A Week in the Life of My Farm Family
We are a family of 5 (William, me, and 3 kids; 16, 14, & 13 yo). The following is what we did this past week in addition to the daily cattle chores and school work.
Wednesday May 4:
Cultivated ground- 65 acres; planted corn – 170 acres; evening Planning Commission meeting
Thursday May 5:
Helped two heifers have calves; Planted corn – 105 acres; Artificial Inseminated a heifer and cow; Rained; evening Zoning meeting
Friday, May 6:
fields too wet; did book work; washed show heifers; after ground dried planted corn – 15 acres; hauled manure
Saturday, May 7:
cultivated 22 acre field then moved to another field to work gulleys; planted corn in two fields – 90 acres; cleaned the barn; hauled manure
Sunday, May 8: Mother’s Day
After church cultivated 29 acres; planted corn 120 acres
Monday, May 9: Wedding Anniversary
Assisted cow having a calf; planted corn 65 acres; replanted corn on sections of two fields; hauled manure; Artificial inseminated a heifer; went out to eat for anniversary
Tuesday, May 10:
Double disked 30 acres corn stalks where cows over-wintered; planted the field; replanted section of another field; worked on cattle fence; hauled manure; washed show heifers; drained Buttercup’s udder
Wednesday, May 11:
Made 3 trips to pick up more seed corn for replant; replanted on sections of 2 fields; hauled manure; trimmed hair on weaned heifers; washed show heifers; had a rain shower; electricity went out because of storm to the north; went out to eat because couldn’t cook and celebrate finishing corn planting & replant
Thursday, May 12:
Picked up load of soy bean seed; switched planter units over to beans; ect.
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