Monday, September 22, 2008

Farm farm farm!

I love farming. I love grass seed farming as we can all tell from the photos from the tractors. BUT, I have a secret. More than I love grass seed farming, I love punkin farming.

Translation: Punkin=Pumpkin, Pumpkin=Squash (It's true, it's really squash seed, in fact it's called Golden Delicious!)

Step 1:
Wake up early anywhere betweeen 5-7am and go to the cannary! This is where I usually stay in the truck.


Step 2: Take bins full of seed and dump them into the truck.


Step 3: Come home and dump into big cement hole and wash down. CAREFUL not to clog becuase in the words of Chris, "Grandpa gets REALLY mad if you clog it, so don't!"


(This is the trailer it dumps out of)

Step 4:
Break for a photo op


Step 5:
Chris does some starting of water and other stuff upstairs that I'm not quite sure on yet. Basically, I make funny faces and try to wash it down without clogging it >.<

Now it's not really in order so here is the rest of it =)

This is where the "bad seed" gets washed out to.



Chris then jumps in the skidstir? Maybe that's what it's called and dumps washed seed into the bucket


Then it goes on the dryers to dry


In my attempts to be artistic here you go:
Punkin/Squash before


Punkin/Squash before drying!


Then about this time I've been up for a few hours and start to get cranky =)

2 comments:

Michelle & Luke said...

Most educational post ever!!! I didn't know you were such a good helper ash!! although I used to help luke clean the toilets & floors at see's candies when they had that account. then i stopped helping when we got married b/c i didn't have to be as nice. ha ha

Anonymous said...

People should read this.