Filed under: November 2016 | Tags: corn, corn picking, draft horses, Farming with Draft horses, husking corn, maize, Small Farming
November 1, 2016
What a beautiful day today was. The temperature was in the mid seventies. A small breeze blew and the sun shined overhead all day. The corn husked easily and the horses worked perfectly. After a late start getting things ready, I still managed to get two loads picked and put into the crib. Many thanks to friends and some family. We could pick four rows at a time. So every round got us out of the tracks from the last load.
The ground is very soft from recent rains. My corn is spotty due to a goof at planting time. The weeds too are a bit out of hand from our summer drought, but ears I am getting are large and easy to pick. The horses are sinking in a little, but the wagon, not too much. Because we get to move over with each round, the field should be in great shape once the job is done.
I am picking this corn by hand. I like to do it that way anyway, but this year with the soft ground, I am especially happy to be doing it. I am avoiding calling the field muddy, because so far it isn’t, not for horses anyway. If I was using a tractor, I would be buried up to the axles with no hope in sight. Thanks to my horses, I am picking and grinning!
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RicelandMeadows 
Awesome! Those ears look beautiful.
Comment by Donkey Driver November 1, 2016 @ 9:30 pmI’m sure that it is because the corn is spotty, but there are many, many ears 11 to 12 inches long. Nice picking, that’s for sure!
Comment by ricelandmeadows November 2, 2016 @ 9:16 pm