John Schlessiger

Farming with my eyes wide open....while my loving wife and I try to raise a daughter and 3 boys.

[John Schlessiger @4720john]

Finally all rigged up and ready for #Chop17

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@bscomet22 @tetrje wind blowing up from behind Displacing small seed and shallow depth. That's as good of a guess as I can come up with... I see a tail wind mess with seed tube sensors planting Grain Sorghum.

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@mopaksus @RobertPGHKansas @SeanFeldman5 I blame Kshaa......

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1.Small town sports.... I am struggling.Its so different now.I was a part of multiple state championships.Was part of very successful programs. School was over I went to work and https://t.co/TXPpXYMnLY Schools over my kids get a week off.Then weights camps practice and such.

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@KevinDeDonder last year my Daughter started practicing/weights at 6am. done by 10... on her combine by 11 and ran till midnight. It wasn't sustainable or safe. We "paused" sports till harvest was over.

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@KevinDeDonder got 3 out of 4 kids with practice and weights tomorrow.

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@KirbyKrier absolutely but have we lost the balance? I seem to remember our football coach played a big part in you haying crew... if then was now .. would he still have been a part of that?

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@SeanFeldman5 I just don't know if we have lost our way here. Wife teaches Math .. has to work with 18 year old text books.... are we a school or what are we anymore. Let's just have school year round then if we gotta have sports year round and be done with it.

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https://t.co/ZDmKlXpsfw I puty foot down and say no more and risk hurting there sports but helping develop there knowledge and life skills. Or just grin and bare it... and do the best I can?

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3 to state in singles tennis. got another son that will be competitive in any sport. They are capable of so much on the farm too. My greatest memories was working as a kid with my dad. I feel like I am letting those opportunities slip away for...."Ball".

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@kansasangus https://t.co/Rl1RKwXWkl. We have had good luck with these. Parts available and easy to repair.

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@speerman42 @BARippe2 @MaryCKenn been through both drought isa walk in the park compared to the destruction of terraces,fences,waterways and roads that flooding cause.I may have a little dust blow of some no-till fields now but I am not having to rebuild a entire errosion control system of waterways and terraces

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@TandTAg be full of water hemp and pigweed by next summer. lol 😅

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@BrianBledsoe @SeanFeldman5 Well... I see it as a silver lining... more time at the lake .... ope... probably can't get the boat in the water.

[John Schlessiger @4720john]

@MarcRamsdale nieces graduation....

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been long time since I was in Aggieville.... hope this ends well

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@MarcRamsdale jokes on you pulled up straight west of Porters and pulled right into parking spot

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@Bkitch1Bodie Milo too. probably...60% corn 40% Milo

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@chancemgtalex yep... planting some tough farm ground back to grass.

[John Schlessiger @4720john]

The most therapeutic drive in the state of Kansas. Kansas highway #4. I particularly enjoy the stretch from Lacrosse to Healy.