I have been thinking about tobacco beds … remember when just about every farmer with any tobacco acreage at all had tobacco beds … Many times in new ground … plant the seed, pull the weeds, pull the plants and transfer them to the tobacco patch … I haven’t seen anything that resembles a tobacco bed in a while … Yes, I am aware that there are very few tobacco farmers in the area … A sign of the times, I suppose … Get bigger or get out of the business…
And while on the topic … Tobacco barns are places to put farm machinery under a shed … out of the weather…
31 degrees at 4:45 a.m. today … Today’s forecast … Patchy fog early, then mostly sunny, with a high near 60 … Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 35 … Wednesday, sunny, with a high near 63 … Light and variable wind … Best chance of rain is Thursday night … 70%, dropping to 30% Friday…
Farming in our area is a lot like playing poker … and I am not a poker player … Win some and lose some … goal for all is to win or at least break-even … Guess good farmers also have a few home runs throughout the year…
Ever think about how much money is spent on bridges in Bladen County? A new bridge near the Cape Fear River county line in the east, a new bridge near Tar Heel a few years ago and now in Elizabethtown … cost a pile of money, but a must … Bridges in the east and west a few years old … still in good shape, hopefully…
Next Mega Millions is tonight … worth about $1.2 billion, yes with a B … Actually, the winner will receive much less, but not pocket change. I am thinking about purchasing one or two tickets … Be just my luck, if I won, at my age I would have a heart attack and never get to spend a dime…
“Should you shield the valleys from the windstorms, you would never see the beauty of their canyons.” Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
“Valor withers without adversity.” Seneca
“Turn your wounds into wisdom.” Oprah Winfrey
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