Today when I got up it looked like stormy weather. It was cloudy and spitting rain, so quick like a bunny, I decided to get some grain crops planted. I had the idea to grow some cereal crops and pasture grasses to supplement the feed we give the chickens and horses. Earlier in the season I had plowed a small plot of ground, approximately 20ft x100ft, used the disc to break it up and left it fora few weeks.

While it was exposed it became a source of great amusement for the local wildlife. I found both wild turkeys and deer visiting the turned earth to see what they could find. The novelty must have worn off because this time I saw no sign of animal activity.

Since it looked like rain I turned the soil and distributed some fertilizer and lime, then tilled that in so it could soak in the drizzle. Unfortunately, by the time I finished the prep work the rain clouds had passed me by and it was sunny and ninety-three degrees. Alas.

I had some mixed seed that required only broadcasting, so I put down a couple of passes. That should produce white clover, rapeseed and rye grass. The turkey and deer may come back and decimate it, but that’s OK. I like having them on the farm. Whatever thrives will be harvested for our livestock.

If it ever rains I will plant some millet, sorghum and oats on the rest of the plot.