jedstivers
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Cut wheat for hay today. It's 24"-26" tall and in the boot to heading stage, hope to bale before rain Saturday. It seems to be yielding well, estaments of over 2 tons acre. I'll update after we bale.
kenny thomas":3esw2u4q said:Off topic but I thought most of Texas got rain.
We've missed the rain here (other than the rain that hit it right after we cut it) We have been wet all year and are way behind but last Thursday we started back and have been running hard ever since. This is the first night I've been home this early since then. The state has had huge amounts of rain just west and north of us but so far we've been lucky but I think it will get us tonight.Jogeephus":5bdx1k26 said:Glad you beat the rain and got it up. Bet it will be good feed.
jedstivers":ws8l2lxv said:We've missed the rain here (other than the rain that hit it right after we cut it) We have been wet all year and are way behind but last Thursday we started back and have been running hard ever since. This is the first night I've been home this early since then. The state has had huge amounts of rain just west and north of us but so far we've been lucky but I think it will get us tonight.Jogeephus":ws8l2lxv said:Glad you beat the rain and got it up. Bet it will be good feed.
Wisteria Farms":2l81xcyr said:We NEED to cut hay really bad but rain has made it impossible...we're watching weather for the next stretch of dry days...
This reminds me of last year...it was so wet it took us forever to get it in and the mower/conditioner had one h@ll of a time cutting...husband just looks out there and cusses as he knows its going to be the same deal this year.
Only if it KEEPS raining...last year we got it cut and then seemed like we didn't have rain FOREVER... We bought some large squares early spring as we weren't possitive we'd make it til spring on our stores and I'll tell you what...those are NICE. We're tempted to sell the haying equipment, turn everything into grazing pastures and just buy the winter hay...Cowdirt":1vv22kbw said:Wisteria Farms":1vv22kbw said:We NEED to cut hay really bad but rain has made it impossible...we're watching weather for the next stretch of dry days...
This reminds me of last year...it was so wet it took us forever to get it in and the mower/conditioner had one h@ll of a time cutting...husband just looks out there and cusses as he knows its going to be the same deal this year.
Wisteria just think how fast that grass will grow back after you cut it. I'll take too much rain over not enough anytime. Course none of us are Supt. of the rain dept.
Wisteria Farms":1kxnmscy said:Only if it KEEPS raining...last year we got it cut and then seemed like we didn't have rain FOREVER... We bought some large squares early spring as we weren't possitive we'd make it til spring on our stores and I'll tell you what...those are NICE. We're tempted to sell the haying equipment, turn everything into grazing pastures and just buy the winter hay...Cowdirt":1kxnmscy said:Wisteria Farms":1kxnmscy said:We NEED to cut hay really bad but rain has made it impossible...we're watching weather for the next stretch of dry days...
This reminds me of last year...it was so wet it took us forever to get it in and the mower/conditioner had one h@ll of a time cutting...husband just looks out there and cusses as he knows its going to be the same deal this year.
Wisteria just think how fast that grass will grow back after you cut it. I'll take too much rain over not enough anytime. Course none of us are Supt. of the rain dept.
We're tempted to sell the haying equipment, turn everything into grazing pastures and just buy the winter hay...