We had a surprise this morning, finding that Speckles was in heat. We had intended to put her on a couple hormone shots since she was the last one to breed but she cooperated before Bruce got around to giving her a shot. Other than her bad habits she is a good cow and having her stay depends entirely on her having another calf.
Bruce spent today climbing the neighbors silo! He quit dairying a few years ago and still has a couple silo distributors that we have decided to purchase. Bruce managed to get one taken apart today, piece by piece, tying them with a rope and letting it down to the ground. I untied the rope each time so Bruce only made 1 trip up the silo but this silo is 70 ft tall. While I waited I got to enjoy the view from another farm.
The tomatoes have been prolific this year. As of late I have been working in town or doing tomatoes. I have already canned 95 pints, 4 half pints and 5 quarts of tomato soup. Next on the list is spaghetti sauce and probably juice. As quickly as I get the baskets empty Bruce has them filled again. It has been many years since we have had a good crop of tomatoes so we are taking full advantage of this opportunity while we can.
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