Bush Farms First Journal...

[rysiracusa]

....Kinda

Got my boards set up now, thought I would sort of kick the storyboard off with something...here goes nothing.

1/24/10

Corn in January??? How is that possible?!?!? Well, in New York, it isnt uncommon. The farm that I purchased was leased out to a small beef operation the past few years. They plant enough corn to fill theyre corn crib and to chop and blow into their small pit silo. They had a good yield this year so there was some left over after they filled the crib which was too dry to chop. They didnt want to deal with it so I made a phone call to my friend Jim to have him come out and combine what was left. He runs a 7720 turbo.

I also called my cousin Colin to see if he could lend me a truck and a dump cart, being the great guy he is, he was happy to.

Earlier that week, on an online auction, I purchased a Krause 11 shank chisel plow and an IH 986. I picked those up yesterday night along with a rock picker I found on the way home. Just so happened Boxlers were in the area and let me use one of their Steigers to plow up some oat stubble....I am so glad I have developed good-neighbor relationships with other farms

The 806 on Jim's header cart came with the farm when I bought it. It is one slick machine

On to the pics

Jim cutting away


My cousin Andy parking the rock picker along the laneway so it is out of the way for a while. He will be helping me out on the farm as well and will be running his small fabricating business from my shop when I get it built


Colin wanted to try out a 530 Quad Track so he was running that on the cart


Colins new truck


The 806 parked along the main laneway


I'm plowing stubble with the Steiger


Some overhead shots









That's all for now, hope you enjoy

[anthony]

No bad for a 1st journal. We still have plenty of corn out in the fields here in WI. We had a wet fall, and alot of farmers around here run too many acres they can't handle. I really like the display the corn, the stubbel, I also like the the tree stand, nice touch of detail all you need is some deer getting kicked up by the 7720. I see you have a lot of hobby trees on the display I use real tree barnaches it's cheap, they look more real and can still add the flock to it.......just a hint I thought I'd throw out there.I really like your choice of equipment, all mixed colors and just the right horsepower. I like how you include yourself and family members in the storie line and using the neighbors equipment........always smart to be on good terms with neighbors and most of the tiem they're more than happy to lend you a tractor or equipment. On your 2nd board that big hole in the foam is that suppose to to be like an old dump? That's a nice touch and nothing I have never seen on a display before. Are you going to build a farm stead or just do field displays? Keep up the great work and thanks for sharing.

[austin7930]

Very nice landscaping!

[rysiracusa]

Thanks guys

The hole is for a bank barn that I have, I just havent put on the board yet. I have a bunch of barns from Nick Vanorman (he gave me the displays) but I havent gotten the 3rd board set up yet but yes, there will be a farmstead

[farmerboy3]

very nice

i like the rock picker

[shawntelaak]

i like it. so now you have to figure out where that 1566 IH is going to go. LOL

Shawn Telaak

[rysiracusa]

if i go with one