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May Week 4 planting

May has come to an end and flown by as usually the case for us. We have been blessed with timely rains and good conditions. Some of the areas not so far from us have not been so fortunate. They have been hit by heavy rains and strong winds. The crops that are planted are coming up nice. The combines are being prepped for travel during any time we are not in the field. Our first job in Oklahoma was hailed out recently, resulting in a total loss. We will be starting in Ness City, Kansas in June.

International Harvester Case 8010 Combine — Heading to the shop for a bath.

farmer rock rolling beans sunset North Dakota tractor field — Tractor with a rock roller.

Our beans were rolled with the rock roller this week. Rolling the ground pushes the rocks down which is necessary for harvest. When the beans are harvested, the combine header is on the ground. Rolling helps prevent any rocks from entering the combine through the feeder house on the front. Rock ingestion can cause serious damages internally to the equipment.

Our local wildlife production area provides a beautiful backdrop for sunsets throughout the year. Our youngest and I drove to it during a brief slow time.

Farmer Brown was able to get some spraying done. We had to bring him fuel one evening while the sun was setting. It was a gorgeous night!

Brown Acres Custom Harvester Wheat Canola Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska South Dakota Combining Cutter Spring Wheat Sunrise Blue Sky — Spring wheat sunrise

Our spring wheat during a sunrise. Our yard is full of various blooms and fresh greenery this week! Here are some of them below.

Caragana Bush — We call these the John Deere bushes. They are a Caragana bush. A few years ago Mick came home from harvest while I stayed in Oklahoma running combine. When he called from home, he said the whole yard was John Deere due to the Caraganas. A little tidbit of information – the colors for the John Deere company were chosen by John Deere’s wife who liked the green in the spring and the yellow in the fall.

Pink flowering tree Brown Acres Custom Harvester Wheat Canola Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska South Dakota Combining Cutter DSC_8475 — Pink flowering trees. We’re not sure what these are, but they’re pretty every year.

Boy with boat in a puddle — Brett launching his boat in a puddle. Our boys love playing in the puddles. Brett would wear his rain boots every day if he could.

Farm boys riding John Deere and Farmall pedal tractors in a puddle. John Deere 9200 Tractor Grain Dryer Grain bins farm dog — Our boys discussing important business on the farm after a rain.

We’ll be done planting soon and heading out. In the meantime, we are busy getting ready and finishing up our to do list. Our crew is excited to get started harvesting!

Spring Planting Week 3

Sunrise rainshower with a rainbow on a dirt road — Sunrise shower on the prairie

Our third week went pretty smooth. We started out the week with a beautiful sunrise shower followed by a rainbow. We didn’t get much rain; less than a 1/2″ in most places.

planting trees John deere — Planting trees

Our local soil conservation district planted 4 rows of trees along some of our property for a new shelter belt. They planted lilacs, box elders, quaking aspen, and juniper trees. We’re hoping they got off to a good start!

John Deere 9200 Borgault drill planting soybeans North Dakota — Planting soybeans

Farmer Brown was able to plant soybeans in a field near our yard.

North Dakota sunset planting soybeans farmer Brown Acres Custom Harvester Wheat Canola Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska South Dakota Combining Cutter DSC_5768 — Planting Soybeans

What a beautiful night! The sky was so colorful.

Planting soybeans 9200 John deere Borgault 2320 drill — Planting Soybeans

Chocolate Chip Cookies Kitchenaid Turquoise White Kitchen — Brett scooping his cookies.

Brett decided one day that we had to make chocolate chip cookies for everyone! First he had to let everyone know he was making cookies today. He loves to bake and be a chef!

Flowering Crab Apple blossoms — Flowering Crab

Our favorite tree, a beautiful flowering crab was in full bloom this week! The smell was overwhelming!

Spring wheat Brown Acres Custom Harvesting — Spring wheat emerging

Our wheat has emerged from the soil this week. It is so great to see the black dirt turn green!

Filling borgault drill with beans John deere 9200 grain truck Brown Acres Custom Harvester Soybeans — Filling the drill with soybeans.

Farmer Brown and Brett filling the drill with soybeans. Brett loves helping on the farm and being where the action is. He was helping dad keep the beans leveled out in the compartment.
Our crazy dog, Chevy did something we had not seen before. Mick was trying to figure out what was laying in our yard. He figured the dogs had buried a dead animal, but discovered it was a dog toy when he got close.

Our week was filled with planting and fragrant trees! We are over half done planting and busy preparing to head south for custom harvesting wheat.

The Busy Time is Here! May Week 1

May is usually very busy on the farm. Here are just a few things that happened the first week of May at Brown Acres.

Brown Acres Custom Harvester Wheat Canola Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska South Dakota Combining Cutter DSC_1904 — Our little farmer is always happy and loves to be dirty! We were getting the cultivator set to prepare for seeding.

The northern lights were putting on a show for all the farmers.

Brown Acres Custom Harvester Wheat Canola Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska South Dakota Combining Cutter DSC_2669 — The ducks and several other birds were enjoying the sunrise in our field with standing water. It’s hard to believe there is water there since it is so dry here.

Brown Acres Custom Harvesting Sunset North Dakota Kansas Oklahoma Nebraska South Dakita IMG_20160505_210810585-01 — We stopped to check out some ducks after we finished cultivating. We had an amazing sunset. Brett took the opportunity to throw a few rocks in the water.

Brown Acres Custom Harvester Wheat Canola Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska South Dakota Combining Cutter DSC_2889 — The smoke has arrived from the Canadian wild fires.

Brown Acres Custom Harvester Wheat Canola Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska South Dakota Combining Cutter DSC_2907 — Brett loves helping dad anytime he can. His job was to tell him when to stop backing up to the auger.

Brown Acres Custom Harvester Wheat Canola Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska South Dakota Combining Cutter DSC_2926#plant16, spring, Spring Wheat, wheat — Wheat seed headed to the drill for planting.

Our little farmer helping dad get the seed in the right spot on the drill.

Smoky northern lights. The whole sky was green for hours!

Bella joined our family around Christmas. Everything is new to her, but she is learning the ropes of farm life. She is a shetland sheepdog or sheltie for short. She loves following Brett on his excursions. — Bella joined our family around Christmas. Everything is new to her, but she is learning the ropes of farm life. She is a Shetland Sheepdog or Sheltie for short. She loves following Brett on his excursions.

What a blur! This is just a little bit of what went on this week. We are also preparing to head south to Oklahoma for custom harvesting winter wheat. Brett is done with pre-school for the year and is very excited to be home to help full time on the farm! He spends most of the time with mom or dad in the tractor, unless mom is working on the camper. He loves to be in the camper!