Quite A Few Pics. Of My Morning Commute To Work

Took time to pop some pics.(Otsego and Montgomery Co. NY) on the way into work. Heifers who got out of their pasture, some that didn't, and feilds. All within a 30mile drive.Crops are looking really good this year. Lots of beans planted this year.

Nice Pictures!!

I second that!

Great pictures.
Who still uses a grain binder?

I do, cut wheat Sun night and cut my oats Mon.. Got it all shocked. Now have to get the threshing machine ready.
Kevin

Is that shocked grain I see? That brings back memories.
I bought a binder and threshing machine a few years back to play with. Both in working condition.

Notice the abundance of wild carrot, as in an earlier conversation, and not just here, but all over !

We have several large Amish/menonite communities all across Central NY.

Always enjoy the pics. Keep them coming.

Pretty country and the crops looked good.

Amish

Thanks for taking the time to record some of the NY rural life for us! I enjoyed what you have shared here.

Curious about photo #6; what is "stacked" in the field?

Always enjoy your photos; thanks for sharing them with us.

Brings back alot of memories, sure do miss living in Otsego county

James; Can I call you jim? ( I like less formal) the stacks are shocks of oats. The Amish still use reapers to cut and bind the grain in small bundles. Then they gather and stack the bundles by hand into shocks as pictured. Once cured and dried they pitch the bundles onto wagons and transport them to a stationary thrasher powered by an older farm tractor (Case Ds,LAs and Farmall Ms, around here, on steel)I will try to post some pics. when this happens along with the big combines in the area. We have a great diversity of culture and technology In this area. Farmers plowing with 2 to 8horses on a hitch, 4 horses pulling a fore cart with an engine powering modern day haybines and balers,even slurry tankers, horse drawn ground driven sickle bar mowers and hayloaders. Next door to an old school Amish farmer is likely a modern day farmer with Steigers pulling 10 bottom plows, selfpropelled discbines, Choppers direct loading trucks, and round and square big bales. You can go for a 40min. drive and see it all. I am blessed to live here, and will continue to share my daily experiences with you here on this forum. Your a great bunch of people, and it is a joy to share experiences across this country with each of you.