Saturday my son and I got to make a trip to the local dealership where I bought my Kubota, Unkefer Equipment Inc. We needed a couple of hoses made up and he wanted to go along. While we were waiting for the hoses the owner, who is also the salesman who sold me the tractor, struck up a conversation with Alex. Just like me, Alex loves to talk and after a few minutes of chatting, Greg (owner) asked him if he would like a new hat. Just like me, he couldn't say no!
He picked this one because it is Red like the Buckeyes and is the same brand as our old Farmall 706. He was quite happy!
Another thing that happened Saturday was my Corralburst Crabapple that I have on the corner of the house hit full bloom. I love this tree and I am slowly training it into a flat disc. The canopy is currently only 2.5 feet thick from top to bottom but spans almost 12 feet now. I don't know how big I can get it but I will push it as far as I can!
We have been waiting patiently all week for Alex's heifer, Peanut, to have her calf. I have been checking her every day for a week. I did't check last night due to the storms and also getting home extremely late from work.
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| Angus Sire and Charolais x Angus Dam |
Apparently that is what she was waiting for, me not to be around! I went out tonight to switch pastures and found a beautiful Heifer Calf!!!
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| Another Legacy Calf |
I am super super excited about this one for a few reasons. First of all, the streak of first calf heifers having heifers for their first calf is unbroken. Every daughter of Fifty's has had a heifer calf for their first calf. Further more, every Grand Daughter of Fifty has had a heifer calf for their first calf.
The second reason I am excited is because it is black. This is without a doubt one of Legacy's calves. She is very well built and is quite strong. I cannot wait to see how she matures.
My last reason to be excited is this now means that both Lisa and Alex have two females of their own. They are already well on their way to having a really nice herd by the time they hit college. Hopefully they learn from this experience as they grow up and can take this knowledge and start out ahead in life and continue to be successful well after I am no longer here to help them.
Pictured above are my two kids, Lisa and Alex and their friend and neighbor Dalton. They play together a lot and we took him with us to tag the new calf and check the cows tonight. Hopefully when he gets older he will want to help on the farm. We can always use the extra help! They all wanted a picture with the new calf in the background, they were super excited just like me!
Hay season is approaching very fast. We will be starting in a week or two. Going to be a hectic first cut but should smooth out after that. We also have our customer party coming up in a week and a half. I am looking forward to seeing everyone and hope everyone makes it this year.
Kenny
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