There’s a lot of kids Ethan’s age that don’t wanna work. They rather stay inside and be on video games. My folks need help with their yard work and I can’t be there to help because of work. Trying to find young help is tough these days.
I actually want to work on a dairy farm and learn from a farmer. I did work on one when I was a kid but now at 29 I actually want to get into farming. The best way to get started is to find a farmer who would hire me to work and teach me stuff.
I remember that trip up the silo every morning at 4:30 AM to throw down the mornings silage for the dairy cows after milking. We weren't fortunate enough to have a unloader to do that for us. Guess that's why my dad had two sons.
Climbing the silo to fork out silage makes me think of a “funny story”. My Father I believe was quite progressive for the time, he bought a silo unloader in about 1960. But the interesting story his he had a barn cleaner installed in 1955, two years before my folks had indoor plumbing installed in 1957. That’s the year they had there 6th child, my Mother was taking care of 5 boys before indoor plumbing.
Thank you, and William W, for commenting! I've often wondered about what was done before unloaders, how long unloaders have existed, which lead to how long silos existed and if they always had unloaders, which seemed unlikely. Anyway, I wondered but that seemed like a heck of a thing to Google. 😆 I can really picture it now.
I remember well as a teenager bailing hay for a local farmer. Pick it up, throw it on the truck, bring the truck back to the barn and unload and stack all by hand and getting absolutely covered in fine particles of hay. I was always so fricken itchy with a thick coat of sweat. I smelled worse than the cows in the barn.....but I miss it. I learned a lot about work ethic working on the farm. Good family values too.
@@organbuilder272 Huge percentage of the farms here in CT have sold out to development. In my town, there are 2 Xmas tree farms left. The rest have sold there land to the town for open space or to a developer.
@@Tyguyborgerding love our Fieldline blower over here in Wisconsin. We have, IH, H&S, Dion blowers and that Fieldline is a smooth running beast! Have four seasons on it so far
It’s amazing how much work goes into just getting the feed right. Around here (south Alabama) folks raise beef cattle they just put em out to pasture... Honestly makes me appreciate the Dairy products I consume.
I'm System Administrator ( IT World ) and sometimes i wish i could leave my damn chair and go farming and working like you do. Much respect, im still saving for my futur Hobby Farm/Ranch. Keep up the good work Eric.
Eric, great work as usual with you and your dad. Get that dust mask on! Watching your videos makes one appreciate the sterling work farmers do each and every day, to feed the rest of us. Thank you for what you and your entire family do each day! Now, get a dust mask on!
NEW SUBCRIBER. Near 80, milked cows by hand, and farmed with horses. Hated heights. Seventh generation Michigan farmer. Great video 👍. God speed. Eaglegards...
Great video today, enjoy watching you and your dad get things done. Brings back good memories, you guys be safe and take care of your family. God bless from San Diego Ca
Looking down from the silo the tractors and wagons look like toys. It always gives me the hebbie jebbies when you are up in the silos definitely not a job for the faint hearted
13:45 - Great shot. 48 years ago - I did the same thing - climb silos and made sure the corn silage was piling up in the center. And, occasionally, 16:30, we had to move the silage around.
Great looking feed for your cattle. Hard work is a typical day on the farm. These videos are good for people to experience the amount of labor that goes into putting milk on the tables.
On our farm, we call using the air compressor to blow off dust/hay, air washing. There certainly isn’t anything more relieving than a good ol air wash.
I'm finding more and more that chopping hay is getting more common. 20 years ago I don't know of anyone that did. I suppose these mixer feeders and TMRs are the reason. Those weren't around in the '80's. At least not in my area. I always have and still enjoy filling silo. Thanks for bringing me along.
The money and expertise needed for your equipment alone is astounding. What a complicated operation and run by just a few people. Amazing and impressive. Wow!!!!
Is that there main job or are they just a bigger farm just helping out the smaller guys while making some side cash? They are there when Eric and dad need them id think if they were a traveling band they might not come every time the boys need them after all its always the same machines or it looks like it atleast
Gotta say seeing a large square bale grinder is a first for me and my family been around the hay industry for quite a while, but not so much anymore. We used to chop then bag everything for a number of years
Great awesome video Eric . Very nice feed . Ag bags yes better feed , faster to get it out , disadvantage is a lot of plastic , silo takes longer . Great feed. Advantage no plastic, they have there ups and downs .
That shirt full of dust every day takes me back - we didn't have an unloader, just a pitchfork. Good video -very interesting.Nice to have Ethan help you. Thank you!
Hello from France, je regarde tes vidéos même si je ne comprends pas toujours ce que tu dis😏😏... C est très intéressant de voir ta façon de travailler,très bonne vidéo.bon courage 👍👍👍
