Over two days, Hilarie and I are fitting and seeding a new pasture. This consists of picking rocks, disking to break up soil clumps, picking more rocks, using a cultimulcher to do final leveling of the field, picking more rocks, seeding with a broadcast spreader, picking yet more rocks, and using a cultipacker to set the seed, followed by picking more rocks.
In between tasks, I give some general advice (what has worked well in our situation) about prepping the seed bed, choosing the right seed for a combined pasture and hay field, and maintenance of the field until the new plants are established.
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That under the tractor camera view was Awesome, not sure exactly how you did that. Nice! LOL
Why not use a roller to roll down all the rocks?
A Good Genuine Channel. God Bless You.
my dad made a big metal box he attached to the front of the tractor. whenever we'd run into rocks we'd toss them in there. it was great because it added weight to the front of the tractor
This guy is doing everything wrong. My father was one of the best farmers in the world
I LOVE Your Wife's Georgia Bulldogs t-shirt. TW
is there fish in the pond?
Picken rocks, my least favorite job…
Now that you're not building the shop the spot you cleared you'll have to get that all fixed up now she either you can mow it or make it part of the field
your wife always has a lovely smile
Those growths could be BLACK KNOT, not good !!!!!!!!
Love your videos. Thanks for bringing back memories of times staying at my grandparents farm!
Pete, you don't know how lucky you are having the Brillion Culti-packer! Judging by the mere "suggestions" of bumps on those well-worn "once-notched" wheels are a testament to how many MILES that implement has been dragged across the land!
Appreciate the sickle-bar mower's action of laying grass evenly when cut. I think you'd like how a flail mower does the same thing (with the added benefit of chopping up the grass cuttings). Always enjoy your videos. I'm sure you remember the days when a sickle-bar mower and side-delivery rake were "IT!"
Keep it up Pete! You'll be sparkin' up that rock box before you know it!
As a Seminole, I can't really "approve" of Hilarie's "Bulldog" (Ga. Tech) shirt but did enjoy the day with you!
Those growths on the tree are burls. They don’t hurt the tree when they are much larger than what you have they are used in high end furniture, the grain in the burls is way way different than the normal wood grain and is very beautiful.
Just dropping you a well done. 😊
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The gwroths on the trees are called gals. Flower galls. Coused by mites. They don't harm the trees.
When I grew up we plowed every acre of corn and bean ground. Never did “ No Till†.
Rock around the clock.
Nailed it!
I wish I had a little farm to raise beefers an pigs I love watching you and your family God bless you all
I saw that, you dumped that clutch trying to wheelie
Great videos! Hillary is a rockstar!
I remember plowing with horses n going behind afterwards with a younger team n a sled picking up rocks n hauling them to the big pile on north corners of the field, not sure why they were always on the north end but that was my buddies family tradition !! Fun memories
Rarely did we find a rock in the excellent sandy loam on the farm where I grew up. I did hit a smallish rock one day while disking a field. It had a trilobite fossil in it, clearly visible! These days, I see a lot of people using mechanical rock pickers. I figure you know what you're doing–perhaps a rock picker wouldn't work for you. Love the channel, thanks!
Those are some nice rocks!
Seeing them yellow chicks, I first thought they were ducklings..! We hatched 72 duck eggs in a parafin incubator, we got 71 ducks. They caused a muddy mess around the pond, and were a pain to get back in their shed at night, to protect them from the fox.
Our rock crop performs well in rainy years and dry years doesn't matter! Nice job on leveling the field!
Goooooo Dawgs! My second notice of that glorious T-shirt! I would love to know the backstory and I don’t hear a Georgia accent.
Edit: I am shocked that Covid had an effect on broilers. Never would’ve guessed that. Layers have been harder to find at least breed wise.
I wish you would work on that old super c it's getting so hard to start lol 😆😆😆 you gotta love a tractor like that
Love watching your video as you and your wife work the cows and chicken 😅 look very happy God bless you guys
What u taking out dat for. grandfather
McMurray hatchery is the best everything is always healthy, I have ordered from them multiple times great company
Where in central New York are you? I’d love to come help on the farm and learn some stuff from you, you are the reason I got motivated and started to try and get equipment to start my own little farm one day
In farming, I suppose there are 2 options when it comes to readying a field for planting: Poison the soil with chemical weed killer,
or plough it an release the stored carbon up into the atmosphere. Farming really is a balancing act, and sometimes you’re literally stuck between a rock and a hard place!
love seeing old equipment getting worked!
3mph from the south, I believe that, not!
I know nothing about tractors but I was impressed each time u started it up. Nice channel.
Hello from Newfoundland Canada. Love your content
Looks like you're in the Ozarks
At 13:30 what tractor is that in the background covered in weeds?
You never get them all!! They multiply like rabbits!!
Excellent video. Hillare had my Georgia T shirt