When I was a kid it was during the time when almost every farmer cultivated corn & beans. Herbicides we're just coming into common use. With the volunteer corn you have little choice but to cultivate with a tractor. We used to put up our hay in small bales, lots of hours sweating and loading them. Then we got to using big round bales. A lot easier to move them, but tougher to store them with less spoilage. Even with the labor with small bales I like them because once you have them in a barn you only take what you need to feed your cattle. Even with a bale ring you get a lot of waste. Also there is something about getting out once or twice a day to throw some hay for your cattle and being able to see how they are doing.

Can’t imagine working full-time for someone else and having your own Farm and Ranch. Sounds like you’re working 60 to 70 hours a week! Your daughter is very beautiful thanks for the great video have a good weekend.

@MillerFamilyFarms

3 жыл бұрын

Working 60-70 hours a week is better than most 112 hour or more weeks. 16 hour days are a drain but it’s a life worth living.

@gail8494

3 жыл бұрын

@@MillerFamilyFarms I can’t even imagine doing 112! I was a cranky hanky after 60hrs! But your right about doing what you love!

@MillerFamilyFarms

3 жыл бұрын

@@gail8494 I tend to never really think about the hours I am putting in now. Time flies when your having fun

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

I always say you Gotta be doing something. You might as well be doing something you love!

Seeing the Oliver on the baler brings back memories. We had a neighbor who baled with an Oliver with loader on it and always had it way up. Stacking bales in a bale rack isn’t what you see everyday. We had a baler with thrower but would occasionally do it if it meant getting enough bales on wagon to finish field without bringing back another wagon.

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

That’s the same Oliver I drove when I was a little boy. We have used these cage racks for over 25 years. They make stacking on uneven terrain much easier!

Cultivating corn, looks like farming when I was young, grew up on Wis. dairy farm. I cultivated corn with Farmall H and 2 row cultivator. I never knew him but I have my Grandpa’s H, cultivator is long gone, wish I would have followed up on one I saw on Craigslist.

You always punch out such great and modest videos, truly enjoy watching them guys. The seed guides look great and make great sense as long as the seed guide delivery speed adjusts to the ground speed.

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah the speed tube belts match ground speed from what I understand.

Good to see that square baler in action. My JD 14T had a successful event last week as well.

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

Before we got this Baler we had a 24T. It was a really good machine too!

Yes, thank the Lord! Rain is needed. We’ve had rain several times largely, but we need more too. Love the videos.

@ardurbin2

3 жыл бұрын

AMEN for the rain!

Thanks for sharing your farm life with us Carl, and for the superb drone footage; it added a different perspective to field-work.

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Good work Carl & family!

Another excellent video Carl - you always have interesting content, a good variety of camera angles, even the music sounds great on my headphones! Don't change anything!

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

Great vid, takes me back to my teen age years on my uncles farm in AUS in the 1960s, always seemed to be there in hay season, an MF tractor and new Holland baler. Great to see that older equipment still being used on small bales 👍

No need to apologize for being busy, Crl. Great video, you know I love everything that involves haying or calves. Stay healthy and keep going, your work is so important even if so few realize it.

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave hope you’re having a great day!

Great video and great content. Thanks for taking the time to make these videos.

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul!

If you’re in the general vicinity of Arlington IA, you’re probably less than 2 hours away from Ryan at “How Farms Work”. Not that either of you would have the time or inclination to visit, but it’s cool 😎 for me to know that two of the channels I follow are that close to each other. 👍

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I have met Ryan before. He’s a great guy! I am planning to stop and see him sometime this summer. I’m only just over an hour away.

5.00 inch’s here in northeast central Illinois as of 10:00 PM Saturday Night ,And it is spotty,More coming in the next week ,Oh Boy, Careful what you wish for ,Thank You For Your Videos !!!

Nice looking bales Carl

Thanks 😊

Enjoyed your video on haying, look forward to the next video.

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Carter! I try to put up a video every week.

I cut a square hole in the rear door of my skid steer and welded in a hitch receiver. Then I just mount a custom made ballast box in the receiver filled with sand or gravel. Probably 250-300 lbs and it makes big difference when I have an "unbalanced load"...

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

That’s a great idea!!!

@tylermallory2504

3 жыл бұрын

@@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 just make sure you mount it as low as possible to keep center of gravity low and with it being a hitch you can put a typical hitch plug in it to help keep critters out when parked! Not the easiest thing to mount and dismount but it's usually only a once or twice a year operation as it's not needed most of the time.

Awesome drone footage

Thanks

A great Intro: Nothing cuter than an Aberdeen Angus calf up to 4 months old! Oh, and no wonder you'd be struggling to bale 40 acres a day! I got hell from a small farmer's WIFE for "getting" her man so worn out standing at the rear and handling the bales - 400 per hour. He WAS fit and wanted the job done before the imminent rain, so I obliged! Job done, he lived to tell the tale. Yes that seed delivery method - not seen in the UK and although we sow at up to 10mph with gravity feed Grain + Fert combined - you have to KNOW and adjust on/off at the headlands. Don't like those Airdrills. Keep up the good work and take care - maybe get more rain than you expect! Slàinte Mhath!

Love seeing all those older "worn out" trucks and tractors being used!

@tclott316

3 жыл бұрын

@OliverDude relax lol

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

We rock what we’ve got!!

Stack em high! If it fits it ships 😆 love the Oliver

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

That tractor has seen a lot in it’s time!

Your Skid loader cocking its back legs reminded me of my little dog when he got a prickle in both of his back feet and was walking on his front legs.

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

Ha ha! That would be quite a sight!

Subtract a few years, ok, a lot of years and that was me! Brings back fond times

Great video Carl good luck baling your hay

Hope you get the rain you need Carl.

I can tell you, the hay stacker is a pro!!!

My brother and I used walk the rows with a corn knife and weed them out by hand. We started out as two row, moved up to six rows a lap by sixth grade

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

That will make you sweat!

I remember using old International tractors like that. Except they were new back then. Lol. Our newest back in 1980 was a 1086, with AM/FM 8 track stereo in it. Those were the days. Hahaha.

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

This 1066 was dad’s big platter tractor back in the early 90s. It’s still going strong!

At least you have one of the best square balers ever made! I stacked behind one for 6 years - lots of work but well worth it. Annual tune up kept it in great condition!

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

We have been very happy with the 336. Our previous baler was a 24T

Hi , I t nice are do so good and are getting a 2nd cut this year's. You just be safe with family and friends as I put all the farmers to have year. Thank from the Glendenning family Kitchener Ontario Canada 🇨🇦.

Bailing hay was always my favorite job on farms as a high school kid trying to make a few dollars.

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

Not many kids get to do that anymore. Maybe the world would be a better place if it was still a normal part of growing up.

@ronloomis8245

3 жыл бұрын

@@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 I could not agree more.

Great videos, thanks

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Charles!

Enjoyed the ride ……… Thanks Carl

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

Thanks for another interesting video Carl! I couldn't help but wonder how guys you got the last few bales of hay up to the top row of the stack on the front of trailer. 😆 Where did the stacker guy stand when he put them up there?

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

That’s a very good question. My brother always finishes the load off because he is a little stronger than I am. He can toss the bales around with one hand. He just stands in the middle and loads it until there’s only room for two more bales and then we stop and shove those in the middle where he was standing. I will try to capture some footage of that next time!

Thankful you got rain. Nice video.

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah me too. Now we need some more!

Awesome video!, greetings from Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍👍

Nice stacking on that Trailer!

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

👍

Dad and daughter time is precious stuff. Get as much as you can. When they grow up and move away, it will be too soon. Daughters are incredibly special to a Dad.

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

You are absolutely right!

parts of crawford co wisc and allamake co iowa got up to 10 inches of rain thursday night and friday,we got 2 just north in vernon co wisc

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

Oh that’s not good at all..

I really like seeing old iron out there doing the job it did 30, 40, 50 years ago, the H's, M's ,WD45's, MH44's, the Ford's ,JD, Oliver's etc.etc.

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

Used to bake behind dad's friends 506 but most of the time loaded loose and mowed with the trolling the barn. Old school.

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

2 жыл бұрын

That’s real work!!

Did you take the bale thrower off the back of your JD 336..? Growing up we had a 336, I liked the bale thrower, you could fill wagons quickly with just as many bales as stacking.

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

We took the thrower off. There is no way we could get 180 bales in one of these wagons without hand stacking them. We also end up with a lot fewer broken bales than the neighbors who use the thrower

Nice job!!!!!!!!!!

Hey those stackers need a bale hook. I used to do all small squares, i stacked, and, my wife drove the tractor, i used a hook it makes the work a lot easier, and, you can stack higher with it giving you more reach with the arm.

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve tried using the hook before and it makes me really clumsy. I guess I just wasn’t taught how to use one when I was young. I’m always afraid I’m gonna stab myself in the leg with it ha ha

Look so good job

Did you see a difference in emergence and growth between the two furrow closing set ups in your corn?

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

I have some data on that I just haven’t gotten put together yet. The row cleaners made a difference in ride quality and singulation and spacing. The furrow force had slightly better emergence in every test we did.

You can have our rain up in ny were barley hangin on

Good one guys...that is some pretty country and some nice views...love the wheel stand with the skid steer 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻”MERICA”🇺🇸🇺🇸👍

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

I'm a little late to the video. What all varieties consist in your hay crop?

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome! We have mostly brome grass, Timothy, and red clover.

What are the small bales for

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

2 жыл бұрын

Mainly small horse and pony customers.

How many bales can you get stacked on a wagon like that ? We use a John Deere 336 with a kicker and average 120 to 130 per wagon.

@jennifersmith842

3 жыл бұрын

@Tim Hello How are you doing

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

We got about 175 on a load by hand stacking

Man you were really moving with that cultivator

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it’s a high speed cultivator made by Hiniker. I was going about seven. That’s about as fast as I can go and still keep it on the row!

Great video thank you for posting. Have been brought up on a farm in the U.K. and in the nicest possible way, I can safely say Farmers are the same the world over. ( Make do and mend ) :-) :-) :-)

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

The Freightliner of pickups, nice.

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

Not necessarily a bad thing 😅

You need rain? A couple of hundred miles east of you in northern Illinois we have had enough (6/26 noon as I write this). 1.8 today and 2.75 yesterday. More showers for the next few days and under a tornado watch until 7pm. Will you cover those round bales? Since the "volunteers" are likely hybrids, do they have the traits of last year's corn seeds?

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah the bales that we are keeping go in the shed. Many of our customers keep them outside tho. The volunteer corn is just a weaker version of the previous years hybrid

Hi. Is the hay you cut, a natural grass or something you seed every year? Who gets the round bales n who gets the square bales? Is it dependent on herd size needs only? Glad ya'll are getting rain. Peace to you and yours

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

All the hay we cut was seeded at some point, But it’s been a long long time ago. We have a few horse customers that really like small square bales otherwise most of the cattle guys want the round bales.

Will you be going to Hefty’s Ag Phd field day this year?

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

Probably not

Is that Oliver tractor a petrol ( gasoline ) one?

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it is!

i miss putting up hay

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

It’s good honest work

farming getting techy everyear new idea's

Did you say you went to Arlington Iowa? Because thats where i live and its a very small town

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it was at Alex Recker’s shop.

@carterschnell4990

3 жыл бұрын

@@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 ahhhh

Where yall from

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

Eastern Iowa

At least it runs!!

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

Yup!

Try that in MS delta you will be wore out by the sun an heat

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

Haha I bet

Here’s what’s good about stacking square bales...

Hehe. Your daughter has a personality. :)

@StephenMortimer

3 жыл бұрын

You mean SPUNK ??

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

She sure does 😂

I always like making hay. Much better then milking cows!

@MillerFamilyFarms

3 жыл бұрын

I love making hay but there is just something special about milking cows.

@joseresendes3757

3 жыл бұрын

That tractor is old is shit ... good luck getting done

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

Hey guess what Jose… we got done with no trouble 😂

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I thought GMO corn didn't germinate?

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

😂

Wish there was more video of the baling. Never enough video of making bales.

@colmortimer1066

3 жыл бұрын

Yea, there's something peaceful about watching people make and bail hay. :)

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

I’ll get more baling footage for you when we do second crop

I’ve got my 94.5 F350 with hardly a rattle. That’s the difference between a work truck and a farm truck.

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I would say most farm trucks rattle a little more than their non-farm counterparts

Hey.. That's my old baler. John Deere 336.

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

It’s a good one!!

We haven’t had any rain for three months

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

We have had 2.5 inches in three months. All mainly from one storm. I feel for you guys. That’s terrible. Where are you located?

@leighcowley9869

3 жыл бұрын

@@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 Utah. We haven’t had a drop since last of April. Most of mine is irrigated but it’s been so damn hot we can’t keep the. Stuff wet enough. Growing some silage corn for a couple of guys. Haven’t grown it in many years. But it’s been so hot, the leaves cure up a day after we water. I use to run about 300 beef cows. Glad I don’t now. Lots of ranchers selling them because the have no hay. I sell hay and the price is around $270 on up to $300 per ton. They dry farm grain I have hasn’t got much there. Maybe break even or worse. 50 acres of barley we will just dig under or no till this fall if we get any moisture. Our alfalfa hay was really bad first crop. It kept freezing up to when we cut it the last of May. Second crop is way down because we can’t keep up with the water.

Rut roh, the Dodge Boys using a Ford f350, what's this world coming to? 😆

@marks.c4753

3 жыл бұрын

They've always had fords the strange part was when carl bought the dodge.😁😁

@noyopacific

3 жыл бұрын

Especially since the Dodge brothers used to be partners with Henry Ford and also supplied parts to build the cars. Henry Ford didn't pay the Dodge brothers what was due for their share in Ford and Dodge brothers finally had to sue Ford to get what they were owed. (It was a landmark case.) I guess it's good that the Dodge brothers have mended their fences with Ford. 😆 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_v._Ford_Motor_Co.

@rockeerockey6941

3 жыл бұрын

@@noyopacific Before my time!

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂

I've never understood why you have a throw baler and you're still stacking in the wagon. I know someone who was knocked out by being hit by a bale.

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

Our baler doesn’t have a thrower on it.

F 350, rattles are factory installed ! : - )))

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

2 жыл бұрын

I believe it 👍👍

Yeah, having too much hay that you can sell that you definitely know you won't need is better than needing to buy hay because you're short of what you need.

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

For sure! Right now we don’t know if we will get a second crop or not..

You will turn into your Dad I know I did.

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

Haha I bet you are right

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Get a hay hook...you'll break your back. Ugh. I hope they are light squares.

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah they are only 40-45 pounds

you guy's don't ted a lot do ya?,,,cliff

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

2 жыл бұрын

Nope. Only when we get in a jam.

Call me old-fashioned if you will but I think that hay is best turned with a man and a pitchfork.

@StephenMortimer

3 жыл бұрын

NOPE.. you make OLD FASHIONED look NEW FANGLED !!

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

Wow that is really bold fashioned!

The lawn is dead but the crops are all green....doesnt that tell us something about it being consumed by us? lol phew.- the crops now are truly our of this world.

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah the corn is really impressive with drought tolerance

First comment

stopped watching as soon as you started the music

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206

3 жыл бұрын

Why? Would you prefer silence? Drone footage and time lapse videos don’t have any sound so what do you want me to do? Or are you talking about the intro video?

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