tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post5194107275764089126..comments2024-03-28T19:35:24.365-07:00Comments on Rural Revolution: Sowing wheatPatrice Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06012022335047974670noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-3291640168025212972010-10-02T09:47:00.776-07:002010-10-02T09:47:00.776-07:00May you have a bountiful harvest, Patrice!May you have a bountiful harvest, Patrice!John G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09127952173210718830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-42502799401196275852010-10-01T15:10:38.643-07:002010-10-01T15:10:38.643-07:00Patrice, like Ottar,my first thoughts on harvestin...Patrice, like Ottar,my first thoughts on harvesting this field also went to draft animals. Are there farms nearby that work them? We have a few here, and they also train folks to drive and care for teams. Precious skills and knowledge, indeed.<br /><br />Tickmeister...(love that handle)...I like your approach and agree it's well worth the time invested for the same reason you stated. I hope you'll keep us posted on the outcome.<br /><br />A. McSpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-88657368053896667922010-09-30T20:09:45.359-07:002010-09-30T20:09:45.359-07:00i did the same process last fall and harvested abo...i did the same process last fall and harvested about 8 bushels of wheat from a smaller plot. For what it's worth, I hand broadcasted red clover seed in the wheat while the ground was still freezing nights last spring. (It's called frost seeding.) The clover sprouted in the wheat and took off pretty well after I cut the wheat in early July. I could cut the clover for hay now and plow the stubble down for green manure, but I plan to leave it all next summer and plow it down a year from now. I will get a full year's hay, then plow down and plant corn there the year after. My intent is to have a 4 year rotation of Corn - Beans - Wheat/Clover - Clover on 1 1/2 acres total. Should go a long way toward feeding the family and the animals. <br /><br />And yes, I know I could buy the grain for a price that leaves me working for about $1 per hour. I am convinced that that situation will change catastrophically soon enough.tickmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16326756666072357726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-57630664773869077082010-09-30T09:15:02.906-07:002010-09-30T09:15:02.906-07:00Patrice,
Living in Kansas wheat.corn, soybean coun...Patrice,<br />Living in Kansas wheat.corn, soybean country I was familiar with the basics. But a narrative on the nuts and bolts changed my perceptions, I am just imagining our ancestors and a bunch of horse drawn implements. What you portrayed as a one day job would have been a few. No wonder farm communities were tight knit and willing to help a friend but strangers would have a hard time until they had proved their worth by pitching in. <br /><br />OttarOttarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10600961390142898645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-15339208725542294702010-09-30T07:57:11.997-07:002010-09-30T07:57:11.997-07:00Awesome Patrice! Loved the photos and the details...Awesome Patrice! Loved the photos and the details. Can't wait to see the results next summer. Would love to help the in the harvesting process! Miss ya, already!<br /><br />KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-90121293961138028312010-09-30T07:52:50.643-07:002010-09-30T07:52:50.643-07:00are'nt we lucky that there is more than one wa...are'nt we lucky that there is more than one way to do just about anything and most times the old-fashioned way is far more satisfactory. makes a person more appreciative of that warm loaf of bread they worked so hard for...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-70594267735463684222010-09-30T07:52:05.615-07:002010-09-30T07:52:05.615-07:00Just an FYI, the chain-drag-thingy is called a har...Just an FYI, the chain-drag-thingy is called a harrow. My grandpa used to make them and he would hire my cousin and I to weld the drawbars.Jeremynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-77375031350810996992010-09-30T07:24:49.489-07:002010-09-30T07:24:49.489-07:00Woo hoo! Go wheat :)! Prayers for an abundant harv...Woo hoo! Go wheat :)! Prayers for an abundant harvest. JenniferAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-78792900008189423982010-09-30T07:12:20.418-07:002010-09-30T07:12:20.418-07:00LOL - from here on out, all wheat production will ...LOL - from here on out, all wheat production will be done the old-fashioned way: back-breaking toil. The field is only about an acre, so although we know people with combines, we won't be calling upon their services. (Besides, combines are so huge they'd barely fit.)<br /><br />So, come next August, we'll be sharpening the scythe and using that to harvest the wheat. Obviously it won't all get harvested in one day, but instead over about a week or so. Then we'll have to flail the wheat heads to loosen the seeds. Then we'll have to separate the wheat from the chaff (using the services of a windy day). Yup, the old-fashioned way.<br /><br />- PatricePatrice Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06012022335047974670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-53155164355045494772010-09-30T07:00:11.333-07:002010-09-30T07:00:11.333-07:00Do you have a friend with a combine? How do you pl...Do you have a friend with a combine? How do you plan to harvest?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-78752974363216029612010-09-30T06:39:12.152-07:002010-09-30T06:39:12.152-07:00Oops!...Sorry, Jessica, I should have explained be...Oops!...Sorry, Jessica, I should have explained better. What I meant was, the SEED WHEAT is not for consumption, because it's been treated with the fungicide. The fungicide is merely to protect the seed during its early germination phase, because wheat is vulnerable to fungal attacks at this tender stage.<br /><br />However once it grows and produces heads, and once those heads are harvested (nearly a year after planting), the wheat is perfectly suitable for consumption.<br /><br />- PatricePatrice Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06012022335047974670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-20986252303605415552010-09-30T03:19:47.216-07:002010-09-30T03:19:47.216-07:00I'm a little confused. The seed is "trea...I'm a little confused. The seed is "treated with a fungicide to maximize the potential for germination. For this reason, it is not suitable for human or animal consumption." But,"if all goes well, we'll have enough wheat to feed our family for a year..." Could you please clarify?Jessicahttp://jphillips4.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com