Last
month I detailed our plans for sowing grass seed and big bale silaging.
However the best plans can be rained off. We seem to regularly show
you pictures of flooded fields well this one is of the hollow in the
Drive Field. The point
I am making is that there is sandy soil under this field and it is very
well drained, yet the fields are so saturated that it makes no difference!
One of our friends keep weather records
and his previous most rain for October was approx. 90mm(3 ¾") this October
has been over 150mm (6").
We have had 7 calves born this month. 3
black and white bulls, 3 black and white heifers (hooray), and 1 Belgian
blue heifer. Up till the last 2 years it was common for cows to be out
in the fields until mid November ours came in on the 23rd and all our
neighbors have done the same, only some youngstock remain outside.
The
tractor is now fully repaired, and working again. I must thank Crewe
engines for their repair on the crankshaft. You can visit them on www.creweengines.co.uk
Smidge
is well on the road to recovery and seems to be enjoying life as a housedog.
Thank you to 3yrs old James for his get-well message and picture (seen
here) I will keep the e-mail link for another month if anyone else wishes
to send their messages smidge@greenheyes.demon.co.uk
.
Our
building work on the shed is now complete and just needs to have the
various bits of timber and machinery moved out to be ready for the cattle.
Today (30th) I was visited by Paul from Buxton to see when we wanted
the sheep for the winter. Paul now has his own homepage visit him on
www.buxtonshepherdslamb.co.uk
November should see changes to the site
as now we celebrate a year up here in cyberspace you should get a new
front-page and our URL will become Greenheyes.com Also the NFU trailer
is on the road visiting Hawthorne
School at Audenshaw near Manchester.
Finally judging by our correspondence
we are being followed by an increasing number of American surfers from
over the pond (Welcome to the site) so as you have seen I am adding
imperial measures to our figures (comments please). Take care on Bonfire
night and
I'll see you next month Phil
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