Every where we go from here east to coffeyville, ks. It has been nice this year to see green grass. The wheat here in OK appears to be dry so it’s back to work! Thank you for taking the time to “chat” with me!! I can’t wait! It’s really hard for me to try to keep up with everything and they’ll be able to lessen the load. The 17 and 14 year olds will be catching up with us next week. The oldest daughter is married now and #2 has a full time job (with Claas out of Omaha, no less). I suppose it wasn’t fair to the girls but they have been a tremendous part of the team and they do a great job. I suppose we did that backwards but the thought that went behind it was I knew the job, had the CDL and with one combine you really have to be able to keep things moving. They do the household and cooking chores while I’m in the field with Jim. Then, I became the hired “man” and the kids took over my job. I gave that up, though, in 2001 when our oldest daughter was old enough to drive. Thank you for your memories, Sharon! We both can certainly see how technology has changed this industry and the world! I’m sitting in the field right now, under a shade tree, going through emails because I can’t get internet from the trailer house. Our Son and family live 10 miles south of ks/Ok line ,west of Newkirk and there are big fields there,I am sure they are cutting.Later Sharon Better quit or you will not have time to read all this.ha I hear there is cutting south of Arkansas city, which is at the ok. This was the late 50’s and 60’s.and early 70’s. And when folks got finished with their wheat,they would go and help the others that were not done,especially if the weather did not look good.We were within a few miles of home ,so made easy to move equipment. Seems over winter the tank was storage for other things. The door was only opening,course i would try to get out quick and Dad would say missed a spot. We had a oil tank that was moved on to a cement foundation and it was my job to sweep it out and make sure it was ready for burlap sacks of seed wheat. All that and getting the wheat to elevator and hope you did not have to wait very long. Course the hay needed to be taken care of and some garden canning so was a lot for everyone to do. We usually took a full meal to the field at lunch. I am sure you do the same ,but the meals was always a big event.
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