Category: Farming
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Starting at Four in the AM
This morning R and I loaded all the white chickens into crates and all the turkeys into another taller crate. Thanking each one individually. Heaved them up onto the back of the truck and off they went to a small local bird abbatoir. They call them (abbatoirs) lockers here but I am not sure why.…
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Working Well in the Late Summer Days
Another day of regular good work. And perfect cool nights and sunny days. There is an in between feel to the days but we are nowhere close to fall – I hate to even hear mention of it. Still summer in my book. I need to drag my spade around and knock down and drag…
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Sleeping on the Job
The Charlottes are getting through the Mad King’s Garden fast. Cleaning up and clearing out. Here they are fast asleep in the afternoon sun. It was very mild yesterday. And they have turned the soil in these raised beds into soft beds. When R comes again tomorrow I will get her to distract the Charlottes…
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Sweaty Corn
One acre of corn can sweat 3,000 to 4,000 gallons (11,300 – 15,000 liters) in the heat, per DAY! The water is absorbed by the surrounding atmosphere and joins the water cycle. This is literally called corn-sweat. An acre is the size of a football field. That is quite a bit of perspiration. No wonder…
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Fogginess all Round
How do cats and dogs manage in the heat with these big fur coats they wear. I was flattened by the heat these last few days and the heat was not even long lasting. It was only a couple of days of almost 100 degrees culminating in a massive thunderstorm. Which ratcheted the humidity up…
The Kitchen's Garden 