Planting sweet corn with 235 horses!

Not in our yard, on the farm!  Skyler and I spent the afternoon at my good friend Wayne's farm.  He was planting 80 acres of sweet corn 12 rows at a time using his gorgeous JD 8235R tractor.  We were seeding at a population of 29,000 seeds per acre.  That's 29,000 ears of corn per acre!  Also, a 12 row planter is a little overkill for 80 acres but Wayne has to use what he's dealt.  The tractor has GPS guided steering meaning you don't have to steer the tractor while you plant.  This makes for some REALLY straight rows!  Skyler was a little scared in the cab at first, but he mellowed out towards the end.  A huge thanks to Wayne for babysitting Skyler and me for a couple hours. 
(EDIT: So blogger's image settings are hit and miss, sometimes small sometimes large.  Today's pics are HUGE!  Perfect for a farm post)

Here he comes!

Closer...

In cab view!

Looking out the back.  The large tubes are the vacuum for the seed metering.

Notice how straight the rows are!

Dusty today!

This sight never gets old!

The colors of heaven!

Bye Wayne, thanks for letting us tag along!

Afterwards, Skyler had to cool off in the water trough.

What a great day!