Even though the cows are 'dry' ( ie they are not getting milked so that they can have a rest before they calve in the middle of June) there is still alot of jobs that need doing as you have not got time between milking times.. We have to fence the driveway as no stock can be on it so that no 'poo's' can get on the tankers .. So here is FG ramming posts in .. a bit of a tough job even with the machinery as in this strip he was striking sandstone which makes the rammer 'bounce'.. so had to dig some by hand.. ..middle photo you can see the spinning Jenny with the coil of wire on .. And the two photo's on the right are the lads playing in a big 'sandpit'.. We have to install a bigger holding pond for the effluent .. it has to hold 90 days worth .. and then on fine day's it can be sprayed around the pastures.. My son took the top right shot as I was not going to clamber up on the large hay bales to get the birds eye view .. lower right shows the big gear that is being used for the job..
So many jobs to do! I was in the garden of this new cottage we are staying in last night around 11pm and saw this very bright light coming towards me. It was the farmer in his huge tractor cutting grass for silage. What long hours the farmers work even in the dark of night!
Really interesting photos Julz....a farmers work is never done! I can relate to all these jobs except the race job. We don’t have races like this the same as you just a road the tanker drives on the same as the one we drive our cars into the farm yard. Our farm buildings are usually near the farmhouse not away like yours. So much to do & lots of rules & regulations around the effluent & slurry problem...we have to have plenty of storage too. So glad you didn’t climb up the hay bales ....
A very productive day on your farm Julz. But when I saw the post-driver I shuddered. My son had a split second of inattention back in January and lost two fingers he'd left on top of the post.
