It's a Start

After a cold April, the guys finally got started planting later yesterday after a fire run. Another farmer's shed burned that had lots of hay in it but they did save 4 little pigs.

Here Bill is unfolding the planter. This will be the first time using Auto Steer for the planter. Tim was working ground in the next field over.

Bill only made it down one side of the field when he lost the air conditioning and the tractor started getting very hot fast. The fan clutch went out of the 8300 tractor. This was at about 6:30 on a Sat. evening but he called the John Deere parts guy who went to the shop to see if they had a new clutch and they did. Luckily they will answer their cell phones at night and do things like this when it's the busy season. It's good that the farmers can work on their own equipment too.

Mom & I had just gotten back to town after going to see the Prom Grand March in Pocahontas with Diane & girls and had stopped at home to make some sandwiches to take to Bill. We got to the field just as he and Tim were getting to the field. Bill sent us to Tim's house to bring his pickup to the field. Just as we got back with it, he called and said he had a problem with the tractor and to not leave yet. We were sent to West Bend for the part that was left out for us while Bill & Tim got the bad clutch taken off.

Bill always says that the first couple of days in Spring or Fall usually never go right and that was true yesterday. Although Tim was having a good time running the new quad trac working ground! Bill has a bad head cold as of yesterday too.

Today is windy but sunny. Bill had planted 25 acres when I talked to him a little while ago. This is my last day off before I get started working ground and Mom's last day here so we are going to a class on annual flowers in Spencer at Del's, the really nice nursery in the area, with Diane and girls.

Happy May Day! Mom and my friend Terri and I made about 12 May baskets this week that we will deliver today. Pictures tomorrow.