Farmer Brown - Wild bird, poultry & bespoke feeds

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August, September & October

The crops are ripe and harvest is well under way. Harvest time is particularly crucial because if the grain is cut too soon, when it is not dry enough, it will not keep in the barn for long. However if it is left in the field for too long the grains will start to fall out from the ear, and thus be lost. If the grain is left too long and we get much rain the grain may start to germinate, which again makes it unusable.

Wheat being harvested

Here you can see our wheat being cut, the tractor and trailer are unloading the wheat from the combine and will take it back to our grain store when the trailer is full. The combine does not stop to unload, the tractor driver must keep up and get all of the wheat in his trailer. There are no rows of straw in the field because the combine has a chopper attached, to chop and spread the straw evenly. We find that leaving the straw on the field improves our yield greatly. However we have baled some of our oat straw at the request of one of our neighbours; the dry July has reduced the hay harvest around the country, he wants it to feed his livestock in place of hay.

Ploughing the fields

As soon as harvest is over we must prepare for next year's crops. Autumn planting will begin in the next few weeks, we must have the seed corn drilled in time for it to germinate before the winter sets in.

This plough may look small, but it ploughs the same width as any other plough. However it is specially designed to plough at little depth, we find that ploughing deep spoils the quality of our soil and ultimately will reduce yield. Attached to the plough is a device which crumbles and levels the ground ready for the drill.

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