Picking Corn Has Come To an End! Harvest 2023!

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  • The last few loads of cob corn for the year are here! Picking corn is coming to an end. In this video Mason takes the corn picker on its last couple laps. Thank you all for watching! Let Mason know how he did down in the comments!
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  • @PrimitiveSkillsnet
    @PrimitiveSkillsnet 10 месяцев назад +12

    Looking at the way he collects corn kernels is very attractive, those ears of corn are very full. I lost my crop this year and was destroyed by rats a lot.!

    • @carlosrestrepo5109
      @carlosrestrepo5109 10 месяцев назад +5

      I am very sad that you lost your pigs, I send you my sincere condolences

    • @oiuqator
      @oiuqator 10 месяцев назад +2

      My condolences to Duong

    • @UquqhhzHau-kc1pv
      @UquqhhzHau-kc1pv 10 месяцев назад +2

      My deepest condolences to you

    • @عمرطانون
      @عمرطانون 10 месяцев назад +2

      I'm sorry my friend for your loss, life is like that sometimes bad things happen to ú

    • @joaovitorfernandescortelii8884
      @joaovitorfernandescortelii8884 10 месяцев назад +2

      Sometimes, the things that break your heart heal your eyes.

  • @kevinwittstruck8764
    @kevinwittstruck8764 10 месяцев назад +7

    Have a happy Thanksgiving to you, your family and your friends

  • @jvin248
    @jvin248 10 месяцев назад +9

    Great to see the corn cribs packed full going into the winter.

  • @dainwilliams4265
    @dainwilliams4265 10 месяцев назад +6

    Always a pleasure to see the family working together. Father and his sons working in harmony, that's a great example you Dad is setting

  • @KevinChristiansen-i2q
    @KevinChristiansen-i2q 10 месяцев назад +4

    Good luck picking your ear corn 🌽

  • @dalehellenbrand357
    @dalehellenbrand357 10 месяцев назад +3

    My dad picked corn with a 730 diesel and New Idea 234 for like 20 years

  • @TimKrenz-j8t
    @TimKrenz-j8t 10 месяцев назад +5

    Dad's a YOUNGER PUP THAN ME!!!😊

  • @alisciamarotta3888
    @alisciamarotta3888 10 месяцев назад +2

    Happy Thanksgiving to you, your family, friends as well to all my fellow subscribers. Gooble, gooble till you wooble.

  • @nathanalmond8280
    @nathanalmond8280 10 месяцев назад +3

    Thanks for sharing the video. I always enjoy them. I knew I was close to your age I was in 86 for graduation. Y'all work well together on the farm. Hope y'all have a great Thanksgiving.

  • @bobsmith1814
    @bobsmith1814 10 месяцев назад +4

    You guys remind me of grandfather’s farm in the sixties. He was a hog farmer in Iowa. I remember one year he had bumper crop of corn and had a huge pile in the barn yard because his corn crib was overflowing.

  • @DonWelter
    @DonWelter 10 месяцев назад +4

    Nothing wrong with several people learning how to operate different pieces of machinery. Glad you got that job done before bad weather sets in. We've been holding on hoping the moisture will go down before we start shelling corn. Need to get rolling soon before snow season sets in. Corn moisture levels seems to be a common issue in our part of Ohio.

  • @randycharest4507
    @randycharest4507 10 месяцев назад +2

    Totally enjoyed watching the video guy's 😊

  • @larryklostermann5779
    @larryklostermann5779 10 месяцев назад +4

    Nice video, glad to see the corn cribs full!

  • @tandyderreberry
    @tandyderreberry 10 месяцев назад +3

    Love watching you guys videos. And I appreciate all the hard work you put in to your videos. Love yaaaaaaaaaaaaaa mean it

  • @markflick1641
    @markflick1641 10 месяцев назад +4

    River was sure happy to see you 😁 . Good to see you fellows finishing up with the corn without any serious down time . Nice t see Oli still chugging along . Great video , God Bless

  • @anthonyblalock1790
    @anthonyblalock1790 10 месяцев назад +4

    All of you guys are good at your tasks and believe me safety is paramount to a great operation. Love the farm and family!

  • @brianwestveer9532
    @brianwestveer9532 10 месяцев назад +3

    Have a happy Thanksgiving

  • @KevinChristiansen-i2q
    @KevinChristiansen-i2q 10 месяцев назад +3

    Great video Gierok Farms

  • @LukeLong-oi4uc
    @LukeLong-oi4uc 10 месяцев назад +2

    Great content! Thanks for sharing it! Hope you all have a wonderful thanksgiving! Blessings!

  • @jameskelley8839
    @jameskelley8839 10 месяцев назад +2

    ah, yes, cranking up the elevator....great way to lose a mouthful of teeth!

  • @jerrywalker2699
    @jerrywalker2699 10 месяцев назад +2

    I remember stomping the old upright silos during chopping corn. We didn't pick as much but some and had to shovel it by hand into a crib..lots of work but I still love the farm and watching guys like you all doing the chores 😊

  • @tomadelsberger6101
    @tomadelsberger6101 10 месяцев назад +2

    Job well done Have a wonderful Thanksgiving May God continue to bless your family 🙏

  • @MorganOtt-ne1qj
    @MorganOtt-ne1qj 10 месяцев назад +2

    Great video! And not much is more comforting than full cribs going forward. Any time you have to make do for having extra is a good feeling.👍 Happy Thanksgiving, y'all, and God Bless!

  • @tractordan933
    @tractordan933 10 месяцев назад +2

    I see you have some firewood stock piled for the comming winter, me too.

  • @virginiagraber9070
    @virginiagraber9070 10 месяцев назад +2

    👏👏👏 Year's corn, Done 👌 (Naaman, Indiana)

  • @mikebrown1188
    @mikebrown1188 10 месяцев назад +2

    The old picker does a clean job. Love watching these old pickers still working.

  • @GARYPETERSON-t9u
    @GARYPETERSON-t9u 10 месяцев назад +2

    GOOD JOB DONE- HOPE FOR GOOD WEATHER NEXT YEAR-HAPPY HOLIDAYS

  • @mikeburgan7675
    @mikeburgan7675 10 месяцев назад +2

    Aweses

  • @thomaselittle7822
    @thomaselittle7822 10 месяцев назад +2

    I graduated also in 85. That was a good year. I raise feeder beef! The price is good on fat cattle this year!

  • @randybennett5417
    @randybennett5417 10 месяцев назад +2

    That corn will sure save on your grain bill. Do you mix in alittle mollasas ?

  • @CamoDuck
    @CamoDuck 10 месяцев назад +2

    Can you make a video of what all this corn will be done with im curious to know what all is made and how yall make it would make a great video i think.

  • @dr.michaelr.foreman2170
    @dr.michaelr.foreman2170 10 месяцев назад +2

    One thing I learned working on farms in Kentucky and Indiana, the fuel companies sell the worst fuel to the farmers - full of gunk. Then they keep the best fuel for themselves. Check a filter or in your fuel tank for gunk.

  • @jedrosenthal7485
    @jedrosenthal7485 10 месяцев назад +2

    As a painter for 40 years, never trust an extension ladder set up on a tarp!! Love your videos, stay safe!

  • @Blackwellll3066
    @Blackwellll3066 10 месяцев назад +3

    Another great video

  • @traciekent3030
    @traciekent3030 10 месяцев назад +2

    Really enjoyed these videos. Next year would you please consider doing a farm fall colors video?

  • @danvanhoose6783
    @danvanhoose6783 10 месяцев назад +2

    Our neighbor had a hand with a thumb and pinky finger on it.picker got him.

    • @johndelp1810
      @johndelp1810 10 месяцев назад

      Our friend only had his little finger left. Old pickers can be dangerous

  • @grantpowers
    @grantpowers 10 месяцев назад +1

    Hi Wisconsin,, farmer from Minnesota here,,, finished my corn picking also 35 acres, filled 2 cribs, I grind it as needed for local farmers who buy it,, used a ih 756 and a new idea 2 row picker and my home made wagon😎😎 almost forgot,, bought 2 hats for next season, happy holidays

  • @clinthochrein888
    @clinthochrein888 10 месяцев назад +9

    I bet Mason had a blast first time picking corn? He did a good job 👍🏾

  • @grantmagnuson4883
    @grantmagnuson4883 10 месяцев назад +1

    Check out “Iowa country girl” … father son & daughter running the family farm with 8 Allis Chalmers tractors

  • @lonniebrock3282
    @lonniebrock3282 10 месяцев назад +1

    Check your fuel it will gel up in your carb if you use the 10 percent when you get gas i think the 10 percent is a corn additive elenal easy to fix if that's it my log splitter done the same thing run with choke only if that's it wash the gel out of your carb with cleaner

  • @cowshottv5867
    @cowshottv5867 10 месяцев назад +3

    I miss growing up on the farm but I wouldn't have traded it for anything. I love seeing you guys using the vintage iron too!

  • @lwinnekins4303
    @lwinnekins4303 10 месяцев назад +1

    I like the way you clean up around the cribs when finished unloading. I live by the old saying, "waste not want not".

  • @stinkinlincoln6027
    @stinkinlincoln6027 10 месяцев назад +1

    Do you incorporate your St.Bernard on any of your merch? I think your St.Bernard would be a great mascot for your farm.

  • @deancampfield4703
    @deancampfield4703 10 месяцев назад +2

    Man I miss them days. Being old now it seems like life was lot simpler than I miss that just sayin 💔

  • @danw6014
    @danw6014 10 месяцев назад +1

    Something we've done before is line our kicker wagons with plywood and store ear and shelled corn on them.

  • @nashcobb3056
    @nashcobb3056 10 месяцев назад +2

    thank you

  • @timsticha650
    @timsticha650 10 месяцев назад +1

    Great content. Thanks for sharing and Happy Thanksgiving!

  • @ethanlee9441
    @ethanlee9441 10 месяцев назад +1

    Last time on Gierok farms.......I like that it sounds like a soap opera on tv.

  • @HM-0410
    @HM-0410 10 месяцев назад +7

    I can just imagine how proud your dad is to see his sons working the farm that way he can have a break. He has raised 3 wonderful sons that he will be proud to let them take over one day. God bless you and your family.

  • @robertlusnia506
    @robertlusnia506 10 месяцев назад +2

    Have a Happy Thanksgiving

  • @timrydman-mr5hp
    @timrydman-mr5hp 10 месяцев назад +1

    That ladder is not fun. Very nice equipment you have.

  • @raymondwaterman6520
    @raymondwaterman6520 10 месяцев назад +1

    True "family" farm. You guys are awesome.

  • @CuriousEarthMan
    @CuriousEarthMan 10 месяцев назад +3

    Have you ever used your self-unloading wagons for corn storage? I wonder how much another corn crib would cost.
    Thank you very much for the video, and Happy Thanksgiving to you all!

    • @MorganOtt-ne1qj
      @MorganOtt-ne1qj 10 месяцев назад

      I have used silage wagons to store excess ear corn after the cribs were full. If the moisture is below 18%, almost anything will work, especially if you feed it fairly fast out of non "crib" storage. Airflow is the key to keeping above that. Ear corn is great feed!

    • @CuriousEarthMan
      @CuriousEarthMan 10 месяцев назад

      @@MorganOtt-ne1qj I think exactly along those lines myself. Any idea what a new corn crib would cost?

    • @MorganOtt-ne1qj
      @MorganOtt-ne1qj 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@CuriousEarthMan I'm not sure if you can find new wire type cribs anymore. Last Company I saw that made them was Behlen, but I don't know if they offer cribs now. IF you can find any, figure around 50¢ per bushel, or 1/3 the per bushel price of a regular grain bin. If you are looking to buy one, Retirement Auctions are probably best place to look.

    • @CuriousEarthMan
      @CuriousEarthMan 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@MorganOtt-ne1qj Thanks for the information, it's very helpful! I was thinking what the Gierok's would have to spend, to more than cover what seems to be their ear-corn storage needs ( plus the pad/foundation of course) That price is good info for me to have too, btw.

    • @danw6014
      @danw6014 10 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@CuriousEarthManthere are plenty of them sitting empty around the countryside. I bet people would give them away. Just be a matter of taking it down. I've moved two. We unbolted the top and lifted it off with a telehandler using a chain with of all things a corn picker rim and tire through the center. Next we unbolted one side and rolled them up and put them on a trailer. Two or three people makes a big difference vs doing it by yourself.

  • @hillbillyfranks
    @hillbillyfranks 10 месяцев назад +1

    I always love watching your videos Just bring back memories With my father and my brothers but we'll grow it up now So you'll have a good day stay safe stay healthy And keep doing what you're doing we love it get your another one

  • @Daveco82
    @Daveco82 10 месяцев назад +2

    Hi River!

  • @bloggstargaming9806
    @bloggstargaming9806 10 месяцев назад +1

    I know it’s probably too late but could you do a video of taking the corn picker off? We have seen 3 or 4 vids on mounting it. If not all good maybe next year. Keep up the good work guys, thanks for the videos 👍🇦🇺

  • @douglaswhite7328
    @douglaswhite7328 10 месяцев назад +1

    love the sound of that M T/A

  • @berniewatts7598
    @berniewatts7598 10 месяцев назад +1

    Couldn't you put the skid steer bucket under the elevator to catch the shelled corn?

  • @MB-dl5lx
    @MB-dl5lx 10 месяцев назад +1

    Colder air has more mass on the intake stroke, you'll also need more fuel.
    On my tractor, I adjust an 1/4 turn on the high jet early winter and back in late spring.

  • @oscarwindham6016
    @oscarwindham6016 10 месяцев назад +2

    Question - what do you folks do with your corn cobs after shelling? I'm inquiring because I'm thinking about carrying out an experiment that will require a whole lot of whole fresh corn cobs.

    • @MaT-1983
      @MaT-1983 10 месяцев назад +3

      I don't think they shell. They usually grind the entire ear

    • @MorganOtt-ne1qj
      @MorganOtt-ne1qj 10 месяцев назад

      Some combines can be equipped with cob savers, but good luck finding someone who is running one and willing to work with you. Anyone who is picking ear corn is feeding the whole ear because it is great in a feed mix. And most people who combine shell corn are always in a rush to get the crop in. You might find someone to work with. Keep asking.

    • @oscarwindham6016
      @oscarwindham6016 10 месяцев назад

      I was wondering if the whole ear was crushed, so that's good to know. I might have to find someone that will allow me to pick up the cobs out of their fields. Thanks for the info.@@MorganOtt-ne1qj

    • @oscarwindham6016
      @oscarwindham6016 10 месяцев назад

      Yes, I just got another reply saying just that. Looks like I'm going to be walking someone's fields and picking up cobs?@@MaT-1983

  • @myronparks3495
    @myronparks3495 10 месяцев назад +1

    Ear corn makes some good cattle feed.

  • @AmandaDoll-hi4dr
    @AmandaDoll-hi4dr 10 месяцев назад +1

    You and your family have a nice Thanksgiving day and cows 🐄 and bulls and calefs

  • @robertlusnia506
    @robertlusnia506 10 месяцев назад +1

    Enjoyed your video again, like that tarp you use on the ground looks like a strong one

  • @davedave8073
    @davedave8073 10 месяцев назад +1

    Rock in roll 🌽🌽🚜🚜🍺🍺🤠

  • @Joe-rr3ip
    @Joe-rr3ip 10 месяцев назад +1

    I remember when getting 100 bushels and acre was genius.

  • @davidnovinski6809
    @davidnovinski6809 10 месяцев назад +1

    I graduated in 86

  • @kcphillips1000
    @kcphillips1000 10 месяцев назад +1

    A well organised and tidy operation. Very impressive ,

  • @JefferyReed-p8k
    @JefferyReed-p8k 10 месяцев назад

    Nice video. Wish you would put a cover on the pto shaft thar runs the elevator. That scares me. You get caught in that it could kill someone. We always did on our farm. Good luck with the corn. Looks good.

  • @marklen2322
    @marklen2322 10 месяцев назад +1

    Do you have any idea of how many farmers lost thier hands and arms in those corn pickers?

    • @paulhall883
      @paulhall883 10 месяцев назад

      I do , grew up knowing 3 men lost 1 arm each an , 1 man was taken from feild in body bag , but my dad an uncle an grandad weren't carless they kept all there limbs, this took place in 1950s an 60s

  • @jamesgoodale4497
    @jamesgoodale4497 10 месяцев назад

    Great to see old school corn picking done yet today. If I could ask a question, why dont you use a pull type picker?

  • @tractordan933
    @tractordan933 10 месяцев назад +4

    It must really be dusty, we don't usually see you guys wearing masks. Glad to hear you enficizing safety, corn pickers caused many accidents back in the day.

  • @lorrainestafford3809
    @lorrainestafford3809 10 месяцев назад

    Me to from high school seems like yesterday but it's been along time ago😢

  • @karenr67
    @karenr67 10 месяцев назад

    That's how we picked our in the 50s. Then we hired shellers to come in.

  • @kenshearer3499
    @kenshearer3499 10 месяцев назад

    Curious ? How many acres of corn to fill 4 cribs?

  • @sperfdairy2160
    @sperfdairy2160 10 месяцев назад

    How manny bushel do you get in them cribs

  • @CurtisChambliss
    @CurtisChambliss 10 месяцев назад

    I remember being told in Voc Ag class back in the 80s how old timers that didn't shut down the picker before clearing clogs would notice their glove lying on the ground. When they reached down to pick it up they couldn't because their fingers were still in it!

  • @allenbloom8895
    @allenbloom8895 10 месяцев назад +1

    What do you do with the cobs ???😊

    • @frankdeegan8974
      @frankdeegan8974 10 месяцев назад +1

      All the corn in the four cribs is run through the grinder mixed with oats and supplements for cattle feed the cobbs are for ruffage. In the end the cobbs are put back on the land as fertilizer the cattle give the cobbs a head start at being composted ready to feed the soil and the crop for the next harvest.

  • @sidqcampbell6892
    @sidqcampbell6892 10 месяцев назад

    smart advice about shutting everything down.. As a boy our neighbor farmer lost both hands in a corn picker.... love you channel

  • @ziogotvgh8655
    @ziogotvgh8655 10 месяцев назад

    how can I get to buy this corn harvest machine to Ghana

  • @Ticky66MN
    @Ticky66MN 10 месяцев назад

    Also a 1985 graduate. Our neighbor ended his farming career getting his arm stuck in a corn picker when I was young. My dad went to find him after a night stuck there. We rented their ground after that.

  • @MeetMikeMiller
    @MeetMikeMiller 6 дней назад

    You folks have one of the coolest channels

  • @wesleyharding7544
    @wesleyharding7544 10 месяцев назад

    What keeps mice out for your corn?

  • @andredejager484
    @andredejager484 10 месяцев назад

    Great job .How do you stop the rain from wetting your corn in the wire silos ?

  • @johndeere-jh1pd
    @johndeere-jh1pd 10 месяцев назад

    Like seeing this old school

  • @robinkellen7949
    @robinkellen7949 10 месяцев назад

    Really enjoy your videos. Was that a new Bobcat I see in the shed? 😮

  • @jimnorthhenderson8250
    @jimnorthhenderson8250 10 месяцев назад

    Great video of ear corn harvest. Was surprised you did not have some kind of protection at PTO shaft between elevator and super m. I worked Volunteer rural ambulance for 30 yrs. Once your involved a a pto accident you never forget it. Last one our service handled,, it was determined the farmer got caught in shaft from raveling near wrist area of his jacket. Incident removed arm at the shoulder and his body made many revolutions around pto shaft. It only takes a few minutes to drive a couple steel posts and cut a piece of cattle panel to block accidentally slipping or falling into live pto shaft.

    • @rayjerome3832
      @rayjerome3832 10 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you for your time as an EMT. It appears to me all the shields are in place on the elevator. The only possibility of getting caught would be grabbing a hold of the knuckles where the shaft hooks to the tractor.

  • @chuckstewart5154
    @chuckstewart5154 5 месяцев назад

    Love the basic life

  • @J163548
    @J163548 10 месяцев назад +1

    Hard work for sure.I worked on a herford farm as a teenager.Hated cold days grinding feed,but loved the smell of sorgum.Sweet smell

  • @DickPerkins-yi6hi
    @DickPerkins-yi6hi 9 месяцев назад +1

    Great video guys good job well done Thank you and Merry Christmas to all of the Gierock family

  • @ArmpitStudios
    @ArmpitStudios 10 месяцев назад

    Who’s on the back of Mason’s sweatshirt?