raphael262 Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 I got a yes for summer work on a farm !! and got told I could do "rouging" what is this lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiDriver Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 just googled it as per your spelling, its something to do with corroding stainless steel Probably not spelt correctly ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 Applying blusher? Don't forget your lippy either.....someones in for a good time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raphael262 Posted May 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 just googled it as per your spelling, its something to do with corroding stainless steel Probably not spelt correctly ?? I don't. Know how it's spelt as I was talking to the farmer on the phone could be spelt differently sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBW Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 It's where you walk up and down the tramlines of the fields pulling out the wild oats and possibly weeds as well depending on the farmer some will spray weeds and you just need to get oats...... Nice job on a sunny day remember sun cream and decent gloves to protect ur hands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 It means you have to sleep in the barn. Lol. Most work now a days is done with tractors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raphael262 Posted May 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 It's where you walk up and down the tramlines of the fields pulling out the wild oats and possibly weeds as well depending on the farmer some will spray weeds and you just need to get oats...... Nice job on a sunny day remember sun cream and decent gloves to protect ur hands Doubt it's that because this farm don't do oats only wheat It means you have to sleep in the barn. Lol. Most work now a days is done with tractors. I know just wondering if it is what will I be doing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mat Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 I got a yes for summer work on a farm !! and got told I could do "rouging" what is this lol Rouging will depend on the crop. I have done some rouging in the past on tulips, you pick out the ones that are the wrong colour/type and spray them and break the heads off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B725 Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 Doubt it's that because this farm don't do oats only wheat I know just wondering if it is what will I be doing Wild oats can grow in any crop and stay in the ground for years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBW Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 As above, can be done in any crop although most common job is pulling the oats out of wheat or barley crops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 rouging......................... Bloody soul destroying work.........usually done on wheat fields to remove anything that is not wheat....cause it will go as seed...........there is a girl who does it around here...she says it helps if you plug your i-pod in and go mindless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mat Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 rouging......................... Bloody soul destroying work.........usually done on wheat fields to remove anything that is not wheat....cause it will go as seed...........there is a girl who does it around here...she says it helps if you plug your i-pod in and go mindless Thats about the truth of it! I only did a couple of days of it this year when i was at a loose end at work before the weather got better for me to get back to my usual work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raphael262 Posted May 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 Ohh gosh I'm going to have fun then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mat Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 Ohh gosh I'm going to have fun then Its only summer work and money is money at the end of the day. I do various things at work which i don't enjoy, but doing those things has opened doors up for me and got me better work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raphael262 Posted May 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 Its only summer work and money is money at the end of the day. I do various things at work which i don't enjoy, but doing those things has opened doors up for me and got me better work. The exact reason I'm doing it to open doors and experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konnie Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 manual weeding on a large scale, in a field where no one can hear you scream !!!!! atvb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 manual weeding on a large scale, in a field where no one can hear you scream !!!!! atvb HHhaaaaaahhhahhah......thats about it.......................then again there are some people who like to do it...so dont get down in the dumps.........plenty of sun cream..i-pod-and lots of water to drink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billytheghillie Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 nowt to do with crops, roughing is when farmer takes you into his barn and lets you pull his stock until the seeds come out! have fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 That brings back the memories, mainly blurt slightly other-worldly memories as you tend to loose you mind by the end of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 Dont forget insect and fly repellant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raphael262 Posted May 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 Sorry for going off topic a little bit now I spent my day today talking to farmers trying to get summer work and almost all of them have taken details to give around to other farmers for me I really respect them for this !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillmouse Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 Rougeing will be hellish this season, wheats are full of barley. Whatever you do, remember to bring a nice spotlessly clean plastic bucket with a lid and a clean hacksaw with you. As you set off on your first field take the top off your head with the hacksaw and pop your brain in the bucket until you are done. You wont need it for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 you wicked bunch of ****.....he wont know whether he will be played with.....rogered, by a bunch of unshaven farmers...or pull on stuff....dont know whether to expect sore hands or a sore bottom..............its that rouge that attracts them you are not by any chance auditioning for a small part in "Deliverance".....if you start to hear banjo's....RRUUUnnnnnnn for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mat Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 Sorry for going off topic a little bit now I spent my day today talking to farmers trying to get summer work and almost all of them have taken details to give around to other farmers for me I really respect them for this !!!! How long will you be rouging for? I certainlly wouldnt want to be doing it for more than a week or so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 As has been said it can be soul destroying work but at the end of the day work is work and money is money! When my wife and I started out in fruit and veg agriculturat/horticultural work some 15 years ago in Norwich the first job we had was hoing (By hand) fields of broad beans and celabrese (sp) and making sure that we took out any "dingles" (Some might know them as Smelly May Flowers). This was monotoneous work but being paid by the acre we gave ourselves a target and worked hard to make that target a reality. In the first week we had earned enough to buy ourselves a cheap "run an round" motor and a fortnight later we had earned and saved ourselves enough to buy a small caravan and started out on a "circuit" of fruit and veg picking and mainly through hard work we built up a circuit of work that would tied us over for many years to come and keep us in work for most of the year until we decided that it was time to settle down and give up that lifestyle! If the OP wants to work and earn some money for himself then I say power to his elbow for being willing to bend his back and have a go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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