Category Archives: Farm activity

Cat and Dog on a Hay Bale Canvas Print

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Nifty Galoot

Last Summer I was lucky enough to get a decent photo of the Cat and Dog sitting on a Hay Bale looking out across the farm fields. It’s a rare day when the critters pose so nicely like they did … Continue reading →

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Turning and Piling Compost

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Nifty Galoot

A short time ago several truckloads of partly composted cow manure were delivered by a neighbor. Yesterday proved to be a good day to turn and pile the compost. I got the TD-6 international crawler tractor running for the first … Continue reading →

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Hilling Potatoes

Posted on July 3, 2009 by Nifty Galoot

The potatoes are coming along nicely and it was time to hill them. Got the tractor set up and did that yesterday. Here’s a short video of the hilling: The Allis Chalmers model G tractor was made for truck farming … Continue reading →

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Cutting and Planting Potatoes

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Nifty Galoot

It’s a late spring and all the planting has been delayed. Tuesday I cut potatoes and Thursday I got them planted. Put in about an acre, divided between Gold Rush russets, Yukon Gold, and Red Norlands. Took some video when … Continue reading →

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Splitting a Tractor – Update

Posted on February 27, 2008 by Nifty Galoot

The tractor that was split is back together and looking good! Here are pictures from before, during, and after. You can click on a picture for a larger view: It took some time to round up parts and find a … Continue reading →

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Splitting a Tractor

Posted on January 20, 2008 by Nifty Galoot

I helped a neighbor split a tractor yesterday. The clutch was bad and in order to be able to repair it, the tractor needed to be split right behind the motor. The first picture is a before shot, with the … Continue reading →

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Friday Morning

Posted on January 6, 2008 by Nifty Galoot

I stepped out the door Friday morning and snapped a few pictures just before sunrise of the moon and a star in the sky. Shortly after that, a neighbor stopped and picked me up for a trip out towards the … Continue reading →

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Finished Plowing

Posted on November 22, 2007 by Nifty Galoot

Spent all day Tuesday sitting on the tractor getting more ground turned over.  I did finish what I wanted to get done.  It was a good thing.  It’s been cold enough to freeze the ground since then.

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Today’s Stuff

Posted on November 19, 2007 by Nifty Galoot

Worked a bit this morning on a ‘Rivers and Streams‘ group I’m moderating at RedBubble.  A new experience, haven’t moderated a group before. Ground hasn’t frozen yet so did some more plowing.  Have a few hours left to finish the … Continue reading →

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