Outstanding in His Field

12 Comments on Outstanding in His Field

1. I would think it’s a good resting spot for bug-eating birds and rodent pest-eating hawks, too. I get a lot of those birds to eat the pests in my birch trees.

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2. He mentioned the rock pile. Those are often located at a non-tillable spot in the field. Often a tree sprouts up in the rock pile. Since it isn’t bothering the farm activities it is left to grow.
   I worked on a farm as a kid and always appreciated those shade trees.

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3. It’s so the farmer will have a place to pee without everybody looking at him.

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4. Last place my ass hole neighbor threatened me. He sleeps within the roots.

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5. In hot weather, I usually see a bunch of cows getting some shade under those lone trees. I guess the farmers were kind enough to let one tree grow for the cow’s comfort.

   Gotta keep the cows contented. They’re the gift that keeps on giving.

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6. Good video but he is wrong on one point. A tree does not stop erosion. He’s been fed that line from a leftist.

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7. I had thought that on an otherwise flat and featureless landscape that is the modern plowed field, it might be a good idea to have something taller than yourself when a lightning storm blows through.

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8. ^^^ many years ago, on the farm where I live, 12 cows were hiding under a tree during a thunderstorm, and they all got electrocuted. People still talk about it.

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9. If caught in a lightning storm and you can’t find suitable shelter it is best to just lie down in a trench.

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10. I grew up in upstate NY, Finger Lakes area. The tree stansing in the middle of a field was usually a hickory tree (one of the hardest trees to clear).

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11. You can’t be a shade tree mechanic without a tree.

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12. I always thought it was there in case you were chased by a bull.

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