We ate outside on the front porch swing one day last week. A little picnic, where the mess is outside for the dog to clean up. As we were eating, here comes our friendly neighborhood farmer, formerly my favorite brother. Cora pointed and said, “Oh no! Pig nure!” Sure enough, he was coming to spread hog manure RIGHT beside our house.
On pretty spring days in the country, if the fields aren’t too soggy, farmers are busy spreading manure. Around our farm, we joke about the “smell of the day”. It may be hog, turkey, cattle, or chicken depending on the wind and which farmer is busy.
Farmers don’t see manure as waste. It is a valuable by-product of livestock. Its nature’s fertilizer and it works! We can already see the darker green places in the hay field where the manure was spread last week. As we like to say, “It smells like money!” But I’d rather not smell the money (or see it) while I’m eating my lunch!
Do you think this little “Farmer in Training” would ever do this to his family?
2 comments:
Whenever we go up to Amber's, her parents neighbors/farmers enjoy using turkey-nure :) I think it is definitely worse than pig nure ... whew!
Looks like Baby Eli is going to love growing up on the family farm! I can just imagine him driving the tractor when he's 16:) Praying for you and your family!
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