Last Clip

For over a year Jeffrey and I have worked, on and off, putting up a fence around the Coast Electric Field.  Area contained by the fence is almost 19 acres, with a perimeter fence line of 4,200 feet and a cross fence of 620 feet.  Yesterday I attached the final T-post clip.  The fence is finished.

The south line is a very long run, with several intermediate brace post assemblies. This photo looks to the west from the hill top at Gravel Pit Road.  Jeffrey cleared the fence line with the bulldozer blade on the International.  We've done additional mowing and brush clearing, but this is also the right-of-way for the electric line that brings power to Jeffrey's and Jackie's house.  

Turning around, this photo looks to the east along the south line.  The Gator is in front of the brace post to the cross fence that goes along Gravel Pit Road.

Here is a view of the cross fence with Gravel Pit Road on the left and the field planted in cowpeas, soybeans, buckwheat and millet.  A few sunflowers also.  The plants will have a rough go of it, but this is a cover crop to start building the soil in this area.

At the entrance to Gravel Pit Road is the north end of the cross fence and a space set aside to put in a concrete pad for a water facility and a cattle panel trap area to contain sheep and control access between the two sides of the Coast Electric Field.

Turning around is the western part of the Coast Electric Field, with our driveway on the right.  The driveway has a name, but we are inclined to change that.  Unfortunately, that name is already registered within Google Maps and probably with the county.  So it will be more difficult than just implementing our whim.

 

Further along to the west, at the top of the hill, the fence continues with the driveway on the right.  The cover crop seems to be doing better on this side of the field.

This was a major project for us, now quite a relief for this phase of it to be completed.  Next will be trenching in a water line from Jeffrey's and Jackie's house and pouring two 20-foot by 20-foot concrete slabs on which to place the water tubs for the sheep.  The concrete slab is designated a Heavy Use Area and is to protect the area from becoming a mud pit and erosion problem from the sheep traffic.  And of course we need to start building the soil with cover crops and grass plantings.