Claude Eddleman Farm (1938-1958)

Building the Farm

1939 Ira Haycock planted corn on all the tillable land that he was able to plow. We harvested 150 bushels of corn and he got half of that as was the common practice. I suppose the yield was about 10 to 15 bushels per acre.

In later years, the typical rotation was:
year 1 - corn; it was cut and shocked and shredded when dry providing low quality cattle food
year 2 - harvest wheat planted around the corn shocks and let cows grazed the stubble
year 3 - harvest hay (clover or lespedeza) 2 cuttings and some grazing in autumn
year 4 - if the legume plants survived the winter harvest hay; else plow and plant corn.

Bought horses, acres east of highway 66, proverty grass gives way to seeded grasses and legumes, but Korean lespedeza was really the only successful legume hay crop. Red clover gave only on crop and a poor second crop.

To be continued and expanded greatly.

Suggestions, corrections, and comments are appreciated: Contact Harold Eddleman indbio@disknet.com