By J. Larry Miller
Fall harvest continues and yields remain very good – especially corn yields. Soybean harvest is one of the slowest in recent years because of heavy dews each morning, frequent showers and early dews in the evenings. Usually, a farmer can begin harvesting on a daily basis by 10 AM and into the late night but this year has been different as harvest will not start until noon or 1 PM and as soon as the sun goes down it is over for the day. That is a very limited window and soybean harvest is much later because of the above mention conditions and a late maturity because of a cool late summer and early fall.
Larry Miller, executive director Franklin County Farm Bureau
A heavy frost on Tuesday morning killed some weeds in the pastures but a hard freeze predicted on Thursday morning will end the growing season and as far as I know all crops are mature and not in danger.
This has been a very beautiful fall and farmers should be thankful for the wonderful blessings.
It is already time to order fruit and pecans again – my where has the year gone? The Franklin County Farm Bureau will be selling the Pecans and they will be in by November 10th and are selling for $9.00 a pound. 10 cases of pecan halves (1 lb bags) have been ordered and 2 cases of chocolate covered pecans (12 oz bags) have been ordered but they will be first come first serve so get your order in today.
This year oranges are $26 for a 4/5 bushel and $16 for a 2/5 bushel. Grapefruit and Tangelos are both $25 for a 4/5 bushel and $15 for a 2/5 bushel. Fruit should be here by December 18th – but as usual you will get a call when they come in. Orders for fruit must be placed by November 27th.
To order pecans or fruit call 435-3616.
The Franklin County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting will be held on December 2 at the Benton Civic Center on Hudelson Street and reservations are being taken now. There will be a Silent Auction to benefit Ag in the Classroom, entertainment by the group Blend, a drawing for a door prize donated by COUNTRY Financial Agents from Franklin County and a short business meeting along great food. And don’t forget about giving a donation to the Annual Harvest of Help to benefit area food pantries during the holidays. Call 435-3616 to make your reservations today.
With harvest foremost on everyone’s mind it is hard to remember to take time and enjoy the sunrise and the sunsets. Just remember to enjoy your time in the fields, with your families and also enjoy the harvest that has been given to you. Before we know it the cold blistery weather will be here. Hopefully all of the crops will be out of the fields by that time and there will be time to enjoy a few “weeks” of down time. But as a farmer I know that there is always something to do even during the coldest of times.
Remember we are farmers working together. If we can help let us know.
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