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Wednesday, 27 August 2008

Hay Harvest News from Skoog Farm (NY, U.S.A)

"At long last, the rain let up for a stretch of 5 days," writes The Skoog Farm Journal in an email, "and the farmers managed to get in some hay. Some of them have lost nearly 70% of their crop. We had 300 bales delivered last week...combined with what we got in July, we are hoping we are set for the winter."

Thanks Lori for the news.

Here in the Auvernge, I have to report we have had a great summer and a wonderful hay harvest. At A Place in the Auvernge we barter hay for potatoes, until we get some livestock, which we are hoping to do, perhaps next year - small kids, house renovation, one thing at a time!

It's nice to see small bales. Even here in the mountains it's a rare sight, large round Heston bales being the order of the day for nearly every farmer here.

Sad, because bale bumping on a hot day has to be one of my favourite work-outs.

JUST A WORD ON PHOTOS AND NEWS

At Farm Blogs I love to receive montly news and photos (max 5) from any of the bloggers listed here. It gives a great sense of what is happening in different parts of the world.
Please provide photos with captions in their file description. Thanks.

P.S!

I am afraid that I have lost many of your recent emails, specifically any sent to me between 15th August 2008 and 26th August 2008. Obviously I am annoyed at my stupidity, but also offer my apologies for all those people who took the time to write to me at what is, for most people, a busy time of year.
If you did write to me between the above dates, I can only apologise, and ask you to re-send your email to me.

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Tuesday, 26 August 2008

A future Thanksgiving turkey strutting his stuff

It's always great to receive occassional photos from bloggers on Farm Blogs from Around the World, especially seasonal ones so we can see what's going on around the world at different times.

So thanks to the Matron of Husbandry at Throwback at Trapper Creek for this one. (The Matron has lived on her 180 acre farm in the Pacific Northwest for all her life.)

It's a photo of "a future Thanksgiving turkey strutting his stuff!" writes the Matron.

"These are Broad Breasted White, a hybrid, but the most common turkey at Thanksgiving meals in the US. They are agressive grazers and a delight to raise, don't believe all the old stories about turkeys being dumb. These little guys really like to show off, and act like the big boys!"

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“I have always found what farmers and peasants thought about things much more intelligent than what scientists thought.” RUDOLPH STEINER

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