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5/30/17 Through the spring and summer, Jake got to spend some time on his own driving the tractor, mowing, raking, and tethering hay.  The first cutting was gorgeous perfect hay. The round bales out in the pasture under a blue sky with clouds, breathtaking. We are enjoying the view now, but the wind turbines are coming soon. Jake and Jayden both helped with hauling the round bales. They drove the truck with a massive trailer behind carrying round bales. Jake hauled for a couple days and Jayden hauled just a couple loads. It made me a bit nervous.
When our hired man Tony hurt his finger on the tractor mower, Jake took over and tethered the hay. Mark gave him some quick instruction and away he went. He was zooming back and forth in the tractor and drove for hours. He loved it and felt pretty big out there. Poor Tony ended up having surgery on his finger.
July- Jake is only 13, and hauling round bales seemed like a big job for Jake. The trailer is gigantic and Jake was pretty proud hauling it down the road. Day one went without a hitch and Jake was feeling pretty good. Day two was not so good. While Jake was hauling bales down the road, a sprayer came buzzing along the road. Jake moved over and realized the sprayer was wide and wasn't slowing down. As Jake moved over, his trailer toppled into the ditch and put a dent in the truck bed. The sprayer kept on down the road going as fast as he could. Mark came over the hill and saw Jake's predicament and the sprayer zooming on. Mark was angry that the sprayer driver didn't stop and tried to find him. Thankfully Jake was not hurt, but it shook him up and was scary.

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