18 Aug Long Time No Wheat

Grafton, ND – Usually when we get home, it’s a whirlwind of activities. We no soon drive through the city limits and we have farmers calling to see what place in cutting order their wheat fields fall into. I know I’ve repeatedly mentioned the rain but it is repeatedly falling and messing up our schedule so I’m left with no choice. All the rain our area has received has made and will continue to make harvest intermittent this season. Some farmers in the area have made so many ruts that they are waiting till it dries out to finish and if it doesn’t, pray their insurance agent is having a good day the day they tell them how much crop they will be forced to leave in the ground.

Protein content has been out of this world at 14.2 and the moisture has been about 13 to 14 percent the last couple days that we have been able to harvest. Our Farmer Brian told us that even if the moisture goes a little high, he wants us to cut it just to get it off (God bless bin dryers). We still got the combine stuck today (again) but we moved to another quarter a few miles away and were able to keep the wheels of all machines above ground and turning. Something so simple but something we have taken for granted the last couple weeks so, today was a good day.

Also, I remembered my camera today. Score!

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Here comes the service truck.

Dad fixing on the header.

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End of the field action.

Oh the pretty lighting.

The sun was my friend today.

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Dust! A rare sight these days.

Spotted; Brandon having a combine date with his girlfriend, Shawna.

Sun sets on the day.

Purple.

Farmer Brian, all smiles.

Dusk cutting.

Riding shotgun in the grain cart.

Never a bad time to wash windows.

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