The 2015 Spelt Harvest is finished
July 23, 2015
My wife snapped this picture as I was making a turn. The header on the combine is raised all the way up. She said it looked like she was about to be gobbled up. I told her no problem, that thing loves to “eat” grain, not people. It worked wonderfully. My speltz, or spelt for some folks, have all been harvested. It is a great feeling. No rain, dry grain, no breakdowns and no accidents!
I have cleaned the combine, oiled and greased her all up for next year. She is 1967 vintage. In other words…still a kid 😮 I want to keep her under cover and well taken care of, so she will still be bringing in my harvest when she is old. I was very fortunate to find this machine. She was well taken care of by her former owner, Frank Mann. I will do my best to follow in his footsteps.
We adjusted the combine by getting “the book” out. I still have the original owner’s manual. She combined my speltz better than any machine I have ever used. She is almost as good as a threshing machine, but she takes a lot more work out of the job. I can see good from my perch up on the seat. I even watched my old cell phone fall in the header and disappear. It was like slow motion. I heard a little “zip” noise and my phone was gone…all except my “Otterbox” cover. It made it through.
Last night at supper, we ate summer squash and zucchini fresh from the garden. I gobbled up two helpings of the great tasting stuff. I mowed the straw from the speltz after supper. The work continues here on the farm as we hit mid-summer, but we are caught up and all is well. It’s a great life, especially if you don’t mind the work!
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RicelandMeadows 
Too funny about your cell phone Ralph! & you know Otterbox will not replace your phone for you!!! Doesn’t the squash & zucchini taste great? Nothing better besides sweet corn & tomatoes! I can eat an entire zucchini myself! Take care!
Comment by Jacklyn July 24, 2015 @ 10:58 amThere should be a prize for the most unusual way of destroying a cell phone.
Comment by ricelandmeadows July 24, 2015 @ 3:52 pmNothing on Earth like fresh produce, it feeds a gardener’s soul as well as his body.