The legendary Case 730 Comfort King. When the going gets tough the tough get the 730. When other tractors get stuck in the mud, everyone around here know to go get the 730. In the mud this tractor is a BEAST. Rated at 56 horsepower and weighing in at 7000lbs the 730 can out-work larger tractors.
Once, our John Deere 2840 (80hp, 9000lbs) got stuck while pulling a fertilizer spreader. The 730 came to the rescue. Greg hooked up the chain and started pulling before Pop-pop had a chance to put the John Deere in gear. The 730 pulled out the John Deere AND the spreader while the John Deere was in neutral!
Love this tractor!
Other jobs around the farm just don't get done when it is raining: pruning, staking, tying.
But we are still able to stay busy. The tunnel tomatoes are pruned and clipped whilst the rain. The packing line has been thoroughly scrubbed and is in the process of getting pre-season maintenance. Shop projects like the trash belts are coming along. There is always work to be done on a farm.
Romaine- I know it has been in the share for 6 weeks. This weather has been good for the lettuce not too hot.
Rainbow Carrots- Aren't they just so pretty! Just use them like regular carrots. Yum!
Beets- I love roasted beets. Here is my favorite recipe.
Broccoli/Cauliflower- I was hoping to have enough of both so everyone got 2 heads of both, but remember back in early spring we had a spell of nice warm weather and then it snowed. Well, we had planted the broccoli and cauliflower right before the snow. The harsh weather killed about half the crop. :( Anyway we are happy we have some to harvest.
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