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A new series here in Prairie Grains magazine is “The Farm Side” -- stories that are meant to tickle your
funny bone, make you scratch your head, or just plain make you feel better that stuff like this hasn’t happened to you...or has it? If you’d like to share funny, bizarre or otherwise interesting anecdotes from your
farm, send them to us (PrairieGrains@gmail.com).
Hired Hand Stories: During harvest don’t let a little thing like an open end gate on a truck get you angry. Just read some of these hired hand disaster stories and remember that things
can get worse.
The Girlfriend: A truck driver decided harvest gets a little boring so he
decided to bring his girlfriend along. They seemed like a happy couple, until the sheriff was called. Apparently,the couple was fighting, and pulled
off to the side of the road. When the sheriff arrived, the boyfriend was choking her, and the sheriff had to use a taser to make him stop. And if things could not get worse, the girlfriend had ripped the keys out of
the ignition, and tossed them into the ditch. No one was seriously hurt, and this was the one truck that the farmer actually had a spare set of keys for. He was a good truck driver, so maybe the lesson to be learned
is to not allow significant others in the cab.
Incarcerated: A farmer received a letter prior to harvest: “I am sorry that I
am unable to work for you this harvest, because I am incarcerated in Kansas. I hope to be out by next harvest, and will remain in touch.”
Trust: The sheriff arrived at a field during harvest and approached the farmer,
looking for the hired man. The sheriff explained there was an arrest warrant for the hired man, and he needed to take him into custody. The farmer was nearly done with harvest, and managed to talk the sheriff into
allowing the man to work the rest of his shift. The hired man was still owed his paycheck, so he was definitely coming back once the truck was empty. The sheriff agreed, and returned at the end of the shift to
arrest the man.
Next Month:
Breaking in a new generation, tales of mistakes, missteps and errors by the newest generation on the farm. Send your stories to PrairieGrains@gmail.com. Don’t worry, we’ll change the names to protect the innocent.
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