The future site of the rodeo is currently a field of oats. One of the first issues we had to face in preparing for Sunday, June 24 was how to convert a farm field into a rodeo arena/ground that people can navigate comfortably. Not having any farm experience in my life to this point, I've learned some things that probably won't be on my resume, but interesting facts nonetheless.
The greatest concern was to do everything we could to keep from having a field of mud on Sunday, June 24. We've been praying for dry weather for that day/weekend since day 1 of this project. Secondly, I learned that oats have a strong root system that provides a firm surface/sub-surface. From what I learned, oats in our area are usually harvested around the 4th of July. The operation that farms our field graciously agreed to forgo their corn crop this summer, corn's usually planted in the Spring; planted oats to help us create a firm surface and will harvest the crop of oats a week prior to June 24, a few weeks earlier than normal.
But for now, it's just a field of oats.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
A Field of Oats
