Ahh the joys of bottom farming.....

Chris Taylor Senior Member Posts: 1,052	Ahh the joys of bottom farming..... Apr 9, 2009 16:54:45 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Chris Taylor on Apr 9, 2009 16:54:45 GMT -5 We had to dig out/fillin/make Drainage ditches and run off ditches today. Ahh what fun...
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70ds Administrator Posts: 3,611	Ahh the joys of bottom farming..... Apr 9, 2009 20:05:20 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by 70ds on Apr 9, 2009 20:05:20 GMT -5 Dustin and I always have trouble comprehending the problem of having so much water that you have to drain it away. ;D ;D That is very seldom an issue here. We could use some rain.
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jacoblarson Moderator Posts: 681	Ahh the joys of bottom farming..... Apr 9, 2009 20:12:36 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jacoblarson on Apr 9, 2009 20:12:36 GMT -5 At least you guys can be in the fields! We are so wet that even walking in the fields would make you sink. I dont care what you day about your 5288, it is a great looking tractor!
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Josh Nuxoll Moderator Posts: 1,122	Ahh the joys of bottom farming..... Apr 9, 2009 20:25:07 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Josh Nuxoll on Apr 9, 2009 20:25:07 GMT -5 Nice pictures Chris
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Ahh the joys of bottom farming..... Apr 12, 2009 11:34:48 GMT -5

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Post by cihfarm on Apr 12, 2009 11:34:48 GMT -5

Chris how close to the river are you or is it just that the water table is that high by you? We have the same type of problems our farm is on clay which is about 2' down holding all the water on top. Also years ago we farmed land along the river by us that had water standing 4'-5' deep in the spring after melt off. had pumps running day and night to get the fields dry by planting time, So I feel your pain

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Ahh the joys of bottom farming..... Apr 12, 2009 12:18:25 GMT -5

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Post by Chris Taylor on Apr 12, 2009 12:18:25 GMT -5

Well this field is the only "bottom" ground we have so thats great! lol Its roughly 40 acres. not huge but it gets great yields. we are about 30-40 feet from the river. Last spring I parked our ole Cat 45 and supercoulter on a little ridge down by the river. well the lady that owns the ground called and said that our tractor was on an island! LOL

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The river is in these trees. Its not huge but its purdy decent sized. (15' across at most parts and sometimes 20' wide)

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Ahh the joys of bottom farming..... Apr 12, 2009 13:35:57 GMT -5

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Post by Gordy Schultz on Apr 12, 2009 13:35:57 GMT -5

I can't believe how dry it is getting here. We live on red clay land and my neighbor is going to start planting corn tomorrow. I will try and get some pictures he bought a new great plains corn planter last summer so i am looking foward to getting some pictures of that rig, oh yeah he pulls it with a Steiger Puma.

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HuskerGLEANER Full Member Posts: 424	Ahh the joys of bottom farming..... Apr 12, 2009 19:06:51 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by HuskerGLEANER on Apr 12, 2009 19:06:51 GMT -5 Great pics Chris, i agree with Clayton, i cant believe you have so much water you have to drain it off!!!
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tp24c Guest	Ahh the joys of bottom farming..... Apr 15, 2009 20:03:38 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by tp24c on Apr 15, 2009 20:03:38 GMT -5 Is that the Salt river by chance?

Chris Taylor Senior Member Posts: 1,052	Ahh the joys of bottom farming..... Apr 16, 2009 12:03:15 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Chris Taylor on Apr 16, 2009 12:03:15 GMT -5 No we dont farm that far south. this is South River (south of North River LMAO) This is towards the head of it. It gets much bigger down by the Mississippi River.

tp24c Guest	Ahh the joys of bottom farming..... Apr 21, 2009 21:11:03 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by tp24c on Apr 21, 2009 21:11:03 GMT -5 Oh I had my area mixed up

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Ahh the joys of bottom farming..... May 2, 2009 21:44:00 GMT -5

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Post by 774630 on May 2, 2009 21:44:00 GMT -5

we usually dont have that problem. But yesterday I was checkin fields and when I got to some of our bottom ground it was under 2ft of water. But these are on a 1/4 that has 100ac farmable and its all in 20 diff fields. Of course theres 3 creeks that wind through it. So I feel your pain

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rysiracusa Senior Member Posts: 552	Ahh the joys of bottom farming..... May 8, 2009 17:03:30 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rysiracusa on May 8, 2009 17:03:30 GMT -5 No matter what it is, on a farm, you gotta git r done. Nice pics Chris
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