Farmer makes half-mile wide heart from manure(MN)

Albert Lea Tribune ^ | 2-11-10 | Tim Engstrom

[WOBBLY BOB]

For his wife this Valentine’s Day, a farmer has created a half-mile wide arrow-pierced heart recognizable from the sky about 12 miles southwest of Albert Lea.

Following plans he jotted on scratch paper, Bruce Andersland drove his tractor and manure spreader earlier this week in the special shape for his wife, Beth.

[WOBBLY BOB]

AWWWW....sweet

[GoldenPup]

Senator Frankin’s state? No surprise.

[James C. Bennett]

That’s bullshit.

[NormsRevenge]

What’s the old saying?

When all ya got is lemons.. Uhh.

sweet.

[RichInOC]

When this guy says his love is the s**t...he’s not kidding.

[DoughtyOne]

For once Valentine greetings are definitely worth s—t.

[Rio]

[ishabibble]

Yes, very sweet! I’ll bet this farmer’s wife is one lucky girl.

[alloysteel]

It would take several days to complete this “land painting”, or an awful lot of trips in one day. And it would all disappear after another snowfall, not to be seen again until the snowbanks had melted back quite a ways.

I know, first hand, because I used to “haul it out” and get it spread on the land all winter long, years ago. Allis-Chalmers WD-45 tractor with chains on the rear wheels and a power-take-off-driven “animal waste” dispersing trailer (manure spreader or turd hearse). This practice may be illegal now, as the runoff is supposed to be a point-source of pollution for surface waters, as the solutes do not go into the frozen ground so well.

[colorado tanker]

As my mother in law, who grew up on a farm, likes to say, that’s money you’re smelling, son.

[Jeff Chandler]

If that ain’t love, I don’t know what is.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

That’s so romantic.

[dfwgator]

Stinky....but sweet.

[timetostand]

A true artist in his chosen medium! Love never smelled so sweet!!

[timetostand]

A true artist in his chosen medium! Love never smelled so sweet!!

[ROCKLOBSTER]

I believe there’s a relevant song by the J Geils Band.

It’s called “Love Stinks”!

[tiki]

I think it was actually cow $hit.

[SuziQ]

LOL! Hey, he was working with materials he had on hand a plenty!

[magslinger]

Mrs Magslinger said the same thing.

[MinuteGal]

I hope that Mother Nature
Won't let the raindrops start
To ruin all his hard, hard work
And melt his cold, cold heart

(....groan.....)

Leni