Sub-zero Temps But Still Warm

Brrrrr. It's really cold outside. Temperatures are in sub-zero range at night and some days too. I'm sure glad the wind isn't blowing too bad.

We're staying warm. The shop isn't insulated very well, and since the accident last fall there hasn't been anyone to finish insulating the ceiling. SO - well that adds to the corn consumption. Dale turns down the thermostat in the shop to 55 so that helps. (corn consumption)

We did run out of corn yesterday. That would put our usage at 400 bushels over the last three months. We're heating this huge shop (poorly insulated) and our home with that.

At least most of the time, the automatic feed keeps the stove full of corn so there's no bucketing! Corn prices yesterday, (we buy bottom of the bin corn, it's cheaper) was $3.00 bushel. Last fall it was $2.70 bu. Looks like we got some soybean mixed in this time. Soybean is good in the corn, it burns nice and hot and is normally 8.00 bu.

End of my January report. Winter.