The Harris Homestead Farming (2010 fall preparation) Preparation of 5 acres for seeding in 2011. Homestead home page | 2011 Farming   Picture below taken September 8, 2010 at 3:00pm Tall stuble everywhere
September 8, 2010 at 5:25pm (a couple of hours later with some tilling done)		October 5 (5 acres tilled) - The dirt in the foreground is about 1 acre
October 7		October 13

Drainage (2010 fall preparation) A "ditch/trench" was cut through some of the land to try to get water flowing.   Picture below taken October 5, 2010 - Looking west Initial dig through field (by someone else in the fall of 2009) left mounds of dirt on both sides (covered with stubble)
October 5, 2010 - looking west with some work done on each side. First step was to til the mound on each side; then pull it away.		October 7 - looking west after quite a bit of work (all 5 acres had been tilled by now)
October 5 - looking east after some work		October 7 - looking east after "completion" of dirt removal
October 13 - looking west after "completion"