by OogieFarmBlog | Jul 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
Things dried out enough to continue work. After some initial filling in of the holes the wires and conduit were run from the poles to the hay barn. Looking down where the metal pole will fit into the plastic pipe sleeve.Getting the first pole in place.Once the pole...
by OogieFarmBlog | Jul 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
The next morning we surveyed the damage. There was water in the holes around the forms but things looked ok. However, the barn was a mess. Desert Weyr Farm Blog
by OogieFarmBlog | Jul 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
The concrete came for the piers for the solar system. Got it all poured with no problems.That evening it started to rain and the trenches filled up. Ken took the backhoe and dug an emergency ditch through the hay barn to keep the water away from the precious hay. We...
by OogieFarmBlog | Jul 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
Spoke too soon about the rocks. The second hole and the trench ended up uncovering a nest of rocks. Some were too big for our tractor to pick up but Ken was able to push them around a bit. It’s amazing how far down 9 feet is. The forms are in place to pour the...
by OogieFarmBlog | Jul 24, 2010 | Uncategorized
Late Summer Grazing. The bare patch in the pasture is where we burned the prunings this year. I need to find a different way to deal with the pruning debris because it hurts the pasture to burn it. Rambo and his buddy Rambutt. Rambutt is the one looking at us, he has...
by OogieFarmBlog | Jul 20, 2010 | Uncategorized
All the first cutting hay is in. John came down to weigh some bales so we can pay for it. We buy the hay by weight not by the bale. First cutting ended up being 664 bales and 19.3 tons. Normally we get about 45 tons for the first cutting.After the haying we needed to...
