Comments on: Foolish People http://www.scepaniakfarms.com/blog/2005/12/15/foolish-people/ The thoughts and journal of a Christian farm family. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:40:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Northern Farmer http://www.scepaniakfarms.com/blog/2005/12/15/foolish-people/comment-page-1/#comment-420 Northern Farmer Sat, 17 Dec 2005 13:50:00 +0000 http://www.scepaniakfarms.com/blog/?p=114#comment-420 Russ, I heard they got that snow pretty heavy on the North Shore. Here I think it's the most snow in quite a few years. But with it cooling down a tad at least a person isn't soaking wet. We do have a mosquitoe every once in a while in the house, dirty little buggers, always trying to suck blood, remind me of corporate ag:), and our Asian Beetles are starting to reduce in numbers in the house somewhat, but there'll be a few that make it till spring. Tom Russ,
I heard they got that snow pretty heavy on the North Shore. Here I think it’s the most snow in quite a few years. But with it cooling down a tad at least a person isn’t soaking wet. We do have a mosquitoe every once in a while in the house, dirty little buggers, always trying to suck blood, remind me of corporate ag:), and our Asian Beetles are starting to reduce in numbers in the house somewhat, but there’ll be a few that make it till spring.

Tom

]]> By: RL http://www.scepaniakfarms.com/blog/2005/12/15/foolish-people/comment-page-1/#comment-419 RL Sat, 17 Dec 2005 06:05:00 +0000 http://www.scepaniakfarms.com/blog/?p=114#comment-419 A good friend of mine who recently moved to Duluth just gave me a call today and said they got 23 inches of snow. Over here in Northern Wisconsin we got about 6" from this recent storm. Same storm. I like that dry cold too but deep snow sure does make us work harder. At least the mosquitoe's are sleeping. I always try to look on the bright side. :) Russ A good friend of mine who recently moved to Duluth just gave me a call today and said they got 23 inches of snow. Over here in Northern Wisconsin we got about 6″ from this recent storm. Same storm. I like that dry cold too but deep snow sure does make us work harder. At least the mosquitoe’s are sleeping. I always try to look on the bright side. :)
Russ

]]> By: Northern Farmer http://www.scepaniakfarms.com/blog/2005/12/15/foolish-people/comment-page-1/#comment-418 Northern Farmer Sat, 17 Dec 2005 00:59:00 +0000 http://www.scepaniakfarms.com/blog/?p=114#comment-418 Walter, Never fear, this is Minnesota, it's already chilling down, believe me. JM, I have a good tester and the more mature cobs are 21.7 percent. The drying in the house should be very mild on the corn, I guess I've dryed hundreds of thousands of bushels for feed but I think I can do it right for seed.I'm manufacturing some drying boards, a take off on the old fashion board with nails where the cobs are stuck on it to dry in the old farm houses. I'm trying for 100 cobs to the board, that'll sure save basement space. James, That's great! Glad to hear it.Just think, your family took a little bit away from big corporate ag! Tom Walter,
Never fear, this is Minnesota, it’s already chilling down, believe me.

JM,
I have a good tester and the more mature cobs are 21.7 percent. The drying in the house should be very mild on the corn, I guess I’ve dryed hundreds of thousands of bushels for feed but I think I can do it right for seed.I’m manufacturing some drying boards, a take off on the old fashion board with nails where the cobs are stuck on it to dry in the old farm houses. I’m trying for 100 cobs to the board, that’ll sure save basement space.

James,
That’s great! Glad to hear it.Just think, your family took a little bit away from big corporate ag!

Tom

]]> By: The Settler http://www.scepaniakfarms.com/blog/2005/12/15/foolish-people/comment-page-1/#comment-417 The Settler Fri, 16 Dec 2005 09:20:00 +0000 http://www.scepaniakfarms.com/blog/?p=114#comment-417 Tom, Thanks for your earlier post on this, and the link to seed savers. We got our seeds yesterday. Good thing I have so much to do this winter, because planting time seems a long way off. Tom,

Thanks for your earlier post on this, and the link to seed savers. We got our seeds yesterday. Good thing I have so much to do this winter, because planting time seems a long way off.

]]> By: JM http://www.scepaniakfarms.com/blog/2005/12/15/foolish-people/comment-page-1/#comment-416 JM Fri, 16 Dec 2005 09:05:00 +0000 http://www.scepaniakfarms.com/blog/?p=114#comment-416 Tom, Don't let that corn get too hot or too dry! If you can get a couple of ears that you are NOT saving for seed and dry them down too, you can check the moisture with a Dickey-John, or something like that. Don't go below 15%... But you probably already know this. I can't wait to see this drying operation! JM Tom,

Don’t let that corn get too hot or too dry! If you can get a couple of ears that you are NOT saving for seed and dry them down too, you can check the moisture with a Dickey-John, or something like that. Don’t go below 15%… But you probably already know this.

I can’t wait to see this drying operation!

JM

]]> By: Walter Jeffries http://www.scepaniakfarms.com/blog/2005/12/15/foolish-people/comment-page-1/#comment-415 Walter Jeffries Fri, 16 Dec 2005 06:01:00 +0000 http://www.scepaniakfarms.com/blog/?p=114#comment-415 Wet pants and gloves. This is why I love it when the temps drop below 20°F. That way things are crisp and I don't get wet. Dry cold is much prefered. As long as the wind isn't too bad it's fine down to -20°F or so. The other thing is once I go out in the morning I try not to come in to the house again where I might start melting and my glasses fog. :) Hope you chill soon so you're not cold <I>and</I> wet. Wet pants and gloves. This is why I love it when the temps drop below 20°F. That way things are crisp and I don’t get wet. Dry cold is much prefered. As long as the wind isn’t too bad it’s fine down to -20°F or so. The other thing is once I go out in the morning I try not to come in to the house again where I might start melting and my glasses fog. :) Hope you chill soon so you’re not cold and wet.

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