A Georgia Tractor Girl

During a recent visit to Dublin, Georgia I had the opportunity to visit the Georgia Tractor Girl. If you look close you can see her Dad grilling Nathan's Hotdogs for a Family Dinner.

Venison Processing

Until the last Deer is shot on the Iowa Countryside the Iowa Tractor Boys will not go hungery. The hills and valleys in Northeast Iowa along the Mississippi River have an abundance of Deer. My Nephews and their Cousins and Friends recently harvested 30 some deer. This is Corn Fed Venison that you see being processed here.

A Georgia Tractor Boy Arrives

Admittedly my New Grandson is not an "Iowa Tractor Boy" who arrived yesterday, December 29th, 2008, but I think you can appreciate the Door Decor of my New Grandson who just happens to have been born in Georgia. Even the fine folks around here know what appropriate decor is. They also focus on "John Deere" decor and farm equipment down here in "The Land of Cotton."

Iowa is Ready for Christmas

A View of Winter Scene from Northwest Iowa

Everyone knows that the originator of this "Iowa Tractor Boys" Blog resides in Georgia. However it must also be known that several public spirited citizens of Iowa frequently send photographs of the Iowa Scenes. Here you have the popular Green and Yellow Farm Equipment Line known as "John Deere" blowing snow to a more appropriate place so that the citizens can operate their automobiles and pickups.

Guttenberg, Iowa

Honors Area Veterans

This is the Veterans Memorial Display on River Park Drive in Guttenberg, Iowa. You can see the Mississippi River in the Background. This is an impressive display and a fitting memorial and certainly is a reflection of the patriotism of the residents of this small Iowa town of 2000 citizens.

So you are wondering why is this image on the Iowa Tractor Boys Blog. The answer is very simple. Many Iowa Tractor Boys have served our Country. Some never came home while others did. Many are now Iowa Farm Boys or should I clearly state "Farmers" and also proud citizens who grow what we all enjoy - Food!!!

Thank You, Iowa Tractor Boys, you who operate farms in the "Breadbasket of the Nation."

Corn, More Corn

Several days ago I shared some harvest images from the 2008 Corn Crop in Clayton County, Iowa. Here you can see some dried corn being loaded for shippment to either a grain elevator for additional storage or direct shipment. Most Corn growers place some of their anticipated harvest under contract in the futures market in anticipation of selling for a higher price rather than direct shipment to the processors or for export during the harvest season.

You can also see the corn dryer located between the storage bins.

Corn Harvest Time - Iowa

As you can ascertain in this view, the favorite color in the Midwest this time of the year is Yellow Gold. Additionally you can quickly see that not all of Iowa is flat Corn Fields. Along the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers the land is gently rolling. Note the on the contour corn rows. Farmers plant the crops around the hills to assist in preventing soil erosion. Most of the harvesting equipment is manufactured in the Middle West by the John Deere Company, which is why you see so much "Green."

One more load of corn for the grain bin. Before the corn is stored for the futures market or even shipped direct to the grain processors it must be a specific moisture content. That is why most Iowa Tractor Boys have their own corn drying equipment. This load is headed to the drying infrastructure.

This former Iowa Tractor Boy has fond of memories of helping his Dad pick corn by hand. We used a husking peg and threw the ear corn to a wagon pulled by a team of horses. My, how things have changed.