farming notes

[goddessfarmer]

My big tractor hit 1000 engine hours at 11:16 this morning.  That makes it about 1/2 way to a new clutch.  Sigh, I guess it isn't "new" anymore. (It is the only tractor we have ever purchased new, and that was in 1999.)
About the same time a large, mature male bald eagle flapped slowly over the field I was mowing, headed west.
I put new blades on the JD 709 rotary cutter this morning. It cuts much better now. You'd think with a blade tip speed of over 600 mph that the sharpness of the blades wouldn't matter much. It does. I'm still keeping the old pair for when I  want to mow trees. With the right tool (a 5' long 1.25"dia iron pipe on the end of the 3/4"drive breaker bar sporting a 1 11/16" socket) it's not that hard to change the blades.  And I only dropped a blade on my fingertips once doing the install part. (that was enough, really, given that each blade weighs ~5lbs)
Today's weather was so perfect for mowing. I love this part of my job.
My organic certificates for the year showed up in the mail today - hay, pasture, chickens, eggs, turkeys and beef.
And there are peaches.

Comments

[lyonesse.livejournal.com]

if you end up with homeless peaches, i'll infuse a vodka :)

[goddessfarmer.livejournal.com]

I think I can spare some for that. Especially if you come get them :-)

[lyonesse.livejournal.com]

hopefully this weekend, if ponykins is feeling better...