Agricultural Landscapes (Original Photography)

Howdy,

Last evening, the farmers all seemed to be out in the fields. After getting a late start, thanks to a frigid winter and chillier-than-average spring, planting was delayed and the gurus of growing are two weeks behind where they'd like to be. Fortunately, the weather has been warm and dry for the last week or so, allowing them to get seseds in the ground and start fertilizing and spraying.

^{Farmer Dusty}
This first shot is a sprayer. I'm no expert, but I'm guessing the spray is a pesticide. The dry heat has left the fields dusty and the clouds kicked up by tractors can be seen for quite a way. They almost look like low-lying clouds, wafting across the fields.

^{"Parker," all right!}
Don't ask what's in the plastic tubs. The trailer is a gravity cart and seed tender, used for planting.

^{"Green" Straws}
Hay! No... Straw! The earlier rains have been great for the grasses, so the straw and hay production are doing well. This is a half-mown field of straw. It looks like the farmer has just finished loading up the wagon and left the equipment parked in the field overnight.

^{Farm Equipment Cemetery}
Here's an interesting collection of old farm equipment. The thing on the far left is an old hand-powered cement mixerr. It looks like a lot of work to operate, but it's certainly a lot easier than mixing concrete with a shovel. I have personal experience with the latter.

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