The pile: 20 tons of pulverized limestone. The Tools: a 16 HP tractor with a broadcast spreader having a 560-pound hopper, and a shovel. The Mission: spread the lime on our 6+ acres of pastures at a rate of 3 tons per acre. Eric did eight loads (2-1/4 tons) yesterday, and back and shoulders willing, hopes for ten or more (around 3 tons) today. Wish him luck, and aspirin.
Here you can see the progress we have made on the goat shed — it has a 14×26 central shed flanked by two 14×14 loafing areas. We still need more fill dirt and we also still need to trim it out. Oh, and we are also fencing in another half-acre pasture, probably to be used for a pig. Several other prjects around the house as well. Like I said, we’ve been busy.
We’ve been very busy with infrastructure improvements this summer (and continuing into the fall). We are making progress on converting the barn into our Apothedairy. On the top is from back in June just before we poured the concrete floor; on the bottom is from today — all the wiring and concrete block sealing is done — ready for insulation and plywood.
