Fall farm stuff

My friends big John Deere tractor aerating the triangle. Really helps the grass grow.

The big Kubota tractor, below, part of our farm equipment, pulling the manure spreader. This is how we recycle the farm's horse manure which really helps the grass grow.

We can put the manure directly from the 40 stalls onto the pasture as we have always used a daily de-wormer so no 'worm eggs' go on the pasture. Amazingly, there is no manure smell.


WE are in the process of "aerating" the farm so that the constant running of horses hooves won't keep the soil compacted. Aerating with a large, heavy "spiked thing" actually cuts 6 inch long and 4 inches deep holes in the soil so it can breathe better and helps keep rainwater from pooling and making mud holes. This process of field generation is something we have been doing since we became owners of the farm/ranch. And as we will be putting the farm up for sale soon, we want her to continue to be wearing her best dress for the next generation of owners.