Chisels

Well, I told you that I'd keep you updated on the work that was going on at the farm in preparation for harvest, and I haven't held up my end of the bargan.  So, I'm going to update you on one of the things we did last week.

We worked on the chisel.  What does a chisel have to do with harvest?  Well, as soon as you get the wheat cut, you are running the chisel across the ground to get it ready to sew next year's crop.

This is a chisel.

Right now, there are sweeps on the chisel.  Sweeps are used to flip the ground over and kill weeds.  They are still on from the last time we used it.

This is a sweep!

We need to take the sweeps off and put on the spikes.

LB gets to do that job. 

Don't worry, we have it blocked up so that it won't fall on anyone.

Sometimes the sweeps are really, really stuck.

 Making a funny face makes it easier to get it off!

Once you take the sweeps off you replace them with spikes.

Spikes rip open the ground.  It rips the ground deep so that the ground will take water.

This is a spike.

We only run the spikes across the ground one time, then we put the sweeps back on.  We use the sweeps the rest of the summer until it's time to sew wheat and start the process all over again.

So, now if you have a piece of ground that needs to be plowed, you'll know the proper way to get the job done!

Happpy Farming

Amy

Post Script:  You also need to check your tires to make sure you don't have any flats!