WE'RE IN TOO DEEP!!! Corn Harvest 2021 & WAY too much Mud!!!
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- Опубликовано: 7 ноя 2021
- We have begun our corn harvest for 2021 and we have way too much mud!! We're in too deep with the horses, so we have to go slowly and steadily, only once around the field and then we take a break! We are picking corn in this muddy field with a horse drawn corn picker and shoveling the corn into our corn crib. We are using three horses to harvest the corn this year.
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Nice Video ! I can Just Hear The 3 Working Horses Saying to Duke & Earl as there running along full of Piss and Vinegar. One Day You Will be hooked up to this contraption "We'll see how much energy you have then "
It's really helpful that you said that your tractor couldn't do the job. Most people assume that big equipment and industrial farms are always better, people don't realise that there's more in what you do than nostalgia
The colts think all is fun and games. Their day will come. Looking forward to that training process.
Hats off to you and the horses for this work in the difficult muddy conditions. Farmers work hard for their living.
Yes they do indeed work very hard with narry a day off and no complaints.I’ve never had the pleasure of working and living with a more content community of friends and neighbours this is what it’s all about.salt of the earth
Those horses are really earning their oats pulling that picker and wagon!! Farming 101, you never know what the weather is going to do! Careful fighting that mud!! Thanks.
Hello Jim and family, i really can feel the pain you had harvesting under these conditions. It will take years for the soil to recover from compaction, also it's not good for the horses to have wet feet. But i'm not a horse guy, don't know much about. In 2017 i lost my corn harvest because i missed the right window to chop it. My 4wd tractor could have made it, but i didn't want to have the compacting. I decided to wait for frost to combine it. Unluckily we had no frost that winter. Sorry for my bad english. Greets from Germany.
By the way: When i was a kid, my parents and my grandma wanted me, as the becoming farmer, to learn how to work with horses. They bought extra a well trained, beautyful horse breed "Haflinger" . My granny paid it. I had to brush it every day, clean the feet, clean the barn, feed it well. Every sunday i had to setup the buggy to go on a ride with granny. At least i did not like that very much and seemed the horse knew that. When i tried to ride i fell of and hurt myself. Cultivating corn, potato or beet was a desaster when i did it, the horse did not want to follow the rows. When my dad did it Everything went well. I was aged 9 or 10 . When i was 11 i teached myself welding and i setup a cultivator for my little tractor, so i could do the work easily. Now about 40 years later, i regret i did not learn properly.
Your horses are fantastic and so are you. I love to see your film's. I have been working with horses all my life, l was about 10 years old 1960 when my father teatched me how to plao with horses(2 swedech worm blod), my first horse was a chettland pony nine hands, black and white which I drove and riding.
Jim you are not the only one having mud problems. Larson Farms are right in it but you are making less mess. 👍👍👍👍👍
Don't beat yourself up over the mud, your doing a fine job, if we could see the future we would all be better off. You will take care of your horses.
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For sure everyone is going to sleep well after that ! Yes, hard as it is, life is not easy but rewards from hard work are good.
Mud goes with the job sometimes, horses doing awesome job , love your videos ,them colts look like they want in on the fun they beautiful !
Absolutely amazing job Jim! Your team did a fantastic job of making tough conditions look easy. Thank you for taking the time to film this and sharing your craft. We'll be praying for a safe and fruitful harvest.
Good afternoon Jim and Brenda 😊 well considering all that mud you did a cracking job,and the horses did very well indeed,after all that's why these big strong muscly horses can cope with this sort of work.l was very interested to see this machine in motion, apart from that corn cob getting stuck it really dose a great job....fascinating 😀 👍 As you go on the corn field may well be a lot dryer,l think it will.Brenda as your the groom,you have your work cut out getting the horses cleaned 😆 this was part of my work to get the horses Bach to looking clean and shiny.....very hard work.Another great video,thankyou for sharing.All the very best 🌱🌱🌱💕
Yes, grooming takes a lot of work right now!
Looks like a good workout for everyone involved. Well done Brenda as usual getting all the extra camera angles trudging through the mud.
Wish I could have been with you sitting in the trailer shoveling the corn out….. I badly need to exercise.
CANT WAIT TO SEE THE SUFFOLKS WORK!
Looks like they can't wait either.
WOW I see what you mean, Jim !! That's plenty of MUD you DON'T NEED !! Just as well your horses are fit and strong !!
I'm impressed with the job of pulling through that mud the horses are doing. Like you said you have to do what it takes or risk losing your crop.
Enjoyed the video God Bless
Sometimes you just can't beat a horse for what they can do and machines can't. a farmer down here I used to bug hay when I was dealing, went through a similar thing he had a two row picker and he had a big Davie Brown 4 x4 and he got that stuck in the mud!. so what you said Jim was true, there are times a horse can do what a machine can't. Luckily Bud the guy I mentioned before had Belgians. he brought over 4 of them and pulled the Davie brown out picker Cart and all. Some times it doesn't take much. thanks for another great video and for sharing. ECF
Looks like they hear whoa really well after pulling that picker through that mess
I know how you feel having to take the horses through that.dang that’s some soggy ground.sometimes like you said you really have to go through and pay your dues.well done
It is great to watch your videos Jim.....a true "reality show"!! Lady is a real puller, a trooper for sure! She is quite a horse overall
Yes, she is a good horse
Bill deserves an extra helping of oats tonight.
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Now that was a full blown work out for those 4 legged kids. Got to hand it to you Jim, you sure do know your kids. Thank you for the great video, GOD Bless you and all of your kids.
My name is John Walker i am from a small place in south Georgia . The corn picker you use was built in my hometoen. My Dad help design that machine. I am 72 years old , and that machine has been around a long time. He was around 30 or354 when the company started to build it. that machine has been around a long time. I enjoy your videos
That's pretty neat! He did a great job designing that machine!
Another memory inducing video!
I drove an Amish family from Missout to 30 miles north of Grand Rapids, Michigan. I saw an occasional really long narrow corn crib.n crib. Our crib was wider and shorter.
Also, I met an old man, in his 80's. His back was bent at his hips. He saw his toes. I immediately thought, that is a scoop shovel back. Turns out, that was exactly right. He had a portable corn shelter. He traveled farm to farm. He would scoop ear corn into the shelter. Even though I didn't do this long, I still remember that ache just above my hips. Good memories.
Thanks, once again.
What great workers your horses are!!!! That was hard work. Jim is so conscientious about keeping them in good shape that they can handle these tougher jobs without injury.
Glad you got that corn harvested.
Good luck picking your corn 🌽
I can only get a slight glimpse of what you may be feeling,
Brave horses ... I can imagine the love your family have for them ...
I just love watching you work with the horses. be blessed
Now that looked like some pretty good mud. Horse's did a great job. Thanks for the video, Al
Well I would not give yourself a hiding. There are farmers as far as Canada who have had to let their fields go because the rains have saturated the ground and now the cold has iced everything. Always difficult to call when up against Mother Nature. Well done the driver and team.
I lined my crib with inexpensive wire plaster lathe. This makes it 100% rodent proof. As always great video.
Great tip!
GREAT VIDEO! BRENDA IS DOING A WONDERFUL JOB WITH THE CAMERA.
Yes take care of the horses the way you know best these are not to be bet up thrown away like so many things in our society today your doing a great job , love the videos, thanks 😊
Gute Arbeit, weiter so, Ihnen alles Gute mit Ihrer Familie und den Tieren.
Great video Jim
That's sure is a great amount of work for all! You all did wonderful in difficult situation and are getting the job done. That's a win and knowledge for the future.
Now that's 1800s farming technology!
I like your explanation of which horses you choose to use and the reason they are place in which order.
Thank's for sharing Jim you have to take the good with the bad that's part of life and you guys handle very well stay safe and God bless
👏👏Brenda doing anything it takes to get those amazing shots! This way of work is phenomenal. Appreciate all the effort
Thank you so much!
In our part of Ky the cribs usually had boards running the other way. Cribs are near a thing of the past around here. The only one I have personally seen similar to yours had 2 parallel to each other with an aisleway between, and a roof over head so you could park a load of corn if needed. Was good to see ear corn again.
Real horse power jim thanks for sharing
Super job ,. We love watching and do wish we could help,,sure is a full days work for a couple hours work. Yeeha ,great wagon too even on the mud.
Thanks 👍
Good Evening from South Africa.
Good evening!
I will pray for the health of your horses. I can tell they are working hard. I’ll include you and Brenda. Just remember what my daddy always said rear view vision is always 20/20 crystal clear. But we are living in the
Cricked fingers and smart phones ,was saying we live in the present. Next year is just around the last end of the last row. May the sun
always be at your back. The lord bless you’ll. With love and the peace that passes all understanding. ❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏☝️👍🤷🏻♀️🤷♂️🙋♂️Tim
Good job on the tough job.Can,t controll the weather.Horses walk along real steady.
You're right, you sure can't
Wow I am so impressed by you an Brenda an how you are doing this job….because you take care of your horses they can do this !! Wow !
excellent filming Brenda.... the light was great too cheers
Thank you for sharing your video with us...
I look for new videos daily thank you
Nothing like draft horse traction!!!
JIm thank you for sharing I really enjoy your videos
60 years ago we used our neighbours horses to put manure on the garden my dad dropped the lines and the horses ran away with us on the wagon my dad tried to walk the tongue and climb on the horses back he slipped and fell under the wagon and was dragged under the wagon I believe God spared his life he was badly injured .Theses were good quiet horses but didn’t know his voice and not used to him
Thanks for sharing, the Horse's look great working hard.
Neighbor picked corn last week with 2 4WD combines and 4WD tractor pulling a loading wagon. Some loads went directly on tractor trailers. Harvesting left two foot ruts in many places. Fall plowing. It appears to me that lady is favoring her left rear leg. I could be wrong. Hard work on rough terrain.
beautiful work 👍🤠
Hey folks,from Ark. Looking good in the cornfield,despite the mud!! Amazing how the 'old ways' seem to work even in this age of technology!! I have some very good memories of my growing up years on our farm here in western Ark. 🤠🐴😁
At least the horses get some rest when pulling to and from the crib. Thanks for sharing.
Great to see another great video
I use to build my hay wagons 8ft x16ft , I used spruce or hemlock for the floor and side and tamarack for carrying beams and cross members ,the tamarack seem to be more resistant to rot then other soft woods ,I cut the logs for building the wagons and a local sawmill trucked and sawed the logs for me.i used to grind oats and ear corn for cattle feed with a hammer mill grinder ,grow the oats , brought the corn , I grow silage corn. In later years I brought dried shell corn for feed a lot easier to store , handled and grind ,I grounded about a ton a week.
Interesting, thanks for sharing
Lot of work. Greetings from Australia.
Wow what a great video series of corn harvest - that lady is a great puller!
Thanks for showing the hard work. Can you show how you cleaned up the horses and the gear?
Horses did a excellent job! Sure is awful wet there glad that you was able to get through it though. Babies are so cute running alongside ♥️
We used have shoes that were made for mules that had a clete on the toe for muddy conditions. I can still remember occasionally picking an old one that had been lost from years before in the fields.
steel bearings
wonderful video it sure is hard work dealing with that mud take care and be safe .
That's Bad!! So, can't you wait for it to freeze up, and I know about that, it may snow first! how about another horse- I know your plight! We had some corn that didn't get picked, so uncle Pete & Uncle Carl decided to disk it down and plow it under, then we planted it and all the corn gemmated and it looked like a hay field!!🤣So we had to put the cultivators on the MF 50 to make rows!! good times!!
Worse comes to worst, you two can survive quite nicely! Watching this channel, I feel I can see how my Grandparents farmed in Missouri long ago. (Im 65)
Lot of good roasten ears on the corn field good job 👍
Great videos
Excellent video 😊
One time around is good for the horses, they work hard than rest often. You are a good teamster.
It looked like you had two horses that were acting like they were missing out on working. They were feeling left out lol
Good job will your horses i love to see yall work.
You done well there Jim to pick the corn the wagon worked well , those horses off yours Jim there so strong to pull thought that mud , yes a tractor would have fun getting thought that mud it would have made a mess , those Colts are looking so good there getting stronger , when you you start to work them Jim , ok Jim Brenda love the videos , ps how's the girls going haven't seen them for some time , god bless you all
A lot of hard work for you and the horses, but your getting it done 😎
Here's the thing with small loads, it still gets the job done. Now, if you were using a tractor, even if it was a 4wd, it'd get stuck. Now, with the 3 horses pulling, you're right, it's hard on them but, they're able to go through where other machines can't. This may seem like an old antiquated way of doing things but, this is how farming started.
I know you mentioned about wide tires on your neighbors wagon, have you considered swapping your tires on both the wagon and the trolley your sitting on to drive the horses for a wider tire?
Beautiful horses, this video just happened to show up in my feed. You have a new subscriber now.
Thanks for sharing and thanks for subscribing! Hope you can enjoy more of our videos
Every year is different for ground conditions, wet years you are happy there was weed growth to help carry the weight. Many years frozen ground was my only option for picking corn, I didn't have a 4wd tractor or help to pull me out of the mud, if I did get stuck. A couple of years, I picked the last of my corn between Christmas and New Year, yes I picked through snow.
Great job !!!! hard work the horses did a good job hope they'll have a few days rest as well as you
That’s a lot of work for you
Great job. It could not have been done with my tractor. Would've had to take the chance and wait for freeze up. You have those horses in great shape.
Love that "spurt" of energy when you're transferring the corn to the larger crib (?) !! Always quite amusing watching you work 'Charley Chaplin' style when you speed up the video !! Tee Hee !! The 'old fashioned' way !!
Glad you liked it, wish it really went that fast!
Hold on Jim ,there will be better days may GOD help you and bless you
That was fun
Your corn looks like it's yielding really well
Put a ratcheting turn buckle where the hydraulic cylinder go's this will keep the corn head where you want it and is easy to adjust, I've used one on my new idea 2 row and it works good. My turn buckle has clevis ends just like a cylinder, so it pins right in place. I see now why Jim is in such good shape, scooping ear corn is a real workout, I've done it every year since I was 10 yrs old and I'm 55 now
You're doing good just take your time l've been in that situation is not a good feeling 🐎🐎🐎🌽👍
The colts are getting quite a path tramped down beside the fence following you along!
We just started our corn picking Sunday & we have also ben into a lot of mud..We have the same picker as you just the 2 row version & pulling it with a 100 hp 4x4 Ford/newholand Tractor & Grain cart shuffling with a 5610 Ford We Was Buried in Mud All Day Yesterday It Was Dark when we got it out..so i get ya ..we should have ben done by now also..lol.
My son always loved corn picking, because I let him stay home from school so he could help me unload.
Haha, thanks for sharing
Jim Your videos confirm you take excellent care of your animals, but hidden is that Brenda must be an excellent cook because your whole family is in great shape and healthy! Great video content and always so genuine!!!!!! We are looking at chance of snow this weekend?
Thanks for watching. We are enjoying nice weather here right now, hopefully drying things out
Your colts look eager to start pulling for you.
I bolted a top link for three point hitch in place of a hydraulic cylinder so you can adjust it and lock it where you want it works really well
Finally got a chance to see this video but I waited too long and now the field is full of standing water.. The only thing I could think of was to do a lap, line up with the next lap and transfer the corn onto a transfer wagon and do another lap , maybe you could get 2 laps per transfer wagon, or....do it like you did, ah ha, and the horses get their exercise and handle the corn just once. I worked a ginseng field like that one fall, what a mess, I had to put gravel into the wheel rows to keep the tractor belly from dragging on the beds. Mounds..
Could trench some of that water off but that's alot of work too. Some yrs you just Bite the bullet. Used to harvest Shang every 4 years , but between yr 3 and 4 root rot and loose a crop 100 K , so harvest after 3 years and not make as much money but lower the risk of root rot from a wet fall. I don't remember water like that in fall in our corn but , the spring was always wet on our front delta field, marshy.. Jim your lucky you did not loose that harvest, we'd have to pick it by hand , I'd have my rubber buckle boots on... I don't think they know what buckle boots are up here , just bunny boots.
(The mushers wear them).
Thanks for the video, dang that was some serious standing water.
Good job. Your Die Hard, we are cut from simular cloth. Proud of you guys. John ps; hope I made you chuckle.
I like what you are doing. Two thoughts: 1) change to 4 abreast- need to move the pole from the right side to the left side of the cart or 2) Do a 4 up- two wheel and two lead horses. Good luck with the harvest :)
Hi l did custom picking in the winter. Sometimes l had to pick at nite so snow was cold enough to just go through the picker. But the frozen ruts would break the picker. You don't have that problem cus your end of rows are sod
Fun picking corn. That's one thing I dont like doing is working in the mud. Rutting up a field annoying to me. Its terrible wet here I'm trying to think of the positive things from this. Enjoyed your video thanks to your hard work. Have a great day.
Yes, ruts sure are annoying
Really enjoy your videos you all take excellent care of your horses Was wondering where you could find one of those gas powered PTO machines like on your cart?
Thanks
Love the way y’all do things! When I was a kid we used a binder and shocked the corn then husked by hand and fed fodder to the cows. Can I come by and lend a hand?
Favorite thing about Jim's videos he shows us the work. riding along onto the elevator or shoveling the corn. other you tubers are 5 seconds of this, 5 second of that. let the Camera run! Thank you for letting us ride along today and the explanations! Yes your contents gets a little dry every now and then but thats what farming is. Slow repetitive tasks that take the entire day.
Im in aboot the same place for mucking out my barn as you are harvesting your corn. MUD! Should have done it a few weeks ago now its wet under the bedding and i have to get it out before the freeze so i have a out of the weather place for my animals.
Thanks for watching, hope you can get your barn mucked out before the cold frozen weather sets in