Harvest Update

We got a half an inch of rain saturday night, so the fields were a little bit soggy yet monday. We got both of our trucks stuck on their first loads of corn. The chain broke when we tried to pull them out, so we ended up putting the front of the tractor( the weights) up against the rear bumper of the trucks and pushing them out. Not the approved way to do, it but it worked. After that, we left the trucks parked on the road shoulder and filled them across the ditch with the auger wagon. About 4 in the afternoon while the old farmer's wife was running the combine, the water pump went out and overheated the engine, and sprayed antifreeze everywhere. I had to make a quick trip to Lexington for a part, and by 7:00, the mechanic had us running again. Today we finished our last field of corn( and there was great rejoicing). The overall yield was very good, but no bumper crop. No need to tear down our barns and build bigger. With rain in the forecast, we hope to get some of our remaining soybeans out - one big field left.