John Deere tractor and Plough

John Deere tractor and plough.

Thatched Roofs



Because we are away from major commuter routes and hemmed in by prime arable land, preventing housing development, nothing much changes in the villages.  These are two fine examples of thatched roofs in Breckland Norfolk.



Sharing Farming Knowledge






  


He confirmed that the caterpillar track on his John Deere tractor gives better traction and causes less damage to the land but it does not perform so well on wet land or heavy land.




He explained that the tilling machine that the tractor was pulling was using a set of discs to grub up the stubble, then a set of rollers and finally a compactor at the back , which was levelling the land.




I noticed that such a long and heavy machine could  not use three point linkage for manouvring, instead it had hydraulic wheels that it could be raised on.



Often those who work in the fields are under time pressure to complete tasks.  So when this gentleman was kind enough to stop and tell me what he was doing and what epuipment he was using, I felt really blessed.  He explained to me about minimum till.  This means that when he has finished in the field it will be sown, with no ploughing in between.

Massey Ferguson 7480 tractor and muck spreader, Breckland Norfolk

Massey Ferguson 7480 tractor and muck spreader.  Picture taken in February this year.

Massey Ferguson 7480 tractor.

John Deere 6830 tractor, ploughing in Breckland Norfolk

This is a John Deere 6830 tractor, ploughing and rolling.  It is surrounded by seagulls looking for an easy lunch.  I posted another picture of this tractor and plough yesterday.




The driver had two large interconnecting fields to plough but didn't seem too concerned.  I don't think I would be either, at the wheel of such a lovely machine.



Young Phesants in the Sugarbeet.



Young pheasants just released from the rearing pens, always make me smile.  They seem so skinny and big eyed and don't yet seem at home in their surroundings.




This one was sensible enough to stay close to some good cover, in the sugarbeet field.




He didn't seem to want to run from me.  I was beginning to think that he thought I was his mother !




This was the field next to where the young phesants were.  It was being ploughed and I don't think pheasants are fond enough of crab apples to risk there being no cover available.