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Larson Farms – The Parents Reminiscence About Dating

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Stopped by rain

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Richard took the soybean drill into the acres near town and had just unfolded it when the rain came! That white “buggy” holds the soybean seed.

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We had a deluge! And he got soaked running to the car.

Moving to the acres south of town.

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Getting ready to head into our acres just south of town, we fill up the tractor with diesel fuel.

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We make sure the planter is completely filled with seed also. The planter is now folded up to be able to fit down the road.

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This is how many gallons we put in the tractor. You do the math on how much that costs! The tractor will hold 180 gallons total.

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Instead of taking the seed wagon into town tonight, we just put extra bags of seed into the empty insecticide boxes. It’s an interesting sight going down the road!

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I go in later to pick my farmer up late at night and get to see this.

Moving the seed wagon . . .

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Planting near the dairy in the background.

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Time for me to take the seed wagon back to the barn lot.

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That’s our little pond in the trees.

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The view of home from the middle of the field.

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I’m taking a shortcut through the woods.

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I think it’s pretty back here.

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Coming out of the woods.

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On the way to the woods I pass the dairy’s pivot irrigator on our land. They spray their storm water through it onto our fields.

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When I get back to the barn lot I see the mower crew is finished cutting the alfalfa.

Planting over the dead rye

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Planting in the dead rye. We planted the rye for a cover crop to help with erosion control.

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You can see the whole rye field here. We’re planting towards the woods in the background.