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Post by timbernt on Aug 1, 2015 20:20:51 GMT -6
We had about 250 bales ready in a bottom. Son and son-in-law mowed it so I wasn't prepared for the mess. Started about 10:30 this morning. The bottom had been under water twice in June. The hay was so dirty with dried mud we could not see the balers behind us. If a baler caught fire you could not have seen it. Ran the front and back wipers to try to keep the dust clear of the windows. Had dried up clover mixed with wads of green clover, decent fescue and dried mud. Never had such a mess. About 12:30 had an unpredicted thunderstorm drop about 1/2 inch really hard. First time I was ever happy to get hay rained on. Maybe it got washed off. Those of you in dry climates should be thankful you don't deal with this.
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Post by tartancowgirl on Aug 2, 2015 17:00:55 GMT -6
We have still got unrelenting cold wet and often windy weather. Haven't been able to get near making any hay yet. Have enough grass for now but some farmers further north west of us are in serious trouble with no grass and cows back inside. Yet in SE of England, only 400 miles away there are crops failing and no grass because it has been too hot and dry! Extreme weather seems to be something we are all going to have to learn to cope with.
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Post by jayh on Aug 3, 2015 7:58:58 GMT -6
Havent even got in hay field . Rains every 2 days if not more. My clover field looks horrible. Good news is the grass is coming in now. Hoping to get started next week.
I do feel for you. Stuff like that is hard on equipment and people.
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Post by hoekland on Aug 3, 2015 8:40:08 GMT -6
In my life I've experienced way too many droughts and quite a few floods and I'll take a flood over a drought any day.
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Post by jayh on Aug 3, 2015 13:57:01 GMT -6
In my life I've experienced way too many droughts and quite a few floods and I'll take a flood over a drought any day. I am the opposite I would rather it be dry. I can get stuff done with dry weather. In a wet yr I cant build fence, cant get hay done, cant get crops in , ect. The wet weather just prohibits me from doing to much. But I don't make my living from cows or crops either so I can see your point of view Harley. |
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Post by jayh on Aug 3, 2015 14:28:24 GMT -6
 Hay field early nicest looking I have ever had. To bad its ruined. Pics from Saturday.  |
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Post by bookcliff on Aug 5, 2015 19:03:01 GMT -6
In my life I've experienced way too many droughts and quite a few floods and I'll take a flood over a drought any day. amen. I've yet to have to sell off 60% of the cowherd because of a wet spell. some of us here still are in this damn drought that started in 2011 |
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Post by larso on Aug 5, 2015 19:19:09 GMT -6
We have a saying " you can make more money out of mud than you do out of dust "
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Post by timbernt on Aug 5, 2015 19:38:45 GMT -6
My Dad was experiencing the drought of the early 50's in central Nebraska and was complaining to an old man about it. The old rancher told him he would get rain when he needed it the most. Dad said he needed rain pretty badly. The old rancher told him "You will need it a helluva lot worse when you finally get it!". I realize I shouldn't complain, but excess moisture has negatives as well.
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Post by lffarm on Aug 6, 2015 9:29:36 GMT -6
Every time I am unhappy about my hay crop something a friend of mine told me comes to mind "it's a lot better than snow balls"it helps me to get over a past due hay crop. Last year we had no rain I got25% of the hay I needed. We had to ship the rest in
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