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<blockquote data-quote="backhoeboogie" data-source="post: 799519" data-attributes="member: 3162"><p>Discing would probably be detrimental right now because the wind would blow the soil away. Those sandy fields are bone dry. Each time a cow takes a step dust blows. I am split up by two paved roads and one caliche road that serve as fire breaks already. There are also some lanes going through with a touch of grass in them. The wheat I planted gave me one center field that was plowed. Burmuda filled in strong in the early fall rain and the wheat came up. There's not really enough "grass" to provide a huge amount of fuel and the wheat will not make much anyway now. </p><p></p><p>The disc is ready to go and strategically placed. The sprayer could be filled in a hurry and provide a spray of water. It is only a 150 gallon variety but that is a lot of water for a grass fire. The battery on it is charged and a spare deep cycle battery is available as well. Stored round bales are split up such that not all of my eggs are in one basket. I would hate to lose any hay at this point because I may have to feed it going into spring if rains don't come. </p><p></p><p>There are some old fences that still have cedar posts. It would be a shame to lose those. I have not used wood for fence posts since getting totally burned out in '90. If I did get burned out, I have places I could put the cows where there are no wood posts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="backhoeboogie, post: 799519, member: 3162"] Discing would probably be detrimental right now because the wind would blow the soil away. Those sandy fields are bone dry. Each time a cow takes a step dust blows. I am split up by two paved roads and one caliche road that serve as fire breaks already. There are also some lanes going through with a touch of grass in them. The wheat I planted gave me one center field that was plowed. Burmuda filled in strong in the early fall rain and the wheat came up. There's not really enough "grass" to provide a huge amount of fuel and the wheat will not make much anyway now. The disc is ready to go and strategically placed. The sprayer could be filled in a hurry and provide a spray of water. It is only a 150 gallon variety but that is a lot of water for a grass fire. The battery on it is charged and a spare deep cycle battery is available as well. Stored round bales are split up such that not all of my eggs are in one basket. I would hate to lose any hay at this point because I may have to feed it going into spring if rains don't come. There are some old fences that still have cedar posts. It would be a shame to lose those. I have not used wood for fence posts since getting totally burned out in '90. If I did get burned out, I have places I could put the cows where there are no wood posts. [/QUOTE]
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