Feels good, don't it?

Allan

It can be had for the low, low price of $5,400,000. Should I pass your name on to the realator????? ??

Good Lawd! I can't even read numbers that big, let alone understand 'em!

I can count to 10, but I gots to go really, really slow 'r I get lost and have ta start over. :>)

Allan

"Established Hay Fields" usually means it won't grow anything else. "Wonderful hunting location" means it is a bog. "Mostly sub-irrigated" means it is underwater 10 months out of the year.

What's "Beautiful high plains location" mean? More windswept, prairie dog infested desert?

I think I’ll just keep cleanin’ the toilets and shinin’ the shoes ‘cause I’m really good at it. :>)

Allan

Shining shoes... I'm thinking of doing that. Actually even looked at a polishing box. Decided I spend way to much time on my knees as it is. Had a dandy this weekend. Female pilot comes darting in twice (two seperate days)to use the ladies room. Twice opts not to flush when departing. Next time I'm getting on the radio and anopunce to everyone in the sky she needs to come back in and finish her business. I don't spend a lot of time middle of the day checking that particular room. She leaves pleasant suprises for the next unimpressed woman. SO starts monday! :? )

When I was a boy in the Navy and stationed in Virgina Beach, I took a part time job in the evenings and weekends working in a "posh, uptown" gas station. Cleanin' the cans at the end of the day was, of course, one of my responsibilities.

I'd rather take a beatin' than ever step foot in a women's can ever again. They be some crude folks when it comes to that department. :>)

Allan

You know somepeople may think it strange a fellow that would enlist in the Navy would want to be so land locked.... I got a fisheman buddy that gets all clostrophobic if he doesn't see big water at least on the horizon. I'm justthe opposite.

Story I heard was the owners bought the place, spent a fortune, then started asking questions about what makes a GOOD farm. They found out that near vertical fields and solid limestone doesn't work too well. They have the place up for sale, and plan on moving back....TO MEXICO... (ADIOS AMIGOS)

I had to put up hay in small square bales, I think I'd go back to settin' in the bar up in Martin, South Dakota.

At least, there is some sensible conversation goin' on in those places late at night when the natives come a wanderin' in from the grasslands. :>)

Allan