It was highly recommended. I won't say it was terrible, but I will say it did not quite live up to the hype.

Upgraded my pipe tobacco shelf. It's made to fit 20 half-pint, wide-mouth jars. Sourced the wood from a dismantled pallet Lego Gandalf approves. #pipestr #grownostr #makeyourownshit

Here is the typical view from my office. #soilscience #getoutside #grownostr

This is the real life application of those soil judging contests. This property is under contract and the buyer wants to know the suitability of the soil for building site and wastewater system before finalizing the sale.

I see some low-chroma grey colors on the ped faces, so it's holding water at least a few months of the year. You've got clay. Just need some compaction to seal it up. If you have the equipment to do so, push some of the clay from the bottom up along the sides to form a clay berm. A sheepsfoot roller is best, but driving wheeled or even tracked equipment over it is better than nothing. If you don't want to go the equipment route, pen some hogs or ducks in there for a few months.

As mentioned, bentonite clay, hogs, or a sheepsfoot roller. It seems your hole has been dug for a while, long enough for grass to grow, but I can't really see evidence that it's retained water yet. I see a very well-defined horizon break where the soil layers change. When you get a chance, post a closer picture of the soil profile and tag me. Can't really determine clay content from an image, but I might be able to notice something that may help.

Here is my tractor. It's a 1980 Ford 4610. My great grandpa bought it new. He died before I was born and the tractor passed to my grandpa. He used it while I was growing up. He taught me to drive it about age 13 to 14. Then Grandpa upgraded to a newer tractor with a cab and the old Ford was sold to my dad sometime during my high school years. I drove it to school once for FFA week and took a few of the girls in my class for rides around the parking lot. I was borrowing the tractor when I was starting up my own farm and it caught fire in my shop, and burned up the wiring, battery, instrument panel, and steering column. Dad got the insurance payout and bought a different tractor. I paid the salvage cost to keep the old tractor and we spent the following winter totally rebuilding it, reworked the engine, gaskets, injectors etc. Had the alternator, fuel pump, radiator, clutch, and starter all rebuilt. New tires, new paint job, new wiring harness and instrument panel, and turned some new shifter knobs on the lathe. Now it's ready for about three more generations to enjoy.

Today was weaning day. Called the cows up to the corral, sorted off the calves, dewormed, banded the bulls. A couple of the heifers will stay on the farm for breeding. About 5 of the steers will be kept for butchering, and the rest will go to the sale barn in about 4 weeks to make the farm some fiat for the year. #farmstr #beef #proofofwork #grownostr

True, axes are awesome. In fact, I'm in my shop, so here are the axes I currently have within reach.

Yeah. Day or two depending on node settings. Wouldn't be difficult to add a small solar panel.

Boosting this note from last fall as #meshtastic etc seems to be trending on Nostr today. There are some nice ready to go devices on the market, but if you just want to get started for minimal cost, components for this setup were under $32.

It's for any small prying or scraping task that you might be tempted to use your knife blade for thus preventing a dull blade or broken tip I'm a woodworker part of the time, so for me, it's mostly used for opening cans of wood stain

Great suggestion

Good morning Starting off the week by attending an agriculture conference. Even in dressier clothes, it's always a good idea to be prepared. Civivi mini Elementum Pry bar Fisher space pen Flashlight Keys Leather wallet #edc #edcstr #knifestr #grownostr #gm

Okay. Let me check the market prices and talk to my wife and I'll message you tomorrow.

It's grey. Our grey calves usually turn to a light brown as they mature. They've got some Limosin influence from some of our older cows. They'll be bigger framed. According to our list he's a steer. Are you looking for breeding heifers or butcher steers?

Two of the reds were my son's bottle calves he bought from a neighbor. They got sold yesterday. Of the 4 that are left, there's two each.

Ran three bulls this year, 2 Sim Angus and one Beefmaster So the blacks will mostly be Sim Angus or Balancer. And the reds will be from Red Angus cows or from the Beefmaster bull.

Yeah, I'm in Missouri. Feel free to dm me or chat by whatever means you prefer