If the field has been plowed up before, for some reason, the task won't require too much extra work. Usually father will prefer to rotate his crops so he will decide to break up a new piece of land. At any rate, he will plow the field and then he will hook his team up to the disk, and then onto the brush drag. This brush drag should be made from some oak brush nailed between two strong 2 X 4's. Then chains will go from there to the double trees so the team of horses can be hooked onto it. After one balances on this brush drag all day the field should be ready to plant the wheat.

        Then the father will go to the granary and sift out a lot of wheat, for seed. One doesn't want to plant all of the weed seeds along with the wheat so this grain should be sifted. The 10 or so little containers, on the seeder should be filled and set to the right amount for planting. You want so many grains to the acre, so set it accordingly.

        Drive the team around and around until the field is all planted. Then wait for the birds to come in and help themselves to the seed. Usually they only take the seed around the edges of the field, so there will be plenty left for growing.

        Irrigate all summer and watch the beautiful grain grow. In the fall when the grain kernels are ripe, (they will be tested by the father, by shelling out a few heads and chewing them to see if they are hard enough). Then the Binder is put into condition.

        This will require the father to go to town and buy lots of binder twine, which comes in neat rolls. The binder will be threaded and you are all set to hook up the team and head for the field.

        This is a very exciting time for the 10 kids, for they follow along behind the binder and tie any bundles that have slipped by the knotter, without being tied. Then the kids will be required to take each bundle of grain and stand them up, teepee style. This will give the grain a chance to dry out and not get moldy, had it been left on the ground.

        After the father says it is time to haul the grain in from the field, the old wagon is brought to the field. This job is left up to the experts, because when the bundles are thrown on to the wagon, the loader will have to lay the heads of grain to the inside or else as he stands on the grain it will be shelled out and left in the field, The wagon isn't filled as high as the hay would be, because of the care needed to not shell the grain out, before it gets in to the stack.

        A place is cleared near the south barn and the bundles are placed in a big circle, with the heads of the grain to the inside. Of course some of the bundles will be placed inside of this circle, but the boy on the stack has to step around as lightly as he can. Load after load is brought in to be stacked until the stack is as high as the barn. If you have raised barley, another stack will be placed near this one, with a space for the wagon between.

        Then it is time for you to call the thresher crew. When you see that big steam engine coming up the road, run by your father, the excitement will run high for the 10 kids. They are told to stand back while they watch. The threshing machine will be backed into the space between the two stacks and the big belt will be put onto the pulley, from the tractor to the thresher.

        The crew usually follows along behind the thresher so you can put some of them to work. Two on the grain stack, one to direct the straw blower, and a couple to sack the grain and haul the beautiful stuff to the granary.

        The crew will often take grain for their pay, instead of cash. If the job finishes before noon, they usually move on to the next job. But they will probably make sure they get done, just in time to eat at your house. They seem to know who furnishes them with the best food so they dally along to make sure they end up at the right place at noon. The mother will be busy all morning making pies, and getting the 10 kids to help cook this wonderful meal for the crew.

        The next day or so, the father will take a few sacks of grain to the Miller Johnson and have the wheat made into flour. At the same time he will pick up a big sack of oatmeal to feed his 10 kids each morning.

        Now you will have the flour you need for making your bread, pies and noodles.