2009 Corn Harvest!

Well its that time of the year again! Yes corn harvest in North East Missouri! We are averaging 170-180 BPA (bushels per acre) and 17-20% moisture. Yes its fairly wet!

On with the pictures!

Chores Around the Farm

Well we have been busy with our "Summer Chores" here on the farm.

Our hogs have taken alot of time. This is our 1200 head barn that we fill twice a year. We also have a 400 head set up that we fill twice a year to. A total of 3200 head of hogs a year


One other is tiling. We had a tile riser get blocked a year ago and we are finally able to work on it. We are redoing the whole tile run.







We have also been working on our "new" grain bin. We bought a bin from a landlord then moved it. We are adding 2 more rings then what it originally had and 2 fans so we could dry with air if we had to.



Weaning calves can be fairly fun if they work good. Luckily they did work fairly decent for us. SO wehave been hauling calves too.



Now if you noticed in a few planting pictures, we had a tad problem with the exhaust on the 4650. Well we finally got the solution. a Chrome straight pipe!!!!



Soon we will be firing our corn drying system up when we start shellin. we had to replace an auger in the shivvers system but she should be ready to go when we start which may be in 2 weeks hopefully!

Sqaure Baling

We baled 465 bales this year for Redbud Lane Farm. This will feed their sheep, Goats, Donkeys and anything else that needs hay lol.

Dirt Work on Taylor Farms

Well Mid Summer brings new projects to Taylor Farms. One is the moving of a pole barn. Dirt work for the foundation started this past week and ended today. Here are a few pictures. Monte Burch was doing the dirt work for us.



















Komatsu Power!

Hay Mowing

Well 1st cut is in the books for 2009. Sadly I have no pictures of raking and baling. Hopefully I will for 2nd cut. Enjoy!

Wheat harvest

Well we started wheat last month. It was making anywhere from 40 to 70 bpa at 13-14%. We got 41 bales off of the field and the patch behind the trees. The day we cut wheat we had some people from Washington State that were visiting Hannibal for the week stop by and ask if their 6 year old son could have a ride in is favorite brand of machinery. ahaha Dad took him for a few rounds around the field. It really made his and his parent's day.