Iowa Tractor Boys Work In Winter

This image tells it all. No need to say anything more.

One Thing is for Sure - A White Christmas

Seven Inches of Snow

Northeast Iowa. This is what seven inches of snow looks like. For all the readers who do not enjoy living in this area of the United States of America, please take the time to study this image. I have also heard that the plethora of Presidential Campaign Buses have had to slow down as they criss-cross Iowa in search in "Caucus Votes."

A December View

In December it is quite common to awake and view this from the front porch. The Sun is on the ascend and the good earth is covered in a mantle of fresh snow and ice. This is Mother Nature at her best. She is recharging the soil of the Midwest, and in the case of this view, the soil of Iowa so that the 2008 crops may flourish.

One More Iowa Tractor Boy - Initiation Stage

Air Conditioned Operator Stations on Combines insure that the operator can run the machine without the hazard of dust. Here is an Operator In Training.

"Christmas List"

Now that the Harvest is over Iowa Tractor Boys sometimes engage in Window Shopping and some even begin the process of acquiring new equipment to replace aging machinery. This is an older model John Deere Combine with a grain header. Most Combines also need a "Corn Header" so that all crops can be harvested.

A quick check of the John Deere Web Site for the newest models of Combines quickly reveal that you can easily spend over $300,000.00 for the basic Combine. Then you must select the header/headers you need for your operation.

While we city dwellers fret over the annual commercials featuring the Grey Lexus with high sticker prices with the Red Bow on top, we would do well to realize that the real luxury vehicles are used to provide us all with our daily bread.

As we participate in "Thanksgiving Dinner" with our respective Families we should also be grateful for all the "Farm Boys" who provide the resources that we enjoy with such abundance here in the United States of America.

Have a Blessed Thanksgiving!!!!

The Development of a Hunter

Good Venison

Goose Decoy

The Blind

Squiral Meat for Lunch

Once the Harvest is complete Iowa Tractor Boys focus on meat for the coming Winter.

The End of an Era

In years gone by, Iowa Tractor Boys engaged in Farming with the concept being that you had livestock, grew corn and oats as well as hay. This required a wide range of equipment and also required a lot of labor. The Silo shown here on the ground was demolished because it was no longer being used. In the past it was used to store forage for feeding to Beef Cattle. Yes, it was the end of an era when this silo was imploded.