Thursday, May 7, 2009

Fun With Corn

We’ve been busy planting, and I’m happy to report that it’s going well. 
Charlotte took a few photos today as we were filling the planter with seed and fertilizer.

Carrying seed to the planter…all business in this photo.

Hey - Charlotte has a camera !

Hi - My name is Alan, and I’d like to talk to you about Dekalb seed.

Gordie is the only squeezable boss I’ve ever had.
In spite of the fun we have, we actually get some work done. 
Koochy, koochy, coo.

I wonder if I’ve broken any local ordinances by tickling my boss?  Hmmm.
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Saturday, May 2, 2009

Planting Corn


We tuned up the corn planter and headed for the fields today.  A few tweaks here and there, and we were underway.

As the sun hit the horizon, we kept going.  It’s too much fun to put the toys away when it gets dark.  We’ve just installed some new lights, and we HAD to test those out.

Plenty of screens to keep the driver occupied:  GPS, auto steer, two monitors for the planter, and software that maps the field to keep track of where we’ve planted what variety of corn.  Once everything is set, the operator is free to play Tetris (on the auto steer) or solitaire (on the mapper).  Refreshments are served upon request.
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