I need some moderation please

[skyhightree1]

Sky go find you some hot chicks in bikinis and start you a mud wrestling business. After 2011 I don't complain to much about rain.

I sure like the way you think.. :tiphat:

 

[greybeard]

Sky go find you some hot chicks in bikinis and start you a mud wrestling business. After 2011 I don't complain to much about rain.

I sure like the way you think.. :tiphat:

Has your area had a 2011 yet Sky?

Our SW US drought actually started in summer 2008, and peaked in 2011 here in E Texas, and to me that 2011 sell off is the major contributing factor in the upswing of prices we seen over the last couple of years. Texas, Okla, Ark, Kansas, N.M.--it was brutal. The national beef herd takes years to rebuild to pre-drought levels and high prices received are a two edged sword--hard to keep them here and breeding when you can get so much for them..

Rainy seasons, and even a major flood event are short lived--it will eventually dry out come June-July-Aug, but drought stays with you for a long long time, and our aquifers are just now getting recharged from the beating they took in 2010-2011 and part of 2012. 2011 was bad, really bad here. I got by that fall and winter without selling off anything good, but if the drought had continued into 2012 here, I would have had to sell a lot. 2011 fall and winter wasn't much better, but a single 4 day event in very early 2012 pretty much guaranteed I would have some grass and also ensured there would be at least one good hay cutting around here. We got about 8"-10" of rain over a 2 day period, then 2 days later, the runoff on the upper reaches of the little river next to my place got down here and put 6-12" of flood water on about 1/2 of the 124 acres I run cows on --stayed up for 36 hours. I walked and drove around in that water and everywhere I looked, little bubbles were coming up out of the ground telling me it was soaking in. The grass on that part did better than any of the high areas that year.

Next July and August, when you see good grass on your place, you can thank these good soaking rains you are getting now. Since you are a hay producer, it won't help your prices any, but believe me, cheap hay is a whole bunch better than no hay at all or having to buy it from out of state for $110/4x5 bale like I saw some sell for around here in 2011.

 

[skyhightree1]

Sky go find you some hot chicks in bikinis and start you a mud wrestling business. After 2011 I don't complain to much about rain.

I sure like the way you think.. :tiphat:

Has your area had a 2011 yet Sky?

Our SW US drought actually started in summer 2008, and peaked in 2011 here in E Texas, and to me that 2011 sell off is the major contributing factor in the upswing of prices we seen over the last couple of years. Texas, Okla, Ark, Kansas, N.M.--it was brutal. The national beef herd takes years to rebuild to pre-drought levels and high prices received are a two edged sword--hard to keep them here and breeding when you can get so much for them..

Rainy seasons, and even a major flood event are short lived--it will eventually dry out come June-July-Aug, but drought stays with you for a long long time, and our aquifers are just now getting recharged from the beating they took in 2010-2011 and part of 2012. 2011 was bad, really bad here. I got by that fall and winter without selling off anything good, but if the drought had continued into 2012 here, I would have had to sell a lot. 2011 fall and winter wasn't much better, but a single 4 day event in very early 2012 pretty much guaranteed I would have some grass and also ensured there would be at least one good hay cutting around here. We got about 8"-10" of rain over a 2 day period, then 2 days later, the runoff on the upper reaches of the little river next to my place got down here and put 6-12" of flood water on about 1/2 of the 124 acres I run cows on --stayed up for 36 hours. I walked and drove around in that water and everywhere I looked, little bubbles were coming up out of the ground telling me it was soaking in. The grass on that part did better than any of the high areas that year.

Next July and August, when you see good grass on your place, you can thank these good soaking rains you are getting now. Since you are a hay producer, it won't help your prices any, but believe me, cheap hay is a whole bunch better than no hay at all or having to buy it from out of state for $110/4x5 bale like I saw some sell for around here in 2011.

Yes sir 2011 was terrible bred cows were selling for dirt cheap like 400-500 bucks it was on the news and a big write up about the drought lowering cattle prices. The hay situation of buying that sucks never had to do that yet because I generally have enough for the next year left over but I can imagine alot of folks gave up cattle because of the hay prices or went broke trying to buy hay. Yea I am very thankful of the rain especially after leaving my water hose on all night and flooding my yard and driveway That sure is a whole lot of water around your place though.

 

[fitz]

We must have had better luck on this side of the state. I measured 50.34" for 2011. Normal for the year at that time was 42.49. This year is starting out below normal but it's still muddy. The ground is frozen here and anything we get just keeps the top couple inches slick. I've done the hay feeding in June. Now that is scary. I'll take the mud anytime and refer to it as another challenge.

 

[skyhightree1]

We must have had better luck on this side of the state. I measured 50.34" for 2011. Normal for the year at that time was 42.49. This year is starting out below normal but it's still muddy. The ground is frozen here and anything we get just keeps the top couple inches slick. I've done the hay feeding in June. Now that is scary. I'll take the mud anytime and refer to it as another challenge.

Yea ive fed may through april a few times. I just mostly hope its not going to be a dry summer.