We finally hayed our leased land in September.  It was seeded in early Spring and took all summer to get tall and thick enough for haying.  The soil there is sandy, so it will probably take a couple more years to get it the way we want it.  We will be seeding it again next Spring.  But, it sure is nice and flat for haying!  And, for the first ever cutting, we got more bales than expected.  Now, to haul all the equipment back to the farm- it’s about 10 miles.  Next year we will try to purchase a second haybine to leave there along with our old rake, so we only have to bring the tractor and baler over.  Some time this Fall or next Spring, we’ll haul the bales back to the farm too.  In a week or so we will also be sending the bull back and hopefully we have a nice bunch of Angus calves in the Spring!  On to more projects before the cold weather hits- we are fencing a divider in the winter paddock so we can wean the calves in a couple months.  The fence has to be real sturdy so they can’t get through it.  We won’t get a watering fountain this year, so instead we decided to build a winterized pump house so we won’t have to carry the pump back & forth like we’ve done every winter.  Should make things alot nicer for us this year!  And, Craig is fixing some problems with our pickup and plow so we are ready for snow. He’s been pretty busy!  A farmer’s work is never done!

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