Pickin' corn: 2023 Corn Harvest

[@chuckriggsjr.6021]

Remember having to hand pick corn with the 1946 John Deere LA n trailer then shoveling into crib. Then got a case 2 row picker n an elevator made picking n unloading so much easier. Always hated when it snowed. So cold. Miss those days. Got a nice set up.

[@charlesleedy7561]

My uncle explained to me once why those 2-cylinder engines were unstoppable. Because it's only two cylinders the bore/pistons were much larger and the stroke much longer than those of 4/6 cylinder tractors. As he, and many other people, said: "that force has to go somewhere."

[@richardbailey7849]

Thanks for sharing your farm life , ❤we love it . Grew up in the Missouri Ozarks mountains . Raised on a beef cattle farm and sawmill that my grandfather ran . He would buy farms for back taxes owed and them log them with a team of horses. Love this way of life . Hard work but so worth it !

[@so.md.dirtfarmer2226]

I agree Richard, It's the best way of life, especially for bringing up a family.

[@nathanalmond8280]

Thanks for sharing the video Bill. I always enjoyed picking corn growing up. Miss it. I like feeding ear corn. Be safe working.

[@drknockers5716]

Love your video

[@markwickk]

Old school farming..fix and repair daily..but thats ok...keeps you razor sharp..be safe..

[@so.md.dirtfarmer2226]

Thanks Mark!

[@charlesterviel5748]

Good old johnie popper, duct tape an mech wire..😊u brought back some memories 😊😊

[@so.md.dirtfarmer2226]

Thanks Charles, good to hear from you!

[@Varietywork264.]

I like the way you have the golf cart decked out. Pretty good idea

[@bobbyblair1084]

Good job brings back memories

[@hairymanonetwo]

At 7:17 Most elevators have slip clutches on them to protect from just that.....destroying things. Adjust the clutches so they slip......then tighten till they dont. If they sit for an extended time the clutch will freeze up. Ive run a tractor on my elevator for 45 years now. My elevator clutch is set to slip under full load. Sometimes I need to remove a few buckets of corn from the elevator to get the elevator going again. Live and learn !

[@hermantuinstra118]

This is the kinda farming that I grew up with. Nice to see the values of hard work and the rewards of it hasn't changed.

[@so.md.dirtfarmer2226]

l'm doing my best to carry on the tradition.🤠

[@stewcrane3441]

Like others here this takes me back to my growing up on the farm (central western Indiana and the 50s) days. I have cultivated two row corn and 2 row picked it. Ears, not Kernels. Ground up makes nice Hamburger and Ham Sandwiches. Smallest picker I had seen was 2 row till this. Living history. Keep it greased. Like many here, I have also hand scooped a lot of ear corn from the crib, to the crib, around the crib (out of the way). Our feed (corn) chopper was run off the tractor but stayed in the barn blew into a holding bin. Piggies (hogs) liked it. So did the chickens. I'm 78 now and wonder how much scoop corn I could handle.

[@rollienewton2192]

I'm 78 and from South Western Indiana and we had about the same setup on the farm as you. Maybe start a go fund me so he an get a 70 year old 2 row picker. What a step up that would be.

[@johnziegler3695]

Sounds like you're tractor was only running on 2 cylinders lol

[@DaveH046]

Just gotta love the ol Johnny Popper

[@Irishsaxon]

You farm like me. Old equipment, slow pace, make it work. Makes me look forward to spring already and it ain't but Nov. 2. I'll be doing some fall plowing here soon. That will be good.

[@so.md.dirtfarmer2226]

Hey Irish! l Love turning the soil too!

[@dundonrl]

Keep on a pickin & grinnin..

[@so.md.dirtfarmer2226]

Ha Ha, l'll keep goin' as long as l'm able!

[@jvin248]

Corn looks great! I like you are using open pollinated corn and no external inputs. I found heirloom corn like Reid's Yellow Dent I've grown has 3x the protein content of most hybrid/gmo corn and generally more nutrition, so it's great for the livestock.

[@so.md.dirtfarmer2226]

Thanks! lt's great to hear from other guys who are keeping the old superior corn varieties going.

[@lukestrawwalker]

Yep modern hybrid corn bred for max yield of starch, for energy/fermentation. Protein is what you BUY to add with it (soybean meal) LOL:) OR you can go with the hierloom stuff that produces the way it was intended to...

[@rogercarroll1663]

Great video. Great commentary. Thank you for sharing.

[@so.md.dirtfarmer2226]

Thanks for the kind words Roger!

[@joutdoorsmen23]

The ole red and green show LOL, the electric motors would be a lot better then them Beasts Y’all’s are building up there Bill, and yes 78 degrees today here Almost Heaven WV, God Bless Bill, keep them wonderful videos, and yes I’m always looking forward to them especially Tractor Church ⛪️

[@so.md.dirtfarmer2226]

Good to hear from you Joe!

[@CuriousEarthMan]

nice work! Thanks for making this and sharing it! I like the string pickin' too!

[@so.md.dirtfarmer2226]

Thank you Curious Earth Man!

[@ronzezulka6646]

Hey Bill,,,good to see harvest turned out well. Corn looked great.

[@gregjohnston9287]

Good memories of a 620 John Deere in Wisconsin in 1958. Biggest tractor on Pleasant Ridge at that time.

[@so.md.dirtfarmer2226]

A 620 can handle a lot of work.🤠

[@staceygay6400]

You are a hard workin joker love it man

[@jeffferanec4526]

Looking good Bill, thank you for bringing us along.

[@floridagunrat1625]

Love that old John Deere 620 you got. I've got an old 430 w from 1958 that I grew up on as a kid. Nice little spread you got there. Love seeing the cows in the morning fog!

[@mikeherber8358]

I have a 530 not sure the difference what that diifrence is.

[@floridagunrat1625]

@mikeherber8358 Cool! My parents bought an orange grove when I was a kid and the John deere came with it. I ran it for many years, bushhogging the Johnson grass and grading the dirt road in the orange grove. These tractors were a stop-gap design before the introduction of the "new generation" line was introduced. Basically, the difference was the size and horse power of the machine. My tractor has a wide front axle, but my understanding is that the "W" refers to "row crop/utility."

[@jamespeacock7202]

Exactly how I was raised up. Almost same equipment

[@kswaynes7569]

Good feed for the cattle, good crop with cattle manure. Nubbins make feed too. We had temps in the 80’s earlier in the week but now in the high 50’s. Cold weather is coming.

[@CharlesEiker]

How do you get the corn to all go in the crib without a hood on the end of your elevator?

[@so.md.dirtfarmer2226]

l guess l just got good aim. 😁Really, l'm thinking the electric motor doesn't turn it as fast so the corn doesn't get thrown far.

[@deerejohn6074]

Good job!! Get ur done

[@markrand290]

I just found your channel. Remind me of all time good for you you got her done buddy looks good to me.

[@so.md.dirtfarmer2226]

Thanks Mark, glad to have you with us!

[@tractortalkwithgary1271]

Full watch and a thumbs up 👍🏻 Bill.

[@gregrhodes8451]

Enjoyed your video my friend

[@so.md.dirtfarmer2226]

Great to hear from you Greg! Glad you liked it.

[@oldfarmerdan]

Not real familiar with whole ear pickin", but remember seeing people throw them to a pen of sows once. Do you feed them to your cows also? What are the reasons for using whole ears, versus just keeping the corn kernels?

[@ScottAlexander-k4j]

Still love your videos u make some good ones growed up doing what u do

[@so.md.dirtfarmer2226]

Thank you Scott! lt's a great way of life.

[@georgedeppner418]

Looks like a pretty nice day, Bill

[@johnhenderson299]

Great video

[@so.md.dirtfarmer2226]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@hairymanonetwo]

At 7:58 Wheres the kids when you need them ? Wheres the oil when you need it ? Was helping a neighbor mount his picker to the tractor. He went to get some wrenches. As he left....I told him......bring some oil too. He came back with no oil...just wrenches. So..... when he left to get a pry bar I went to the engine and pulled the dip stick out and oiled up the axle on the tractor. When he came back...he was so furious he told me to get the hell off he farm ! Some farmers are true hard heads !

[@jeffblackwell6338]

Is that elevator a Sam Mulkay? That's what we have. Thank you again for the videos. Enjoy very much! God bless you brother!

[@so.md.dirtfarmer2226]

Yes, Thanks!

[@TNJohnDeeretractornut]

Real good way to go

[@so.md.dirtfarmer2226]

Thanks Reuben, good to hear from you!

[@alan-dr8uo]

Rember getting off school bus and seeing a wagon load of corn by the corn crib dad picked before work i had to shovel off hit a loose nail from time to time didnt like it but i would go back to it in a second

[@midwayfarms]

Good video God bless

[@cjklemm08]

Corn looks good

[@tractortalkwithgary1271]

The corn did amazing here this fall Bill. We went more than 4 months with no rain. The corn averaged 193 bu / acre at 15.9% moisture content. The soybeans in one field did amazing. The other field where they were no tilled into sod weren’t worth the fuel to go after them. Barely 20 bu/ acre.

[@so.md.dirtfarmer2226]

Hey Gary! Yeah, the weather conditions in our region varied greatly, we had great rains at the right times, others not far from us were dry. l'm glad the corn there did so well. l did not have a great experience with no till any time l tried it with my corn, minimum till is about what l can make work. lt was great to hear a harvest report from you!

[@lukestrawwalker]

Wow you in Texas?? We went four months with no rain here... powderhouse!

[@tractortalkwithgary1271]

@@lukestrawwalker , no sir. We are in Iowa

[@lukestrawwalker]

@@tractortalkwithgary1271 wow didn't know y'all got that dry, what part of Iowa? I love Iowa, had a girlfriend up in Clarion back in the late 90's... Beautiful state. Got inlaws now in northern Indiana, helped on their corn/bean farm for a number of years

[@tractortalkwithgary1271]

@@lukestrawwalker , we are up in the northeastern part of the state. We had several small rains all around us . We had .02 inches in 4 months here. The crops had to have survived on sub- soil moisture. We will see what next year brings us.

[@tractortalkwithgary1271]

Looks like fun Bill

[@hobert497]

Your tractors always sound well maintained...

[@so.md.dirtfarmer2226]

Thanks 👍

[@dwalke26]

That 620, don’t sound like that picker strained it very much at all.

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

1 row on dry ground, that 620 had a cake walk. I'm sure it would holler if it was not as perfect of weather. 👍

[@bradleyhughes6853]

What model of New Idea is that picker? Looks very similar to one I have seen in pictures, from before my grandpa traded his New Idea for the 101 semi-mounted picker that we still have.

[@so.md.dirtfarmer2226]

Hey Bradley, l honestly don't know what model it is, I'll see if l can read it on the serial # tag.

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

New Idea made awesome pickers! Surprised that you don't have a mounted 2 row instead of a pull type. Isn't that a Sam Mulkey elevator?

[@so.md.dirtfarmer2226]

Good eye!

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

@@so.md.dirtfarmer2226 I have some experience with "experienced" equipment. 😂

[@lovedadonald.]

Sure makes me miss Aquasco and Benedict where i was raised but its way too damn blue there now and i wont ever go back there ! Our tractors we're always persian orange LOL ! I enjoyed your video and ill keep an eye on you from here on out. Fjb/letsgobrandon. TRUMP 2024 MAGA and proud to be an AMERICAN and not a commie democrap or rino.

[@so.md.dirtfarmer2226]

Proud to have you in the viewing audience!

[@lovedadonald.]

@@so.md.dirtfarmer2226 Thank you Bill, I subscribed to your channel and I'm all set. Cold weather headed your way, have a good weekend !

[@so.md.dirtfarmer2226]

@@lovedadonald. 👍😁

[@kcoers]

Good idea about running an electric motor on the dump!

[@meandthemrs7403]

You've got that "new" equipment. My grandpa used a 60 with a mounted JD picker. Was there any difference between the 60 and the 620, other than the yellow stripe?

[@so.md.dirtfarmer2226]

Yes, they did a total revamp on the engine.

[@kswaynes7569]

@@so.md.dirtfarmer2226 Used more gasoline too but put out a little more effort than a 60.

[@meandthemrs7403]

Didn't know that.@@so.md.dirtfarmer2226

[@willcojak9650]

I like greasing better than fixin burned up bearings'

[@so.md.dirtfarmer2226]

Amen brother!

[@nathanburgess4928]

👍👍

[@bradlewis5496]

Why old machines run many years had to grease them? Not these dumb sealed bearings that burn out

[@lukestrawwalker]

grease needle is your best friend with sealed bearings... sealed bearings are junk. They put one pea-size dollop of low-grade clear grease in them, that's it, usually up by the seal not even in the raceway or on the balls... no wonder they're junk

[@wcox4]

I take it you're a Red-Green fan as well???

[@so.md.dirtfarmer2226]

Yeah, it just slipped out!

[@marvincook4543]

"Ps need a New Idea 325 Two row .."NON Roll "HuskingnBED "

[@StanleyHeinzelman]

A 325 is a,narrow row picker , a 324 is what would work here, but the 323 probably is his best choice for his operation. I started with a NI number 10 picker, then a 324 . My last picker i used was a JD 300 , now that was a great picker, but would not fit this great video. Oh , wonder why the dogs were around the crib , it was game time, rats !!!

[@richardwilkens4577]

Aleast you didn't have to spend a bunch on seed

[@peteverhelst2088]

You sure you aren’t Canadian using duct tape the way you do?

[@so.md.dirtfarmer2226]

What's that comment all aboot, aay?

[@tractortalkwithgary1271]

Hydraulic motors do a better job than a tractor pto too

[@RobertMoore-gz4wy]

Good job bill. What population. Did you plant thanks

[@so.md.dirtfarmer2226]

@@RobertMoore-gz4wy Hey Robert! You know l'm more of a mechanic than a farmer, almost flunked Ag. class in high school, l'm embarrassed to say l don't know what population, l can tell you the seeds are planted about 4 to 5 in. apart. On the silage l tighten up the distance a little.

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

@@so.md.dirtfarmer2226 42000 seeds/acre? Just a guess by the spacing, based on 30" rows. But if you are wider, # goes down.

[@lukestrawwalker]

@@so.md.dirtfarmer2226 what row spacing?? On 40 inch rows we farmed on, there's 156,816 row/inches per acre, so dividing that out by 4-5 inches between seeds, that'd be about between 31,000 and 39,000 seeds/acre, figure 80% germination (multiply by .80) would give you about 25,000-30,000 plants/acre... Different row spacing is different of course-- 30 inch rows is (43,560 sqft/acre times 12 inches/ft divide by row spacing (30 inches)= 17,424 row feet/acre times 12 inches/foot= 209,088 row inches/acre). Divide row inches per acre by seed spacing in inches to get population. Divide row inches per acre by desired population to get seed spacing in inches. When we planted soybeans in 40 inch rows at 150,000 population, that was about a 1 inch spacing. Grain sorghum at 80,000 population was about 2 inch spacing, and cotton at 50,000 was about a 3 inch spacing.

[@turbodog99]

Non gmo is meaningless when the corn is contaminated by used motor oil

[@so.md.dirtfarmer2226]

Ha Ha Ha!!!😄😁😆🤠

[@hm12460]

You just gotta love a John Deere 620.

[@markrand290]

How about about three layers of cattle fence eight and some kind of a cable on each end of next year when you have this problem you could just hook it up to the tractor and pull that whole damn pile over to the gate opening You can thank me later I’m a regular genius