Author Topic: Ask Steve Dave Farm And Cow And Ranch And Tractor And Truck Related Questions (Read 380944 times)

Katpappy · « **Reply #3200 on:** July 23, 2020, 11:03:07 PM »

Quote from: KST8FAN on July 23, 2020, 05:14:01 PM

Scavenging in the pro neighbor sweet corn patch to bring season to close.

Tom

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Tom, that's a large sweet corn patch. Does your neighbor sell to a store or farmer's market?

KST8FAN · « **Reply #3201 on:** July 24, 2020, 07:26:43 AM »

Its all u pick, Katpappy, for friends and neighbors.

Tom

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Katpappy · « **Reply #3202 on:** July 24, 2020, 03:18:19 PM »

Quote from: KST8FAN on July 24, 2020, 07:26:43 AM

Its all u pick, Katpappy, for friends and neighbors.

Tom

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When I was a kid I put up a sign on the road for fresh corn. I sold it by the gunny sacks. I would let them pick it. Only thing, I didn't tell them it was field corn after the first six outside rows of the crop. My dad would put a bag of sweet corn seed in the planter and planted it first, then would put field corn seed for the rest of the crop. Funny thing is I never had any complaints.

KST8FAN · « **Reply #3203 on:** July 24, 2020, 07:35:56 PM »

Price chopper has the pallet bins of "Nebraska sweet corn" 5 for $3.

Tom

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Katpappy · « **Reply #3204 on:** July 24, 2020, 08:53:59 PM »

Quote from: KST8FAN on July 24, 2020, 07:35:56 PM

Price chopper has the pallet bins of "Nebraska sweet corn" 5 for $3.

Tom

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Dillons has them @5 for $2. Walmart has them at 25 cents ea., but not as good.

steve dave · « **Reply #3205 on:** July 24, 2020, 08:55:29 PM »

we never planted sweet corn in my entire life. I think that's a hobby farm activity like 4H and raising pigs/sheep.

Katpappy · « **Reply #3206 on:** July 24, 2020, 09:27:01 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on July 24, 2020, 08:55:29 PM

we never planted sweet corn in my entire life. I think that's a hobby farm activity like 4H and raising pigs/sheep.

My dad felt the same way. The only reason he would plant a bag of seed was due to my mom wanting to freeze corn and didn't have enough room in her garden for corn. Of course a bag of seed made for way more corn than we could put up.

KST8FAN · « **Reply #3207 on:** July 25, 2020, 11:56:24 AM »

Sweet corn went in the planter box, and field corn on top... first round was sweet corn for a 100 ft plus or minus. Blanched and filled some quart containers for freezing.

Tom

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Katpappy · « **Reply #3208 on:** July 25, 2020, 02:09:36 PM »

Tom, that's how we would freeze corn. Cobs take up to much room in the freezer. Much tastier than canned corn.

michigancat · « **Reply #3209 on:** July 25, 2020, 02:29:27 PM »

How much better than frozen from the store though

sys · « **Reply #3210 on:** July 25, 2020, 02:40:28 PM »

much.

michigancat · « **Reply #3211 on:** July 25, 2020, 02:50:27 PM »

Seems like a lot of work

michigancat · « **Reply #3212 on:** July 25, 2020, 02:52:38 PM »

Quote from: michigancat on July 25, 2020, 02:50:27 PM

Seems like a lot of work

I say this as someone whose weekend project is making chicken stock

Brock Landers · « **Reply #3213 on:** July 25, 2020, 03:00:58 PM »

What is field corn? Is it just garbage corn that humans shouldn't be eating?

DaBigTrain · « **Reply #3214 on:** July 25, 2020, 03:08:16 PM »

I bet Toms family is super strong after being corn fed

michigancat · « **Reply #3215 on:** July 25, 2020, 03:09:58 PM »

Quote from: Brock Landers on July 25, 2020, 03:00:58 PM

What is field corn? Is it just garbage corn that humans shouldn't be eating?

Yeah it's to feed cows and make ethanol

KST8FAN · « **Reply #3216 on:** July 25, 2020, 03:24:49 PM »

Quote from: memphis on July 24, 2020, 08:11:44 PM

WIRED: A Crispr Cow Is Born. It’s Definitely a Boy.

https://www.wired.com/story/a-crispr-calf-is-born-its-definitely-a-boy

Interesting article Memphis. So its a competition between growing meat in a lab vs being able to drive all boy beef herds and all girl pigs & chickens.

Tom

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star seed 7 · « **Reply #3217 on:** July 25, 2020, 10:26:08 PM »

Quote from: Brock Landers on July 25, 2020, 03:00:58 PM

What is field corn? Is it just garbage corn that humans shouldn't be eating?

I was wondering this too, different types of corn? WTF?

pissclams · « **Reply #3218 on:** July 26, 2020, 12:02:11 AM »

how many ears do you think you can eat?
anyone want to try and out cob me?
i will at least eat 9

Katpappy · « **Reply #3219 on:** July 26, 2020, 09:16:13 AM »

Quote from: star seed 7 on July 25, 2020, 10:26:08 PM

Quote from: Brock Landers on July 25, 2020, 03:00:58 PM
What is field corn? Is it just garbage corn that humans shouldn't be eating?

I was wondering this too, different types of corn? WTF?

It's bigger and starchier, so not as sweet. Also, what Rusty said.

IPA4Me · « **Reply #3220 on:** July 26, 2020, 09:54:16 AM »

Quote from: pissclams on July 26, 2020, 12:02:11 AM

how many ears do you think you can eat?
anyone want to try and out cob me?
i will at least eat 9

That barely two cans of corn. Meh.

Holler when you can get to 20.

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ben ji · « **Reply #3221 on:** July 26, 2020, 12:17:12 PM »

Tasmo is about 2 weeks old now and still alive.

ben ji · « **Reply #3222 on:** July 26, 2020, 12:19:32 PM »

Here is a live action shot of it getting fed. My dad said he switched from half and half to whole milk "because her belly was getting big". He also gives it some egg yolk every couple of days "to provide trace minerals"

star seed 7 · « **Reply #3223 on:** July 26, 2020, 12:29:32 PM »

Are we sure that's not a bobcat?

Katpappy · « **Reply #3224 on:** July 26, 2020, 12:40:25 PM »

Quote from: star seed 7 on July 26, 2020, 12:29:32 PM

Are we sure that's not a bobcat?

That's a small pussy. When you're an old boomer, you take it anyway you can get it.