I grew up in rural Indiana, and when I wanted some spending money, I went to work on the farms. Tasseling corn, bailing hay...and every spring they would line 50 kids shoulder to shoulder and we would walk the fields, a five gallon bucket in hand to carry the rocks we picked up. There was a John Deere 4440 with a front loader that would follow and we would dump our buckets into it. Sun up to sun down for $1.25 per hour. All summer long. That may not sound like a lot of money, but for a 8 year old boy that $50 bill he handed you at the end of the week seemed like all the money in the world. But hard work.
My wife talks about picking rocks down in northern Iowa.They used horses and, a stone boat. Her dad had a big rock in the middle of a field he could'nt get rid of ,so he got some dynomight. That farm is now called split rock park. I really like your channel I hope people will see what farming is. I Can;t understand how farmers can pay for the equiptment they need.
Rocks move upward a little each year with frost(ice expanding) pushing upward. The way they move quickly is by getting hooked by tillage. Even a little nudge will put a little more dirt under it, bringing it up an inch. So the next pass with tillage will then hook it to the surface. The short answer is they multiply like mice.
soybeans and corn, reminds me of the time we played simfarm 1 on our computers when we where 14 years old. bying equipment,spraying,planting,harvesting etc. cool game ;)
How many times do you have to take out huge rocks like this before the field is somewhat "clean"? I remember when I was a kid in Ukraine, on our farm we had tons of them!
Great little Vid on honest and productive work.... Thanks for posting... What's the component on that machine that needs or requires the most maintenance? Do you charge by-the-hour or size field.... Those machines can't be inexpensive to purchase and keep up...! Again, thanks for posting...! Gordon
Gordon McCoy We own this machine just for handling our own rocks so we don't do any hired work with it. Also, there really hasn't been any specific problems or maintenance issues with it. Just keep it greased and keep an eye on everything!
At our farm we have too many rocks to pickup with the rock picker and if the rock is to big u have to call someone else to bring a loader or something to pick it up. It is just to much work for these darn rocks. That right there is why I hate farming in Virginia.
Well there is a shine on the female rock letting the male rocks know she's in heat (or in smolder), and then when no one looks, there is this mass rock movement to the females and BAMB! Magic! Then full grown rocks just appear under the mother about 2 feet at a diameter of 100 feet, and as they mature, they come to the surface to breed the next decade's rocks.
+MN Millennial Farmer thank you very much for the fast answer, what about wheat, barley or Canola, aren't these typical fruittypes in your area?... Greetings from Austia :)
+Peter E. Wheat has become less common but there is still some guys growing it. A lot of the benefit from it now is the straw because it has not been a profitable cash crop for a few years. Barley is grown a little bit farther north of here, but there's not a large market for it. Canola is widely grown north of here also. Same with sunflowers. Sugar beets are common mostly west and north of us. We have some fields that would work for beets but unfortunately the rocks keep us from growing them. On the irrigated soils east and north of us there is some sweet corn, peas, and potatoes. Also some edibles like kidney beans and black turtle beans.
+MN Millennial Farmer Thanks for the anwser. A frind of mine has a farm in Romania, he is operating 3200 acres, he grows Cron, Sunflower, Oat, Canola, wheat, barley and soybeans, but I guess they have a different climate there, only in summer it gets a bit dry, but they have to deal with it. :)
MN Millennial Farmer I think he meant once the rock is up, how do you know it's location when you go to get it. That was my first thought wile watching. Do you just drive around the field l👀king for big rocks? I like to get into conversations that ended 8 months ago, RUclips is fun.
I grew up in rural Indiana, and when I wanted some spending money, I went to work on the farms. Tasseling corn, bailing hay...and every spring they would line 50 kids shoulder to shoulder and we would walk the fields, a five gallon bucket in hand to carry the rocks we picked up. There was a John Deere 4440 with a front loader that would follow and we would dump our buckets into it. Sun up to sun down for $1.25 per hour. All summer long. That may not sound like a lot of money, but for a 8 year old boy that $50 bill he handed you at the end of the week seemed like all the money in the world. But hard work.
SixStringLove Guy that taught you some work ethic and kept you out of trouble for sure! We don't even bother with the little rocks like that lol!!
My wife talks about picking rocks down in northern Iowa.They used horses and, a stone boat. Her dad had a big rock in the middle of a field he could'nt get rid of ,so he got some dynomight. That farm is now called split rock park. I really like your channel I hope people will see what farming is. I Can;t understand how farmers can pay for the equiptment they need.
It has always amazed me some of the rocks found in a field that's been farmed for generations.
Rocks move upward a little each year with frost(ice expanding) pushing upward. The way they move quickly is by getting hooked by tillage. Even a little nudge will put a little more dirt under it, bringing it up an inch. So the next pass with tillage will then hook it to the surface. The short answer is they multiply like mice.
That thing is really cool man I was cracking up when you said back into your favorite local Rock Spot LOL keep it safe brother love the videos
Roy Nelson thanks for watching!
MN Millennial Farmer welcome man
I always thought them rock pickers were a waste of time but I WAS WRONG!! lol. definitly enjoy your vids keep em commin!
Very cool. I have never seen one of those in action before. Thank you for sharing.
soybeans and corn, reminds me of the time we played simfarm 1 on our computers when we where 14 years old. bying equipment,spraying,planting,harvesting etc. cool game ;)
In 3 years your gonna have 500k subscribers!
That looks like a blast to operate 🤣🤣
Finally!! A job I could do!!! I'd sit in the tractor all day and do that!!
Aww zac you look so young here hehe
Some rainy day you should make a video of all you equipment and stuff!
Ship them down to Nebraska and sell them as "landscaping stones" from real "ancient glacial deposits" charge a pretty penny.
How many times do you have to take out huge rocks like this before the field is somewhat "clean"? I remember when I was a kid in Ukraine, on our farm we had tons of them!
Great little Vid on honest and productive work.... Thanks for posting... What's the component on that machine that needs or requires the most maintenance? Do you charge by-the-hour or size field.... Those machines can't be inexpensive to purchase and keep up...! Again, thanks for posting...! Gordon
Gordon McCoy We own this machine just for handling our own rocks so we don't do any hired work with it. Also, there really hasn't been any specific problems or maintenance issues with it. Just keep it greased and keep an eye on everything!
thank you i never saw that before
Neat video man
You should see what this Millennial Actor does now.
Were do you get all those rocks from do they just spawn in every year?
At our farm we have too many rocks to pickup with the rock picker and if the rock is to big u have to call someone else to bring a loader or something to pick it up. It is just to much work for these darn rocks. That right there is why I hate farming in Virginia.
gracias amigo
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Never seen one of those... “ NEVER “ ...🤷🏻♂️
wish we had one of those when i was a kid
How do the rocks get back into the field?
Looks like a good bit kit but after an hour I would end going bloody crazy doing that job
It's not so bad! I can usually handle several hours of it without getting too bored!
Quick question. If you remove the rocks one year, why would there be more in that same field later?
ryan mackie That's the million dollar question. Sometimes they just seem to show up.
Apparently the frost brings them up
your best bet is to ask Google as the explanation is quite in depth and lengthy
Once rocks stop showing up we will be in big trouble
Well there is a shine on the female rock letting the male rocks know she's in heat (or in smolder), and then when no one looks, there is this mass rock movement to the females and BAMB! Magic! Then full grown rocks just appear under the mother about 2 feet at a diameter of 100 feet, and as they mature, they come to the surface to breed the next decade's rocks.
those rocks should be use in land reclamation to create new land in the sea .
Isn't it great living in the land after glaciers.
looks like you need to turn the hydraulics up
I had it on the 6410 this morning because the 7215 was being used for rolling. She's a little short of hydraulic power, they were up all the way!
how do you finde all the rocks in this big fields?
Daniel Zarl just drive around and look
What brand and model is that picker we have one nearly identical but dark green and I can't find parts for it
Degelman 7200
what U from
May I ask? how big is your farm and what fruittypes do you plant?
Right now we operate about 2,600 acres. We currently grow corn and soybeans.
+MN Millennial Farmer thank you very much for the fast answer, what about wheat, barley or Canola, aren't these typical fruittypes in your area?... Greetings from Austia :)
+Peter E. Wheat has become less common but there is still some guys growing it. A lot of the benefit from it now is the straw because it has not been a profitable cash crop for a few years. Barley is grown a little bit farther north of here, but there's not a large market for it. Canola is widely grown north of here also. Same with sunflowers. Sugar beets are common mostly west and north of us. We have some fields that would work for beets but unfortunately the rocks keep us from growing them. On the irrigated soils east and north of us there is some sweet corn, peas, and potatoes. Also some edibles like kidney beans and black turtle beans.
+MN Millennial Farmer Thanks for the anwser. A frind of mine has a farm in Romania, he is operating 3200 acres, he grows Cron, Sunflower, Oat, Canola, wheat, barley and soybeans, but I guess they have a different climate there, only in summer it gets a bit dry, but they have to deal with it. :)
Peter E. Romania...cheap,fertile soil,dumb laws and stupid and corupt leaders...perfect place to invest
Planter??? Its a drill. Or at least a seeder.
junglist Shawn No? We don't own a drill or a seeder. Everything we have is 30" rows
Nicr
how do you finde all the rocks in this big fields?
Daniel Zarl They find us! They get pulled out by tillage equipment...
MN Millennial Farmer
I think he meant once the rock is up, how do you know it's location when you go to get it. That was my first thought wile watching. Do you just drive around the field l👀king for big rocks? I like to get into conversations that ended 8 months ago, RUclips is fun.