Signs (and smells) of Springtime

A good way to know that spring is on its way: when you hear the pop pop sound of a tractor and smell the fresh manure in the air! Today Jeff and Beth headed out to fertilize the fields. Farmers keep all of the manure from the winter to use for fertilizer- we gather it into a manure spreader that is hooked up on to the back of a tractor. As the spreader moves it rotates the manure through the back and throws it out onto the field. After the manure is spread a disc is hooked to the back of the tractor and helps turn it into the soil. The field we fertlized today will house our oats for the upcoming season.