Peachtree Prairie Farms

~~Flying S Farms~~ Peachtree Prairie Farms

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Our small farm consists of 15.5 acres total. This is split into about 11 acres that are planted in alfalfa hay, two acres fenced in for pasture, maybe 1/2 acre for garden and my 'experimenting patch,' and the rest for lawn, buildings, etc.

We've occasionally loaned out our pasture to the man who cuts my hay field - he keeps cows in it, and I don't have to mow it all summer. Win-win!

Here's the alfalfa, about ready to cut:

And after the cutting:

My latest farm acquisition is a 1951 John Deere Model L manure spreader:

Fun!

Here's the corn patch after discing in mid-April:

And here's the PTO-driven hay rake loaded up in the pickup to go into town for a welding repair to a broken casting:

I'm still using a borrowed 8N to do my farm chores while I rebuild my own tractor. I got out and baled my own pasture using all my own equipment for the first time this spring. I still have a lot to learn - there's more to it than just driving the equipment around in circles...