I picked this up a few years ago. I'd been admiring it since I was a kid on the farm and finally, I grabbed it. The last few weeks, I got to put it into action.
First, it was a manure spreader, shoveling manure out of the pickup as I drove across the field.
Then, later, it was a bed maker:
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Look at the great beds it makes! It even plants them! Get ready for beets and carrots!
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It digs ditches!
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And, if you didn't think it was versatile enough, it's also a record-keeping system!
Most of all, "it" is a great husband.
Someday, we'll be able to afford a manure spreader, a bed maker and a ditch witch. But, for now, as is the case with most small farmers, all we have are strong backs and tough hands. That's enough for now.
At first I thought you were talking about a pitchfork! I'm glad to know there is someone else who is willing to use their muscles more often then the tractor or other power machine. With fuel prices back on the rise I think twice about using the tractor.
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Haha Courtney! As I caught on to what your favorite farm tool actually was (there was a familiar figure in each of those photos...), I laughed out loud. Come to think of it, I have a farm tool that is very similar! :-D Who knew that Jacob and Jim had so much in common!
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