Tag: Spring
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Hello May!
May 2, 2024 The last few days of April found us to be very busy. We attended a local plow fun day for draft horses and friends. In the photo above, just to showcase the power of the draft horse, nine horses were put to a two bottom plow. This…
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Spring Blossoms
April 27, 2024 Old, wild apple trees, like this one, line the fencerows and lane ways on our farm. This time of year they are stunning in full blossom. The apples they produce are left for the wildlife mostly, but our livestock shares in a few too. The smell from…
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And Just Like That
March 8, 2024 The soft maple trees “popped” their buds yesterday. That means its the end of our maple season. A person can still make more maple syrup after the trees have budded, but the syrup has an off, very strong odor and flavor. We only make and sell only…
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Spring Fun
May 1, 2023 We had a good time in the drizzle at Joel Baldwin’s 3rd annual Plow Day last Saturday. I used our son’s team Belle and Anna to give wagon rides. There were 20 horses and their teamsters in attendance. The crowd watched from the road, in the field…
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The Mud Continues
April 25, 2022 It was such a nice day yesterday, that I simply had to let the horses out for a run, romp and roll. They did all of the above! They managed to find a very muddy spot to roll. They enjoyed the sun and the fresh green grass.…
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2019 Corn Crop Has Been Planted!
May 28, 2019 After a very wet spring and many delays due to soggy conditions, our corn crop has been planted! The horses and I finished plowing the second “land” yesterday. This is a three acre field. If it gives us a normal yield, we will have plenty of corn…
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2019 Oats Planted
May 10, 2019 The recent rains have made the pasture grasses and hay fields grow. They have also delayed most field work for us farmers. We got a quick dry out over the last few days. I worked quickly to try and get our forage oats planted. Forage oats are…
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April Showers 2019
April 15, 2019 We have gotten some rainy weather. The severe weather stayed south of us so far. The spring rain has sure made the grass turn green. Flowers are blooming. Birds are chirping. The horses are shedding gobs of hair, as their winter coats come off. Spring has sprung!…
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Spring Chores
May 8, 2018 Our spring continued to be evasive. Long hours and too many days at my off farm job has caused delays in getting into the fields. It’s no big deal. The soil is just starting to warm and dry enough to work it anyway. I am spending time…
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Signs of Spring
March 12, 2018 So far this year we have seen the sap run, robins, buzzards and red winged blackbirds. I have seen purple martin scout birds checking out the martin house, but for me a true sign of spring is the horses shedding their winter coats. Saturday, this yearly event…