Karbon Kounty Moos

We started this field, #3, yesterday.
Even with all the wind that we’ve been having, it’s still muddy.

How could I resist this?

While the Sugar Beet Baron was cleaning the digger (some Baron, no minions cleaning for him) - I asked him:

“Uhh - could you pass me that beet stuck there that looks like it has two legs so I can take a picture of it?”

So here it is. It’s not that unusual - but if you’re not familiar with sugarbeets - now you are.

Here’s what they should look like:

We started here yesterday, and should be spending the day in this field.

Another tip of the hat to Jough.
Thanks again, Jough!
I still haven’t seen Napoleon Dynamite.

Taken yesterday evening.
Click on the photo for a larger version with notes.

Epecially for HNT - fuzzy forearm

Oh, that was supposed to be funny farmer?

Nevermind.

More information on Half Nekkid Thursday and the entrants can be found here.

Hat tip to Jough for this winking farmer.
Thanks Jough!

Hat tip to Zoned Granny for this great old photo.
Thanks ZG!

It has been brought to my attention that the Carbon County News, along with local businesses, is sponsoring a contest for sugar beet growers. There are prizes for the biggest sugar beet and the uniquely shaped beet. You won’t be able to find out about the contest on the newspapers web site. They don’t have much on-line.

As a sugar beet grower, I’m trying to imagine other growers out there actually going through the beets looking for the biggest and/or oddest. Right now most farmers are more manic than ever. They’re anxious to get into the fields and get it over with. It’s been raining - and the fields are wet. Mud stresses the equipment - and everyone. Farmers are cursing while trying to get equipment in and beets out of the fields.

I’ve decided to have a contest, too. How about the funniest looking farmer? This will not be restricted to sugar beet farmers. Any funny farmer will do. Please send your entries to karbonkountymoosatgmail.com.

Me first:

This is a pathetic sugarbeet

Not winning the largest sugar beet contest with that baby. Yes, that’s a corn field behind me. I’ve no idea why I had on the cap, other than to pose for a goofy photo. It looks like it was maybe late July - and several years ago. I had dug it up to show my mother who was visiting. I was wearing thongs (flipflops, don’t get excited) - so it was before the time I encountered a rattlesnake in the garden.

We’ve been okay. I’ve missed blog visiting the last few weeks. I can’t wait to have some hours to try to play catch up. I suppose that I’m like the millions out there who access the internet while at work. Unfortunately, most of my work keeps me far from the computer. Then again, maybe that’s a good thing. . .