The rows are straight and look like they continue for kilometers over the rolling hills.
They hold rows of potato seed or other crops in rotation. Though nothing is growing yet,
the planting is completed.
A Global Positioning System or GPS helps take the guess work out of plowing and planting these days, as it is easier to keep the rows straight. Now, industrialized farming uses a satellite.
The days of horses and the plow are long gone. Less was planted in those days and the rows were not as straight. The work was labour intensive too. These days, expensive machinery takes the place of farm hands, horse and plow.
Red soil is expecting as it always is this time of year, nurturing seeds which will grow into crops harvested this autumn. The barns are symbols of the history of the industry, as they stand watch over their domains, the fertile red fields. Some things don't change.
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When I saw the first photo with all those mounds I said to myself- looks like someone has been planting spuds lol
Yes the ground is 'expecting'
Cathy @ Still Waters
Those pictures show the difference between your seasons and ours really well! We have very few bare fields left, just where it was too wet for farmers to get a crop in. Most crops are up about a foot now. Are potatoes really frost sensitive and get planted late? And now I'm caught up!
Industrial farming has sure changed the way things are done. Nice straight rows, that's important! :-)
I like the look of all those straight rows of planting, and given a couple of warm weeks and some rainy days, the crops will be appearing very soon.
There are no weeds.
That soil is very red. I look forward to the neat and tidy rows of green. Although, this type of till gardening is becoming less promoted due to the damage it does to soil structure and soil chemistry.
There's something very comforting about freshly plowed fields! Wonderfully shown here Marie, that red earth looks very familiar to me here in Australia 😊
Soon there'll be "spuds from the bright red mud"!
There is something almost hypnotic about those straight lines disappearing over the hils.
And something exciting when the first green tinges appear.
Those fields are ready to go to work and do their thing and the fresh food will be rewarding.
Very nice photos and it will be interesting to see the same photos in fall.
Wow, Pretty sophistocated GPS farming ... makes me wonder if the crops will taste the same? That red soil looks very fertile too.
It looks like spuds to me too, Cathy.
We had a wet spring. Planting is usually done by May 30th but it was too wet this year. It made for aa slow start for the season. Some areas are further along than this one.
The long rolling fields, in rows are something to see, Jan.
Some fields are further ahead than these are, Shammickite.
These were just turned and planted, Joanne. Soraying will begin soon enough however.
There are a number of soil conservation measures in place here, Tabor. I don't know where things stand with till farming however.
We visited Australia years ago. Alice Springs was red like this island as I recall, PDP. We loved it.
Rollin' down the highway smilin', Debra.
The new green growth in the fields is always welcome, EC.
Spuds are a big industry here, Bill.
I plan o take more photos later, Mildred.
There are so many new varieties of potatoes now, Ginnie, it would be hard to compare them to the old varieties.
These pictures and your story make me feel right at home. This is just like what it looks like around here, even the hills.
Your area is beautiful too, Ratty!
now to hope for a good growing season and harvest. It's so rainy around here that I don't know how the crops will do.
The rainy weather delayed the planting here, AC.
GREAT photos! :)
beautiful land, gorgeous old time barns - great images!!
Thank you, SW.
I love the old barns, Debbie.
Oh how I miss seeing the sight of the freshly tilled rows and rows of farmland! The soil of PEI is so accomodating to potatoes because of the lack of rock in the soil, it is amazing. My potatoes are already almost knee-high here. But I'm sure the PEI potatoes will outdo mine before long, that PEI soil is amazing. Do show pictures again in the fall before harvest, it would be nice to see how big the crops get :)
How exciting to see new potato plants come out! Beautiful farmland!
I returned from Tokyo.
I will take more photos there, Marilyn.
It is amazing soil for potatoes, Tomoko. Welcome back.
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