Fall Brings the Harvest

Well the farmers are in full swing now trying to get the harvest done. These shots

were taken of Bostick Farms in Tishomingo County, Mississippi. Joe and two sons

Ryan and Nathan are trying to get a little work done between rains. The very rains

that brought much needed moisture through the summer, now hinder the fall

harvest with one of the wettest September's that can be remembered for this area.

Farmers are the bread and butter of this great land and we too often take all their

hardwork and risk for granted. Good luck guys as you go about your harvest.

What Makes a Farmer's Gold

From beneath the plow

Came a story that need be told

Of seed, soil and water

That makes a farmer's gold

Would any give a forethought

To the muscle, pain and sweat

That opened up the furrow

For seed he placed to bet 

And one by one

The seed he laid

And placed them in

The row just made

To pray for rain

But not too much

To pray to God

To grant His touch

Lord bless this land

That I must till

With grace and mercy

If it be Your will

From late winter rains

And early spring frost

From summertime heat

Save all be lost

And as days stroll by

And the seasons pass

Summer turns to fall

It's harvest time at last

From sun and moon

Come harvest light

To reap the bounty

Through day and night

With cribs laid full

And hay stacked high

Praise be given

For year gone by

Thank you Lord above

Whose creation we behold

For Your seed, soil and water

Makes a farmer's gold

Randy J. Schultz Oct. 12, 2009