The Red Fife harvest on the 10th Avenue field was fun and straightforward. Al brought out his excellent D-17 tractor and the field was finished in 2 hours time. The refurbished sickle on the combine cut everything down and I just followed the combine around and checked on things. I did not see any grain going out the back, but the threshing was still so-so. I intend to lower the drum more next year to get a cleaner sample. The entire 1.5 acre field filled up the hopper to the top, about 25 bushels. This is a weak harvest but I was grateful to get this much from the very poor seed I obtained. Next time I plant I am confident it will be thicker and more productive.
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