Never in my wildest dreams would I have expected the phone call that i got from my neighbor today... He figured something just didnt seem right and so called me to ask:
Neighbor(M)- "hey, i hate to be a nosy neighbor... but did you sell some standing crop for feed?"
Myself(D)- "No... its 10-14 days away from straight cutting, why do you ask?"
(M)- "well you might want to do some calling around, because im positive there were 2 swathers going on it today when i wheeled past!"
(D)- "holy ****, you better be joking!"
As i was on the road working my 2nd job, I sent my wife, with small child in tow on a high speed mission to issue a cease and desist! She plowed through water runs, got out of the truck, and with a child in her arms ran frantically, jumping over swaths in an effort to flag down the cutters.
For reasons that im still unsure of, my landlord decided to take the initiative to list online and subsequently SELL my crop out from underneath me! Roughly 100ac of a 1/4 section are knocked down parralel to the drill runs, surely to sit flat on the ground before i can finish getting my combine fixed to go pick it up. The guys who "bought" the crop were planning on knocking down 500 acres of the best crop i have this year. Better yet, said landlord was in the process today of fixing his swather up so he could go knock down the rest for himself! Thank god for good neighbors, and a determined wife though... if i hadnt gotten the phone call today just shy of half my crop would be GONE by the time i got home from SE sask.
Im still trying to make sense of it all, but fu** me, what would posses someone to do this without my knowledge? All i can say is renting land is FULL of constant surprises. Just need to work not only a 2nd, but 3rd or 4th job to buy it and finally garner some control!
End of rant... One seriously choked farmer from helmsdale!
Neighbor(M)- "hey, i hate to be a nosy neighbor... but did you sell some standing crop for feed?"
Myself(D)- "No... its 10-14 days away from straight cutting, why do you ask?"
(M)- "well you might want to do some calling around, because im positive there were 2 swathers going on it today when i wheeled past!"
(D)- "holy ****, you better be joking!"
As i was on the road working my 2nd job, I sent my wife, with small child in tow on a high speed mission to issue a cease and desist! She plowed through water runs, got out of the truck, and with a child in her arms ran frantically, jumping over swaths in an effort to flag down the cutters.
For reasons that im still unsure of, my landlord decided to take the initiative to list online and subsequently SELL my crop out from underneath me! Roughly 100ac of a 1/4 section are knocked down parralel to the drill runs, surely to sit flat on the ground before i can finish getting my combine fixed to go pick it up. The guys who "bought" the crop were planning on knocking down 500 acres of the best crop i have this year. Better yet, said landlord was in the process today of fixing his swather up so he could go knock down the rest for himself! Thank god for good neighbors, and a determined wife though... if i hadnt gotten the phone call today just shy of half my crop would be GONE by the time i got home from SE sask.
Im still trying to make sense of it all, but fu** me, what would posses someone to do this without my knowledge? All i can say is renting land is FULL of constant surprises. Just need to work not only a 2nd, but 3rd or 4th job to buy it and finally garner some control!
End of rant... One seriously choked farmer from helmsdale!
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