I was going to tell you
@GardenGerty (169450)
United States
July 8, 2017 10:16pm CST
I was going to tell you about this, a couple of weeks ago. I just did not make it. This is the field across from me. They cut and baled the hay on this field, then they brought in grain and dumped it. They stirred it around with some kind of a machine and then used little front end loaders to put it into piles or "windrows". I was glad when they were done. The dust made my throat hurt. It is a small operation. It only took about ten days.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
9 Jul 17
I have never seen anything like that.
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@GardenGerty (169450)
• United States
9 Jul 17
Do they raise grain much in Alabama? I had never seen it done this way, either, until last year.
@shivamani10 (11035)
• Hyderabad, India
9 Jul 17
Yes. Maybe it is a small work. But,it is really a valuable and important one.
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@GardenGerty (169450)
• United States
9 Jul 17
I bet they make a lot of their income this way, though.
@rusty2rusty (6771)
• Defiance, Ohio
9 Jul 17
Oh yeah, the dust that comes up when they do that can be horrible.
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@rusty2rusty (6771)
• Defiance, Ohio
9 Jul 17
@GardenGerty I never thought of that. I bet it must be horrible during those times.
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@GardenGerty (169450)
• United States
14 Jul 17
@rusty2rusty Yep, and her husband farms wheat for a farmer.
@GardenGerty (169450)
• United States
9 Jul 17
I have a friend who has allergies to wheat and this is really hard on here.
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@GardenGerty (169450)
• United States
9 Jul 17
Agriculture still is a mighty force.
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
9 Jul 17
@GardenGerty you should see the line of
thrashers on the South Dakota high ways
bound for farms to harvest the wheat
some times there would be ten in a row
traffic on graveled roads was awful
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@GardenGerty (169450)
• United States
9 Jul 17
Ten days is not too bad. Then they scoop it all up and leave.
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
9 Jul 17
@GardenGerty I have never seen it done ie that wow that would trigger muy allergy
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@GardenGerty (169450)
• United States
14 Jul 17
They dumped it and stirred it around to dry it some. I had to ask a friend about this. Then they scooped it back up and hauled it away to store it.
@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
14 Jul 17
@GardenGerty Oh, I see. That makes sense. They will likely plant the seed next year.
@GardenGerty (169450)
• United States
9 Jul 17
I just have to keep windows and doors closed when they are there.
@GardenGerty (169450)
• United States
9 Jul 17
Their timing was pretty good, only a little rain. I am glad it is done.
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@GardenGerty (169450)
• United States
9 Jul 17
You should see the huge mountains of grain piled up at the big silos. This is very little.
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