This is the way we snap the corn (pictorial)

[alabama]

"Bama-
Got one of them "old" JD 2020s (w/47 loader)myself. I consider it the work horse of the place. Use it more than the big, new fancy ones. In some cases, Old is definitely good. :wink:

That is a 143 loader and yes the old 2020 gets more cranked many times more than the new 6300.

 

[alabama]

Then what do you do with all that snapped corn?

( From the land of hay, barley and early frosts)

We grind it in a JD feed grinder and feed it to the bull calves. I will try to get some pictures of the grinding when we grind the next batch. One wagon heaped full will make one grinder full.

 

[alabama]

Nice pictures, 'bama.

Now why didn't you put them on for those ladies that were man
shoppin'? :wink:

Now that reminds me. We need to give credit to the photographer. The pictures were taken by Ms. Alabama.

 

[katrina]

Great pictures bama!!!!!!! Yes.... You the man!!!!!!
Love the southern chinks..... ( Soap you're funny!!) Been there done that!!! Nothing runs like a Deere...!!!! Thanks for sharing..........

 

[flrooster]

alabama, you might check aroundand find a buyer for those maypop vines,i used to sell many a ton down here in fl till our buyer moved out. its what they use to make the pm in tylenolpm.just make some tea out of it and youll sleep like a baby.

 

[alabama]

alabama, you might check aroundand find a buyer for those maypop vines,i used to sell many a ton down here in fl till our buyer moved out. its what they use to make the pm in tylenolpm.just make some tea out of it and youll sleep like a baby.

Well I be dog gone. Do you mean to tell me that there is a market for Maypops? I have been spraying them things for years trying to get rid of them. As well as my land grows maypops, I need to get in the maypop business.
How do you harvest them things?
Who buys them?
What sort of price will they bring?

 

[cert]

Hey Bama, great pictures. Old equipment is a pain sometines but usually built better than the new stuff.

One more thing...Picking corn in shorts????????????

By the time the corn is ready here it is flannel shirt weather. You southern guys and your weather

 

[alabama]

Hey Bama, great pictures. Old equipment is a pain sometines but usually built better than the new stuff.

One more thing...Picking corn in shorts????????????

By the time the corn is ready here it is flannel shirt weather. You southern guys and your weather

Those pictures were taken in August and it was 95 with high humidity. HOT.
it is still in the 80s here and we are cutting our last cutting of hay. I cut yesterday and will cut a little mor this evening. I hope to roll some about Sunday and Monday. Still in shorts.

That old snapper is a pain. Everthing is warn out on it and you pick a whill and work on it a while. I would like to have a newer two row snapper but I don't think they make them any more.