In our world the four seasons are calving, seeding, haying and harvest. Harvest has officially started here this week. The guys desiccated lentils on Wednesday so they will hopefully be ready to cut early next week. That entails spraying the lentils to kill the plant so that it all ripens evenly. Sometimes the seed pods are dry but the seeds and the plants are still green. It's important to get them harvested before too many shell out. Rain and high wind can cause them to shell out so we're praying for none of that; however, the forecast and the sky right now don't look too good.
J went out Wednesday night to "cut a sample" of peas. We've joked that some years we've harvested the whole crop by cutting a sample to test for moisture and see if it's ready to go. He also cut some yesterday while M was out scouting for more hail damage. He didn't find any more but found that what he saw earlier was worse than he thought. Both combines were going today. They've finished our peas since we didn't have many acres in this year and have moved to the neighbor's peas and should finish those tomorrow. We may have to sit a day or two before the lentils are ready. I have a feeling that this could be a long and drawn out harvest what with the two-week rain delay during seeding. We have wheat in all stages from nearly ripe to grass green.
We rented a hay-hiker so R has been busy moving bales. The hay-hiker picks up eight bales so they can bunch them together and have them ready for a truck. A lot quicker than taking two at a time with the tractor. We have a lot more bales to deal with this year so it will be money well spent.
Pete and I moved some cows this afternoon and then went to the field to see how the cutting was progressing. I don't have to help much with the haying so it's been kind of the lull before the storm for me. Harvest is not my favorite time of year, and the next six weeks promise to be interesting. Stay tuned......
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