I tell my banker that he is the only one making money.

I wish I could trade cows for anhydrous. I could make others more rich.

Most of the beans are out in NE South Dakota but very wet ground now and some are adding tracks to combines to keep going. Corn well underway. Farmers I speak with say the crops are the best they have ever raised. Very short moisture early but lots since early-mid July.

Down? or has been harvested? Down beans don't sound good atall.

Both cattle and smoke are outrageous, here it’s so dry I’m having trouble digging with the dozer I’m going to try different bits to try and engage the ground better, I didn’t realize kieth said that the beans were down that sucks.

most everyone [farms] I talk to say a very good year , production wise , [harvest] , so why is a 100 pounds at feed mill 16 dollar's , ??

China’s been buying.

Still harvesting in central and southern Iowa
Numbers look good, price is not to bad until you factor fuel.

Finished beans up over a week ago. Cranking out the corn. Yields all great. Dealing with breakdowns almost daily. Got a great crew and we fix em right and quick...they just keep coming. Had more trouble with semis this year than than ever. Rear end went on one. Computer is acting up on another. Tarps are constantly needing a rope or insert. Clutch went out on combine feeder house drive. Bearings went out on corn head drive. Shield under throat had a hole wore thru. And finally steering pump went on the cart tractor...still no parts in. Had one small fire in engine compartment during beans. Longest work day was 20 hours so far....hopefully that wins it. Got about 250 /a corn to go and stick a fork in it.

Down = harvested = cut = picked.

Keith

Bearing out on unload auger drive...literally 1 more pass in the field. Thank God I’m farming.

Starting back Friday for farmer to get the rest of his beans out that we left 3 weeks ago. Got about 350 acres of replanted beans thanks to an overnight 10 inch rain. Taking a break from my pecan harvest to finish him up. Still have 4-5 days left of that to get me in the dry. Any you boys checked on fertilizer prices lately? Give you a little hint. You ain’t gonna like it!!!

How's the ditch parrot population looking up that way?? That ice/snow/ice we got in January-February pretty much eliminated our quail it seems.

Well that’s better than what I thought Keith, yeah tomahawker that sounds like us a year ago I had 200 yards left and the bearing went out on the idler for the propulsion pump 4 hours later we finished the season, yeah white trash it doesn’t look good for next year, btomlin our population is really good we’ve been fortunate and haven’t had any ice for awhile.