Last Day of Picking Corn! Harvest 2022

It is the last big day of picking corn on our family's small dairy farm. We started off the day with a break down and moving the elevator. It was a busy day on the farm. We are very happy with how the harvest has gone thus far! For those of you also harvesting we wish you the best. Thank you all for watching!
Subscribe Here
/ gierokfarms
Check out our Instagram for a behind the scenes look!
/ gierok.farms
Also you can watch us on Facebook!
/ gierok-farms-105252235...
Our Tiktok
/ gierok.farms
If you want to send us mail you can here!
Gierok Farms
P.O. Box 706
Eau Claire, WI
54702

[@miguelamaya6246]

OWEN, we would like to wish you a blessed day on your BIRTHDAY... as for advise, just keep being a kid and have fun with life... keep working around the farm and may God Bless your family...

[@larryruemmele4375]

We had a 32 cow herd until Jan of 2019. Picked corn with a 2 row wide New Idea pulled by either a 666 Inter national or a 986 International. When cribs were full we used a 4400 John Deere combine to harvest the rest.. We sold it as is to whoever paid the most. We have 240 acres, 145 which is tillable. Currently rent the hay ground out and grow soybeans and corn for cash crop. We are in St Croix Co.

[@teenagefarmer]

That's one awesome setup you guys have There

[@petenolte4192]

That side hill would be a little unnerving. Great video!!! Stay safe and God Bless

[@peewee.3138]

Happy birthday, Owen!

[@philrogers8160]

In all the years (20+) that we used ear corn, except for 1 year we had to buy our ear corn. Our ground was heavy clay and by fall to wet to try and pick with a 1 row picker. We were lucky to buy our ear corn locally most years and we had 2 trucks to haul to the farm. A few times we had semis bring us corn from PA. On some wet years we would use our 715 Int combine with a grain head to harvest a bin or two and put it in a grain bin with a fan. Combine could go in more places than the tractor and picker.

[@greghamann2099]

Fun to see. That is what it was like when I did it 50 years ago.

[@peacepeople9895]

Back in about 1976 we picked corn with a 930 case and stored the cobs in the 2 sided storage with the center open as a storage for equipment. We used the same basic gravity wagons as you have and if my memory is good, it was a 1 row tow behind picker...maybe 2 but I seem to recall 1 row. We also built storage with snow fencing and stored corn in there as we got bigger, then we went to building a grain bin/dryer as we got bigger...then it was custom harvest as combines were expensive and didn't make sense for 200 acres of corn. I hated it then, but as an adult I'd go back to doing that, something about self sustaining is good

[@markbailey4676]

Really enjoyed the New Idea corn picker. FYI…they where made in Coldwater, Ohio. My father used to be the Director of New Idea.

[@johnthompson4162]

Great ear corn harvest video!!! Happy 15th Birthday to Owen and sorry I missed out on the cake. John T

[@davidkimmel4216]

The memories you are bringing back. My 1st picker was a Massey Harris Self Propelled. You were really up in the air. It also would catch fire often. The motor was under the picker. Then I bought a New Idea like your family has. It was mounted on a 720 LP JD We also had a Ford mounted picker mounted on a Ford 6000. It was a good picker. With 2 pickers running it really kept the elevator busy. I kinda miss those days but the 12 row is really nice and lots warmer and relaxing in the nice cab. Wonderful memories though. Thank You for bringing back those good ones. Picking corn in the mud was not fun. The front end would start going down then the back end would sinking then stuck. But the smell of a newly opened crib was still one of the best smells. You never forget 😅

[@dlzastera]

Happy Birthday Owen, time to talk to Dad about getting your farm permit.

[@danw6014]

We used to pick a lot of corn with two New Idea 324s. One had a sheller on it. Our harvest used to get into cold weather so we got some shelling at the snapping rolls we would pick the fields closest to the barn last. After we were done we turn the sheep out for a couple hours every day. They would find all of that corn and pick at the fodder and grass in the fence row too. We'd eventually unroll round bales out there until snow became to deep and then let the sheep in the barn. We stored our shelled corn in our chopper wagons and then filled the gravity wagons. The shelled corn was feed to the sheep. I'll say this. To this day I have need seen cleaner corn than what came out of that New Idea sheller until now. I bought a Minneapolis Moline model D sheller that does just as good a job. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

[@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586]

You have so many views that I enjoy but especially the one looking down from one of your hills to see the barn and other building nestled at the base. Another one is your sunsets . Also wish to say Happy Belated Birthday to Owen and I hope he enjoys Drivers Ed. if that is what you have there. My worst moves were misjudging the amount of speed that would be too much for a curve. But I guess I was lucky, I heard another group had one person take out a mailbox and another scaring the teacher so much he had everyone go home early. Also had some difficulty switching to our stick shift car. Finally dreamed one night that I was having no problems coordinating things and from then on never did have any more.

[@timmyscroggins1962]

Happy Birthday Owen ! 🤪😊🥳👍🍨🎂

[@timwilcoxsr2712]

Sure brings back memories, my late Dad used a Ford 801 with a 1 row picker. I sure do remember riding on the tractor with him.

[@CalFarmerFoxx]

The last time I picked corn was in 2006 if I remember right. I do miss it though, and I miss running the old MM sheller too. Miss the smell of a crib full of dry corn too. Don't miss chasing the rats and mice so much or having them trying to run up your pants leg. But the dogs made short work of them during shelling time usually. We had a huge wooden crib with an inside Ottawa cup type elevator in it that had 3 big overhead bins in it that held 5000 bushes of beans and around 4000 bushels of ear corn, back in northern Illinois where I grew up. Dad and his brother had a 2 row pull type New Idea picker, we pulled it with a 1030 Case tractor and had 2 end dump Electric wagons. Also we rented two other farms with other cribs and I remember using one old narrow elevator with a speed jack powered by an old worn out NAA Ford. Fun times for a kid back then.

[@dr.michaelr.foreman2170]

I am almost 70 years old. I remember picking corn by hand back in the mid 50s. We had a tool for removing the husk, and then we would use a cycle to cut down the stalks. The next step was to tie the stalks into a bundle and stand them straight up, these were Stukes (sp). Not done yet. We then had to put the corn cobs in the corn crib - by hand. I tell you; no one was happier than me when my dad bought a corn picker. The first year with the corn picker, it had snowed, and one field had a knoll on it. Dad had overfilled the wagon and it rolled over on the slippery knoll. We ended up having to throw all that corn into the wagon by hand. You guys have it easy compared to 60-65 years ago.

[@jamesmarsh4957]

Happy Birthday Owen , listen to your brother for guidance and enjoy your younger years while you can, you never get these days back again

[@richardirwin7275]

Happy birthday! Glad to see ya again

[@georgeleray5657]

Happy birthday to Owen it nice to see him working beside big brother .

[@james6433]

Your brother and you dad are good farmers and seem to be even better people pay attention to them

[@keithmaurer7082]

Dad use ti pick with a AC 33 on a wd allis then he had 170 on aD17. Grandpa had a new idea pull type. When us boys started to take over dad bought a F2 gleaner. Ground ear corn best cattle feed ever.

[@jonlindner8022]

My dad had a farmall 450 and the same new idea picker as your's. Sold it in 1979 I was 12 still remember using it like it was yesterday. My uncle bought a 403 combine and the rest is history. Now my cousin runs a 6088 case ih. Keep up the good work.

[@toddworman4428]

Happy Birthday Owen!

[@KennethLWeimerskirch]

happy birthday Owen this is a great channel that your brother has your Dad is great also.

[@johnevans9421]

Neat...have a small farm too that used to be dairy still doing hay, corn and soy beans now. We used to do ear corn the same way.

[@michaelralph4519]

I picked corn with my dad. We had a Super M and two row mounted International Picker. We used an Anthony wagon that had to lifted with a front end cable Jack to empty from the back end into the elevator that filled a wooden crib. Nice to see you’re still picking corn. Our other wagon was wooden with steel wheels.

[@fullers1966]

Tell Owen happy birthday and a word of wisdom enjoy every day life goes fast

[@doncc6080]

Dad must be exhausted, that was a very long day on the picker. Happy Birthday Owen!!! Always stay a country boy it is the best way to live.

[@donevens4357]

Happy Birthday Owen! Continue to watch and listen to your brothers and dad, and you will have a great life. 💪

[@hugobreese9684]

As always, I find the way you operate your farm absolutely fascinating, with the mix of traditional methods and older equipment, and I get the feeling that though farming can be a precarious way of life, your approach to it seems to make it less stressful and more rewarding. I love your corn picker- it wouldn’t look amiss in a Star War’s movie.

[@bhain40]

We picked ear corn with John Deere 630 and 237 picker. It’s still in the shed. Make you a deal on it! Your videos being back a lot of memories. Your elevator chain never rides up over the corn? Hated it when that happen. 😂 We didn’t filter the shelled corn out. It just all went in the crib. The crib is a chicken coop now. Thanks. HB Owen!

[@kopenhagenkid]

Happy Birthday Owen have a great day 🎉

[@linkjohn7867]

Dad bought a IH 234 picker 15 years ago before we switched to narrow rows just so myself and my best friend could see what it was like to run a mounted picker. We mounted it on my M. It was a lot of picker for an M but it was a good memory. Gave the picker to my neighbor and he uses it to this day.

[@jda1961]

i picked caorn by hand using what we called a shucking pin, its a metal thing as long as your hand is wide with leather loops for the fingers. i still have after all these years

[@colorado1088]

Could you hand pick 10 bushels per hour?

[@rockyroads1735]

HAPPY birthday young man!

[@kevinkurtz9889]

Cut my teeth on a pitchfork handle. Grew up in a small town surrounded by corn fields and cow turds. Always enjoyed ear corn picking, filling cribs, and never minded grinding feed or shelling corn. Video is nostalgic for me. Happy birthday Kiddo, take care and Safety First.

[@tomturdworth3554]

Happy Birthday, Owen!🎉

[@mikelukes1798]

It sure is nice to see people picking cob corn brings back many memories

[@briansmith914]

i really like the different camera angels keep up the good work

[@JamesDedmon]

My uncle used a 1 row semi mounted Ford picker. Actually it was mounted on an WD45 Allis Chalmers. They didn’t hav gravity boxes or cribs like you guys do. The corn was in flat trailers that had to be shoveled out by hand.

[@richardperry5170]

Happy Birthday Owen

[@robertgoth5570]

Enjoy your special day!

[@jedgerrard1386]

Happy birthday Owen.

[@aaronferstl9703]

The best advice I can give is the advice my father gave me on my wedding day: if you ever travel back in time, don’t step on anything, because even the tiniest change can have consequences you can’t possibly imagine.

[@robertlossing3390]

100% Perfect Video! Thank you so much!

[@gregschrock3231]

Beautiful shot of the picker heading into the sunset. Thank you for the great videos

[@ArmpitStudios]

There’s nothing as good to watch as corn picking. Many of us are still waiting for it to become a standard part of a Farming Simulator so us town kids can also experience it. And HBD, Owen.

[@bigchew3149]

what part of farm sim are you talking about? i pick corn on my farm sims all the time..from fs 2015 to fs 2022 & Lots of fun may i add !

[@ArmpitStudios]

@@bigchew3149 Harvesting corn is part of FS. *Picking ear corn* is not. There's a huge difference.

[@michaelschroeder4215]

Great video guys I picked corn with a john deere 300 corn husker we pulled it with a 3020 john deere diesel. It was a awesome set up very smooth machine.

[@IHVA-ir9gp]

I harvested ear corn with single row New Idea pickers. Pulled one with a 1030 Open Station Comfort King Case , one with a 4240 JD open station with ROPS and a JD 2950 with cab. Cab was nice when it was cold in SW PA. Thanks for the videos

[@markyasaitis6050]

When you were talking about the electric fence it reminded me of a time, we had some city folks visiting the farm with two small boys, probably 5 years old and younger. The younger one was kind of a little devil, and he was over by the calf pasture which had electric fence around it, he touched the wire and surprisingly, when it bit him, he didn't scream or cry out but called his older brother over and told him he should touch that wire. Before I could yell at him to stop, the older brother grabbed the wire and got, and good jolt and the little brother fell to the ground laughing his head off. Needless to say, mommy and daddy weren't happy with him. But damn it was funny.

[@markenge9348]

When the city boys came to visit and we were walking through the back pasture, my uncle didn't use an electric fencer. He just hooked it up direct to the power coming in to the barn. Then as we were walking along we had the urge to take a piss. It was then that we country boys challenged the city boys to see who had the best aim. Let's see who can hit the wire. My aim was always off but I was always laughing and the winner was always crying.

[@Iulian546]

Happy Birthday Owen!Hello from Romania!!!

[@danielhaertling1493]

I like seeing you still picking ear corn...to me it makes sense if your corn is going for livestock feed. The equipment and storage costs are so much cheaper.

[@thomastodd9541]

sure love watching the older equipment at work

[@drknockers5716]

Love seeing the old iron working like it should

[@eddielittleii8919]

Happy birthday Mason... JK, happy birthday Owen. Good advice from an old guy, think twice before doing something that can't be undone.

[@brendafarris7590]

Happy belated Birthday Owen! Fine, honorable young men are our treasure. What would Dad do? Should be your north star.

[@claylueckemeyer6591]

My grandparents were homesteaders and I was the oldest grandson, so guess who got to pull corn by hand every fall? Hard work, but I had fun doing it.

[@joutdoorsmen23]

Happy Birthday young Man and cool video!!!!!!!!!

[@br927]

Here's some advice for your young'un- Never take a sleeping pill & a laxative at the same time, if you do, you'll sleep like a baby!! Happy Birthday! I fixed a throttle spring on a JD 720 gas with an ink pen spring! Have you ever put any critters thru the picker? How come Owen isn't in school? Or is it like when I was younger, we need you today! Ya, no school! I missed a lot of days during planting & harvest! Hey, that's how my family got started! Started with a jug of corn and ended up with a crib full!🤣

[@stanhensley3082]

First, Happy Birthday Owen!! I don't remember ever picking corn 🌽 in late October in my shirt sleeves. Super nice weather in October this year. So far this,November 17 at writing, has been cold and now snow. Glad your corn harvest has gone well. Thanks 😊.

[@jeffblake6466]

Happy bday owen enjoy your teen year they are the best years

[@matthewdavis4081]

I remember as a kid that a single axel spreader was big timing it. Haven't used one or seen one in 20 some yrs. Love how your dad has saved his and gave them a new job. Great farm yard cart for sure

[@taylorkueppers8595]

❤❤❤ good crop happy birthday😊

[@allancundiff8027]

I really enjoy your videos back in the late1970's early1980's we had a landlord that had to have two cribs like yours filled every year. My dad was the only farmer in the area that could put up with this guy and every year we had to use this old guys two row Oliver pull type picker he did let us use one of our own tractor on it but we had to pull the wagons with his old farmall M and his massy Harris 44 with his8N ford on the hicker. So we could keep them running for him. I was so happy the old guy quit all together before I took over the farm when I graduated school. It was a pain when we needed to get our other harvest done but acres were hard to come by.

[@joegreen9112]

I really do enjoy all of your videos, one of two channels I follow that gets a thumbs up before I watch. Gonna age myself now, wish we would of had a picker like yours when I was a kid on the farm, we had a McCormick Deering corn binder and we bundled and shocked our corn and sorghum as well. Then we would run the whole stalk, leaves and ear or seed head through a belt driven hammer mill and feed it all.

[@thomasdurham3112]

Happy birthday to the young man from Vermont

[@ericdotseth788]

My dad farmed with a Super MTA, bought it new in 1953. We used the same elevator, same J &M gravity boxes . Dad picked with a 706 gas and a 234 picker in the late 60’s, find memories of ear corn harvest. Many years we finished on Christmas Day in snowy conditions. Great videos, keep up the good work.

[@hturbo1007]

Super M TAs were built from February of 54 to December of 54 . Your father may have been mistaken on what year it was purchased.

[@ericdotseth788]

@@hturbo1007 thanks for the correction. I was kind of guessing on time frame for the super M purchase. Dad is no longer with us to ask. Makes sense though, it was after he got out of the Air Force and went back home to farm. Got to be a hard core farmall guy to know that!

[@hturbo1007]

@@ericdotseth788 you're welcome and thanks. My favorite is the M series.

[@timblum3419]

I actually know how that picker works. I ran it for my dad as a 16,17,18 year old, but never in short sleeves and I grew up way south of Wisconsin. Dad had that New Idea picker on a Super M and later on a 706 gas when he got the sheller. We used barge wagons rather than gravity.

[@johncostelloe743]

Loved you video watching with my wife geraldine we live in limerick city ireland it great to see what country life looks like love from ireland

[@heatherkohlwey8379]

Happy birthday, Owen! Stay safe and God bless.

[@thefarmallfarmer8106]

Happy birthday owen and we pick with 2 Farmall 560 and ih 2mh pickers

[@dougdroessler2112]

Happy birthday Owen thanks for the great videos, have a great day

[@pearidgefarmer]

We call it a corn snapper here in S.C. Thanks for your time. Pete

[@tomvandenbergh4127]

I loved the corn Pickin videos guys. Great to see a lot of people working together and getn er done. Heck Yeah!❤️🇺🇲

[@canvids1]

Hey Owen Happy Birthday buddy, I was 15 way back in 1955 and still hanging in there. Great video everyone and thanks so much for another great video.

[@raymondhenderson1516]

Happy Birthday Owen and many more. Always a good time when harvest is done and your work days get a little bit easier. Father and sons make a great team may you all continue to be blessed.

[@dennishayes65]

Happy 15 years Owen & many more!

[@donaldmack7213]

Another great video! You have a wonderful family! Thanks!

[@jclint1968]

I just love watching you guys. You have a beautiful farm, it really looks a lot like we have here in Southern Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Back in the 1960’s I was a boy on the farm, thanks for sharing.

[@marknease1631]

I’m about 70 miles Northwest of you (Indiana, Pennsylvania)

[@mikeburd5498]

You bring back so many memories, it makes my day. Thank you

[@danielhurrle7008]

We had a 180 Allis Chalmers pull a Minneapolis Moline 2 row wide on our farm. Couple years ago I used a neighbors 325 (I think the model was) New idea 2 row 30 inch row pulled by my 8560 Kubota for 4 acres. One of favorite things to do on the farm.

[@thetoyfarmer2366]

Good video

[@crazyoldbat7600]

You make a good family team.

[@BillTheTractorMan]

I loved the picking videos! Brought back great memories of farming with my Grandpa. Thank you for sharing.

[@hturbo1007]

If you haven't already, you should make a video of removing the picker from the 686.

[@princepa123]

Happy belated birthday Owen. Keep working hard, it builds character and will insure success and happiness. Hope you have many more.

[@MVP-fu9et]

Glad to see the Super M. Grew up on the H but they also had the M and the C. Thanks for the video.

[@martinbenton742]

I really enjoy your harvest videos! Doc

[@rickratliff1078]

Great job as always

[@toddfraisure1747]

I remember seeing the advertisement for these corn harvesters in my dad's farm journals as a kid. This is the first time I've seen one set up and put to use. Very interesting for this past alfalfa farmer. I'm impressed with how well you maintain your equipment and how you think ahead for the next year. It's the preparation that makes any task go smoother. There's NEVER, nothing to do on a farm or ranch.

[@chrisray6536]

Happy birthday Owen........best advice to give is to always be your own person and listen to the older folks they got old for a reason. Awesome video guys always enjoyable.

[@earnestmetz9834]

Love these videos. It's not all half million dollar combines and tractors. More like the farm I was raised on. Makes me wish I was back there.

[@roostercogburn6932]

Do you guys chop your stalks? I used to chop mine but I got a call this year from a local guy wanting to bale big rounds of stalks for bedding, I was more than glad to let him do that, I saved a lot of diesel chopping stalks, I use sawdust for bedding in the milk stalls, it works well with my barn cleaner, my oat straw I use in the calf pens and heifer pen, i was able to finish corn early this year, been dry here in Central PA, love your channel and watch your way of doing things

[@hm12460]

You guys sure know how to get things done in a timely manner. Wish I could come and help out! Back in the day when we harvested ear corn and cribbed it, my Grandpa had a Farmall 450 with a 2 row mounted picker on it. Did a pretty good job with minimal down time. Ran the elevator pto shaft with a John Deere B, and shuttled gravity flow wagon's with a John Deere 60. Always seem to get things done with very few if any break downs and before the snow came.

[@rebelgaming7718]

Don't do drugs don't do what I did get into drinking and alcohol and running with the wrong crowd bud it took me 2 years to sober up and get clean yes my past still haunts me but I am growing out of it just don't start getting into trouble your young I'm 27 and you have more to live for and happy birthday Owen

[@sophianolen1715]

Happy birthday Owens. My advice to a wonderful young man is to continue to work smart and always be honest. And may God continue to bless you and your family always. Keep up the good work y'all.

[@dennisdole1764]

Happy birthday 🎉young man. You are living the good life! 😊

[@snippyj8820]

Brings back memories.