Harvest

Our friends really came through during the harvest. My friend Andrea was having a party, and a week before she said casually, and then we'll all just come over to Carla's house first to do tires.

I didn't actually know it if would work, because harvest depends on so many factors - weather, timing, equipment, other people - but I said sure. 

And it DID work! The timing was perfect. 

The boys and I were standing on a giant pile of harvested corn. It was as big as our barn. We started putting tires on, and our friends weren't there yet, and I thought ... this is going to take us FOREVER. I put on Facebook, 'Starting to cover the pile!' and lo and behold ... two strong, young, fantastic neighbors showed up and started slinging tires like it was their job! (Thanks Thums!) Their mom, plus wife and kids came, too! 

Then all our friends showed up ... Chip brought a speaker, and since we were then working to music, it was a PARTY! I am so thankful for their help. I couldn't be more grateful.

I've been doing a little 'did you know' series on Facebook. (You can follow me there or on Instagram if you want more frequent posts!) This one is about ear tags. We have new ones now, where the tag with the number and the RFID tag circle were separate, but we bought ones that are two in one. Did you know ... all cattle are tagged with an RFID tag they have for life? This tracks them wherever they go, even to other farms. Each tag and chip have the same unique number—one for visual identification and one to use with an electronic reader.

And, did you know that feed for young calves looks a lot like cat or dog food? Max has tasted it a few times, and he says it's not bad.

We have 80 more acres to go of corn, which means we're covering the pile one more time. Happy first day of fall! I hope all your chores are also being turned into parties!