Last year we cleared off a 25 acre wooded draw with the idea of someday having a irrigation lake. We also gained several acres of good farm ground around the outside and the uphill end.

A few weeks ago, we took a root rake on a dozer and ran it over the whole area to pile up the sticks and debris. This week we started scraping off the topsoil and filling in low areas and ditches around the area.  We are also going to use a lot of the black dirt building terraces once the crops come off the surrounding fields.

Its hard to tell, but the first picture shows where we filled in a 8 ft deep grass waterway where we are going to build a terrace with a tile outlet at the edge of the new lake.

Benny that runs the dozer is 83 years old and works everyday from 8 to 4.  I asked him if the AC was cold, and he gave me a big o.k. sign!  Lambert is running the NH tractor and Ashland 15.5 yard scraper.  I tried to take his picture, but he said he would only show his best side. I get to run the old Versy and Miskin scraper when I have time.  Its kind of like me, not much to look at, and not very smart, but it works a lot of hours without complaining.


I guess now I need to start researching irrigation pivots........

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