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John Burns

Posted 3/17/2009 00:51 (#647058)
Subject: Started planting in SE Ks

Pittsburg, Kansas

A little on the dry side in some fields but good moisture below so planting pretty nice. Must have been above 70 degrees today. Forecast 79 high tomorrow and 70 the next day. Then it turns cooler. Only low chances of rain in the forcast starting Wednesday. Pictures not so good as the sun was getting low. Tried to get some of the 755 Cat and 36r20" Bauer bar that Darrin runs but it got dark on me. This is the 1790 24r20" on the 8300T with the newly installed new Camoplast belts. Youngest son Jason is the operator with youngest daughter. That rig has pretty much became his baby since last year. I did get in and plant 5 or 6 rounds today just to make sure I still knew how.

The pro box tender with the extendable spout we use with the Bauer bar because it is a box type planter although we have the long spouts for both tenders. The other tender is on son's pickup and we use it for the CCS 1790. It has a short spout not on right now. Mounting them on the goosenecks sure helps reaching the CCS planter. as it sets them up higher.

We usually try to start out slow this early (last week in March and first week in April MY ideal time frame for here) but it is planting nice, the soil is getting dry, so it is balls to the wall for a while either till it rains or gets too dry. At least for everybody else, I have to go to a US Ag Bank annual meeting for three days. If you ever think Farm Credit board members get paid too much, I guarantee it is not enough at times like these when we have to be gone during planting season.

John

Edited by John Burns 3/17/2009 01:01