Grinding Corn! Life on a Farm Day 6!

[@jimjohnson9237]

Great to watch you all. My fondest memories are of doing hay with my dad and brothers. My twin brother and I did most of the tractor work because we were the best at, at an early age . I ended up as a pilot, my dream as a child. But my brothers and I became the best of friends as we grew older. Enjoy every day!

[@robertpayne2717]

That Gehl grinder/mixer still looks great to be over 30 years old its been well cared for

[@patrickbancroft6925]

What a neat farm you're family has. In my opinion it's like the ideal family farm

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you!

[@crslyrn]

Neat to see the old wire corn cribs still being used. Pretty cool to see that each cow has their own spot in the milking parlor there. Thanks for sharing.

[@davidkimmel4216]

You just can’t beet eat corn for cattle feed. The smell of a newly opened ear corn crib can’t be duplicated. Such a wonderful merry. 👍👍👍😊😊😊

[@briancolshan1613]

Kimmel learn to spell

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you David!

[@Rockin4brand]

Loved hearing your brothers calling in the cows, it seems to be a lost art. I remember getting sent out to the pasture on grandpa's WI farm to call the cows in for milking. Keep up the videos they bring back so many great memories!

[@karolschulz48]

It was great to see a farmer use a hammer mill. I remember shoveling corn on cold Wisconsin winter days. Brrr

[@loisgustafson1558]

Some of the best feed ever made, that ration, for cattle. Made many batches over the years back in the day, I'm 76 now and love the memories your family makes for me, so thank you for that! Love to see that some people can enjoy the love of farming without farming a county or two! Ron from Mn

[@GierokFarms]

I'm glad we could take you back to the good ol days! Thanks for watching!

[@edsecorr7812]

Great job looking great keep up the good work love your videos thank you

[@jerrylansbury9558]

Bought my Owatonna 85 mixer mill back in 1980 (its a 1960s model) with out a drop auger. Happy it never had one too ! Still have it and use it !!! Never realized the troubles a drop auger presents ! Always in the way.....and create many other problems too ! A simple incline auger solves the problems. Yes and extra motor........but just need to pull under it.......and ready to grind feed ! A little giant elevator works great too ! When finished....lay it on its side to theres no ice / snow it it. Life can be made easy !

[@robsterenborg]

It might look like farming the old way but when it works for you guys i think it is great to see how efficient you work and It doesn't always need to be bigger and newer and better. I think your dad did a good job building this farm! What is really good to see is that you keep the stable clean and tidy. That means you love what you are doing and keep the livestock healthy and comfortable

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you Rob!

[@jimwhite1061]

I'm a new subscriber and echo the same sentiment of those who grew up on a small farm. We raised mostly beef and hogs but I helped out on the many dairy farms around us and I know no one works harder than a dairy farmer. I have a million questions but I'll try and watch your past videos, I'm sure that will answer alot.

[@lyndenhovell7997]

Sticking my head in the feed room door while the feed augers into the bin, I will always remember that smell. Also love the snow covered views of the hills and valleys in your neighborhood.

[@GierokFarms]

The snow sure makes everything look nice and clean!

[@derekrisser2219]

I love your Saint Bernard, I had a couple growing up and loved them. When I was really young I rode our first one like a horse haha, great video as always! Thanks guys!

[@johnthompson4162]

You guys are doing good, great family team work. The cold is better than the heat on the farm I know. I used to raise pigs outside until 2009. Having the parents gone is kind of nice sometimes too. John T.

[@GierokFarms]

For sure! Thank you again for watching!

[@gnaeb4]

When we had beef steers i ground thousands of bushels of ear corn with an Oliver 1800 LP and a gehl 120 mixer mill. made great feed at low cost. I had made up spouts out of sheet metal that I clamped to the wire cribs with vise grips. made it a lot easier line up the dragline. hardly any spilled out that way. I think its great that you can farm on a smaller scale and make it work. keep it up!

[@GierokFarms]

That sounds like a sweet setup, we enjoy hear about everyone's experiences!

[@koryleague8833]

Thanks for sharing you have a great family farm. Makes me jealous. Thanks again for sharing

[@GierokFarms]

Thanks for watching, regular viewers give me motivation to keep making them!

[@johnwaymire786]

I liked seeing you wrestle with the Saint Bernard. Many years ago when our children were growing up we had three Saint Bernards. They were great dogs for the family to have fun with but not so great around some livestock. Thanks for the great videos.

[@GierokFarms]

Mariska is an amazing dog so calm and gentle around us! Thanks for watching!

[@ryanlesperance7926]

Your pride in your farm and equipment shows. Keep up the great work!

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you Ryan!

[@alfredomarotta6604]

Awesome to see the whole family working together ! Your dad looks great... like an older brother, God Bless you all

[@petercahill3859]

Liked the head camera. Gives a different view. Good series. Nice work brothers!

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you!

[@robdavis331]

Good Teamwork... Nice quality and speaks volumes for your Parents!!

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you Rob!

[@tederdmann2993]

Brings back memories we used a 1600 Oliver diesel or a minnie U to grind. And lots of memories bringing cows in! Lol

[@GierokFarms]

Glad we could bring back memories thanks for watching!

[@kellyjean3175]

I really enjoy your videos. I know many people say it, but its like stepping back in time to those days on my families Wisconsin farm. I hope you keep making these videos. 🥇

[@GierokFarms]

I'm glad you enjoy them, we will do our best!

[@stanhensley3082]

Yep, grinding feed when it's 20 below is soooo much fun. We fed alot of hogs.Seemed like the colder it got the more feed we had to grind. Lots and lots of fun on the coldest day of the year.Stay warm!! Thanks 😊.

[@GierokFarms]

We will try, Thank you!

[@johngerlach4580]

Thanks for taking the time to share your farm with us. I really enjoy watching and especially like how clean and nice of equipment and buildings you and your family have. Always enjoyed grinding cob corn. My dad had the same Gehl 100 Mill.

[@GierokFarms]

It's our pleasure! It's a nice mixer, thank you for watching!

[@JamesDedmon]

As a boy I made trips to the feed mill with both my uncle and grandpa, also there was a portable feed mill that came to the farm on a truck. Again just the fact you do all these things shows how dedicated you are to the farm

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you!

[@craigcoy5672]

Great vid, reminds me of my time as a young man on our dairy around Sidie Hollow outside of Viroqua, Wi.

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you Craig, Glad we could bring back memories!

[@frankdenuts9821]

I love open station tractors! Lol that’s mostly all we had

[@GierokFarms]

It's nice especially for getting on and off!

[@fordenginebuildersv8power184]

I remember when we use to have to shovel corn into our grinder mixer! Before that we ran a corn grinder off the belt pulley on our Farmall Super M!

[@russellhansen7622]

I wish a person could smell the fresh ground ear corn on video, always liked that!

[@GierokFarms]

Oh yeah that nice sweet smell!

[@stephenrice4554]

Good shots of the cribs and the corn grinder , great tool for your use . It looks good but I expect it can be harsh in your neck of the woods . Keep playing with the dogs 👍🇬🇧

[@karljacobson1575]

That’s a sharp Gehl!! Used to rent one long ago from elevator to grind for cows!!

[@GierokFarms]

Its a sweet mixer!

[@scottlabant8406]

Great job you guys are doing, cherish the times spent with family. Time goes by in a blink of a eye. Have a great day and looking forward to your next video, my escape time from life. Thank you so much for sharing your life with the world.

[@GierokFarms]

I'm glad we can provide an escape! Thank you again for watching them, much appreciated!

[@Chris-hd3yc]

I grew up on a dairy farm in Youngstown Ohio, when you brought the cows into the barn I had a flashback, your barn looks exactly like the one I milked in. Appreciate you taking the time to record it. You can take the boy out of the farm but you cant take the farm out of the boy! I've been trying to buy a farm for the last 6 years, soon enough!

[@olan6600]

Great video. Recommended by La Forge Farm. Irish farmers in France!

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you for watching!

[@hildebertodamasio5101]

Hi there, awesome video today! Was great to see you and your brothers working together, you guys are awesome! Keep up with the good videos!

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you for watching!

[@jerrylansbury9558]

Seen so many farmers with skid loaders. Yes....nice in tight areas......but otherwise..almost worthless. With a narrow ( four foot bucket ) you can do so much more work ! Dig tile lines....holes....etc. And with a tractor with chains.......feed cattle in 2 feet of snow out in the fields ! I spent an afternoon on a skid loader. If you want to destroy your back...Happy trails......you will get ur done ! Used a skid loader to remove hay bales from a field. Nearly broke my sternum for sure badly bruised !!! Just dangerous ! Tractor and loader.....with proper hydraulics......... amazing !! So much faster moving ! Issue is.......most have a poor cylinder arrangment....same is true with tractor loaders. Most are so primitive ! Primary......get rid of the snow bucket........invest in a narrow digging bucket !

[@MrTonyharrell]

I watch a lot of different farming videos, a lot! But it occurs to me that farms that have animals never have a day off, especially dairy farms where cows need to be milked twice a day. Y’all are commendable. 👍

[@drdulas5055]

I just watched Emily's video from France and her dad mention how he enjoys your videos. I use to sell Big Gain Feed when the company first started out of Mankato Minnesota. Was good friends of the ones that started the company. Mark and Elton. It is amazing how the hybrids of today slide through crib wires that never did 50 years ago when the ears were so much bigger. Thank you the video and bringing some memories back for me..

[@GierokFarms]

I'm glad we could bring back memories for you! thank you for watching!

[@africadreamin]

Up to say the nineteen sixties most milkers in England were tied up but with the advent of silage farmers moved to lose housing and with it came the slurry and the storing, feeding hay meant dry manure and clean cows, farmers are just starting to turn cattle out as the weather eases and most back ends are covered in manure, grateful for those times on the family farm.

[@dmfor9001]

For Hot detergent pipeline wash, often shorter is better. If wash solution temp drops below 120 degrees F (49 C) the milk fat starts coming out of the solution resulting in a cleaning failure. End temp trumps circulation time. I found your channel because Farming at LaForge gave you a shout out. I am just starting your vid’s and they are great.

[@GierokFarms]

Welcome to the channel, Farming at LaForge has some great content! Thank you for watching and commenting, greatly appreciate it!

[@fouadabouhamdan9386]

Best wishes

[@jerrybowe5917]

Great video ground ear corn I think is still best grain for cattle I ground a lot of it in cold weather when young stay warm and safe

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you Jerry!

[@anthonyhengst2908]

The first video of yours I saw was you grinding feed. Like I probably said then, my most favorite job during the winter. I love grinding feed. When I need to shovel a lot I liked using that Oliver 88. It was all the tractor I needed to stay warm shoveling. I use a Gehl 100 too, just like that one.

[@GierokFarms]

Thanks for following the channel since the beginning! Sounds like you had a nice setup!

[@anthonyhengst2908]

@@GierokFarms actually doesn't look that much different than yours really. I like it that your mangers look tiled. I would think it would make them easier to sweep.

[@charlesjenkins8078]

Wow thanks.this was the best video yet! Love the details. Thanks again!!!

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you Charles!

[@mikebrown1188]

We used an M on our mixer. It was souped up a bit registered 61HP after we overhauled it. Used it on a blower for corn silage on a 70' silo no problem blowing it up, Haylage was a bit slower.

[@GierokFarms]

Sounds like a sweet tractor!

[@fouadabouhamdan9386]

Great project

[@davidyoung9195]

Every Saturday morning 2 batches of fat hog feed, 2 batches of ground ear corn 1 for fat cattle and 1 for milk cows. If I had a nickel for every scoop shovel I pitched into a artsway grinder mixer. It was a good way to grow up in the 60’s.

[@GierokFarms]

Sounds like a good time!

[@hughwhaley3179]

Old memories there awesome video thanks for sharing 🐄🐄🐄🌽👍

[@johnmcmccormack9203]

Nice video thanks

[@GierokFarms]

Thanks for watching John!

[@Lau-zon180]

Farming at LaForge recommend your channel 👌

[@GierokFarms]

Welcome, thanks for watching!

[@shawnodonavan2880]

Great looking operation nice work boys!

[@troyplocinski8401]

That feed grinder is spot less! Big money at a sale when they look that good.

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you!

[@mrt4547]

I am a beef farmer in NE Iowa but use all Big Gain supplements and minerals also. Also run a single axle 14' Knight Slinger also. Mine is 18 years old and needed a little welding last weekend.

[@GierokFarms]

They are good spreaders!

[@Lukelins1]

Hi from Green Bay Wi.

[@thetractorguyoldtractor3524]

WOW , what a terrific farm video !! Thank you for sharing ! Brings back memories of growing up on dad's farm . He operated a Gehl mix-mill ( don't recall the model number ) back in the 60's . Traded it off for a New Holland model 357 in the early 70's. Seem to recall the New Holland required more horse power to grind grain than the Gehl , did it grind more grain per minute ? not sure on that point.

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you!

[@bobhanson345]

"come boss" have not heard that since i was about 7 on my grandpa's farm near Westby

[@GierokFarms]

Glad we could bring back memories!

[@randymonninger9913]

Love your video

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you!

[@colemaliszewski6986]

Awesome video!

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you!

[@noahdiekhuis7286]

Great video as always !!! Keep up the great work!

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you!

[@jamesbreault5762]

Great stuff👍👍👍

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you!

[@robertburden1509]

Nice tractor n grinder wish I was there to help very nice farm

[@govegasorgofarmin7942]

Any guesses how many corn cobs squirted out and hit em in the head lol. The joys of cob 🌽. Keep up the great videos.!

[@GierokFarms]

LOL, Thanks for watching!

[@andylieffring2461]

Another great video….was wondering if you could get some footage when you guys fill that little silo next fall? Thanks again for what you guys do

[@GierokFarms]

We will have to remember to do that! It sure is fun filling it! Thanks again for watching, aswell as a good video idea!

[@robertpayne2717]

My cousin in Southeast Iowa had an Artsway grinder he used for grinding hog feed.

[@kristygibson2428]

I grind feed by myself and its hard to get lined up on corn cribs. I've made the change to filling gravity wagons with corn from crib and filling grinder from wagon. Much easier for me. Give it a try.

[@benburns5995]

Good wrestling match with the Saint Bernard. Always good to have a little fun during chores. Good to see both of your younger brothers on this video. That grinder sure made fast work of grinding up the whole corn cobs. Have to ask what is the story behind the wood carved sign labeled "Sweetheart Saloon"? Enjoyed the first 6 videos in the series. Looking forward to video number 7.

[@GierokFarms]

I enjoy working with my brothers! We hosted a wedding at the farm. Thanks again for watching!

[@pcl598]

Nice equipment 👍 How many acres roughly in the earcorn bin ?

[@drknockers5716]

Let's go brandon

[@fullers1966]

how many cows does your burn hold I'm guessing 60 grew up on a dairy farm sure do miss it to me it's the best kind of life you can have

[@r.scotthill3082]

I'm sure you have fine bacteria counts, but I am surprised that the milk inspector hasn't insisted on some type of air injection in your wash cycle. They want surges of solution to clean that system well. Also do you watch the temperature of the wash solution so that it doesn't start redepositing milk fat on the line?What will you replace your Gehl grinder with as there is no more Gehl. Fewer manufacturers are producing grinder mixers every year.

[@GierokFarms]

Are bacteria count is good, yeah they are always updating the rules and regulations! I heard New Holland makes a really nice one!

[@kennethheern4896]

@@GierokFarms I didn’t think New Holland made grinders any more. Could be wrong. Arts Way is the only one I know of these days.

[@jimanderson7648]

good oats should weight at least 40lbs per bushel .about 25 lbs per 5 gallon pail

[@GierokFarms]

Thanks Jim that info is helpful!

[@8tomtoms8]

Loved your video series, thanks for doing it!!! Do you guys grow oats every year?

[@GierokFarms]

We do on our new seeding ground! Thanks again for watching!

[@mikeadams2339]

Questions. How do ya keep birds from eatin the corn from those big corn holders? How many catz do ya have?

[@petercahill3859]

Just a thought. Backing up the grinder to the bin looks like a pain. Couldn’t you put a piece of hard rubber on the end of the auger

[@GierokFarms]

That would probably help!

[@MickeyMouse-vt4ce]

I keep 2 cobs of corn on my TV Stand. Started out as fall decor. Kept as a tribute to the corn farmers around here. I hate using the name MickeyMouse. It's my sisters old phone and I can't get it off.

[@terjeskovdahl7014]

👍

[@curtisowens4588]

I know river is a bird dog but what kind of dog is he? Do they have their own stalls? I noticed you put them in order. Nice video keep them coming.

[@GierokFarms]

She is a springer/ great pryness mix! Yes the do, thank you for watching them!

[@rebelgaming7718]

I think what would be easier on you guys for your corn cribs is installing a convayor system and just pull the thing covering the conveyor belt and that way your not spilling as much cob corn on the ground that's what I would do but I do like your guys videos

[@bluepower_4life703]

Just found your channel a couple weeks ago and enjoy the small farms. Grew up on one. Sure do miss it. Does the air horn on the john Deere work? Lol

[@GierokFarms]

Welcome to the channel thanks for commenting! The air horn sure dose work! Thanks for watching!

[@bluepower_4life703]

@@GierokFarms awesome! let's hear it in the next video lol

[@jimfarris9671]

I have often wondered how you guys got torn out of those grain Storage containers or whatever you call them

[@cowboy007]

🤠🚜🌾🌾👍

[@rickworkman4034]

Sorry about that miss spelling hated English,Framer.

[@GierokFarms]

Don't worry about it.

[@somethinburnin]

Just curious, how many acres do you put in to be able to pick that much corn for your cribs?

[@robertburden1509]

Is that ground corn used in front of cows while be milked that's good not many people grind anymore but very good I like to grind corn also

[@jamesryan9206]

Thank you for the video. We had the same Hammer-mill it was a problem lining up the hopper. Do you use your upright silo?

[@GierokFarms]

Thanks for watching! We do use that silo!

[@jean-lucverdier1914]

Dans quelle région où état êtes vous l'hiver semble rude

[@kildare1773]

Interesting to see a dairy farm. Why is it important for the cows to lie in specific stalls. Farmer from ireland

[@GierokFarms]

Welcome to the channel! It's to keep things consistent and comfortable for the cattle! This way they get milked at the same time everyday! Instead of a 40 min difference if the changed spots in the barn from front to back!

[@harleewead9725]

Question for you guys I've heard alot about different corn cribs from your experience how does the wire panel crib do for mold and pests

[@twed168]

So if they have more bleach hair then white hair you get chocolate milk?

[@GierokFarms]

Yes LOL

[@Mattea68]

just wondering how are your Red & White Holsteins for milking? My uncle always moved his because they didnt milk as well as the Black and Whites

[@GierokFarms]

They are okay, not the top producers! Helps improve herd health mixing up the genetics a little bit!

[@henrymichaelwilson8107]

I like that little muck spreader it's quite low sided.

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you Henry!

[@richardcleasby105]

Do you combine your own oats with your own combine

[@GierokFarms]

No we hire that done maybe one day we will have a combine!

[@gregjohnston9287]

What’s the story on the Separator mounted outside the barn?

[@robertpayne2717]

I always thought that a roller-mill was a healthier process for grinding feed, than using a hammermill Less dust/respiratory problems???? Any Answer or opinion ???

[@JMo268]

How many bushels of ear corn do you think one of those corn cribs will hold? And how tall are they?

[@rickworkman4034]

My wife said I watch so many framing videos I should have been a framer but no I became a diesel mechanic.

[@briancolshan1613]

Workman I bet u didn't win any spelling bees

[@GierokFarms]

Both are honest careers hats off to you!

[@joeskretkowicz3218]

lets hear the tractor horns lol

[@GierokFarms]

One day!

[@SilasLives1]

Where are you from? I am from central Wisconsin.

[@GierokFarms]

West WI, glad to see another Wisconsinite watching!