Rain!!!
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Topic: Rain!!!
Posted By: klinemar
Subject: Rain!!!
Date Posted: 21 May 2018 at 6:22am
| We are having a very wet spring! very few crops planted as many farmers were delayed by cold ground temperatures. Then the rains came! We have ducks and geese swimming in pot holes in fields! The grass is really growing and people leave ruts in their lawns when trying to mow! My past experience tells me we will get all of our rain now and be shut off later ! |
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Posted By: Red Bank
Date Posted: 21 May 2018 at 1:36pm
| Same here in NC if I have one more person tell me I should have already cut my hay I will scream. Last week in April was the only week to and I didn't because I wanted a little more growth. Rains came and now it's chest high and look like June 6 or 7 will be earliest to cut. |
Posted By: Brian F(IL)
Date Posted: 21 May 2018 at 1:46pm
| Send some to Illinois. We could use a little moisture. |
Posted By: tadams(OH)
Date Posted: 21 May 2018 at 3:11pm
| That the same feeling I am getting going to be a hot dry summer |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 21 May 2018 at 9:14pm
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Tom, I don't want to hear that! But, I think I agree.... it just happens that way. I hope we're all wrong! ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 21 May 2018 at 10:56pm
| I never thought i'd be wearing a insulated jacket in late may! it's wet here too, but not as bad as you guys! |
Posted By: Kurt WI
Date Posted: 22 May 2018 at 6:25am
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Cold and wet! Thought I had the pellet stove all cleaned up and shut down already for next fall! Guess not had to start it again yesterday. Just hope when it turns the water spicket isn't shut off along with it getting hot. ------------- WD D17D 170 190xt 190xtIII 200 7020 |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 22 May 2018 at 7:54am
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We , here in NW Illinois, had below average ground temps and planting was delayed some. Then before we were done planting, there were dust devils everywhere all day long. Luckily we got some decent rain without drowning too many frogs and the crops look good around here. It has been damp quite a bit,the last 2 weeks, letting the grass get ahead of mowing but no complaints . I hope we don't get shut off in June and July of needed rain. I guess it could make the price of corn and beans closer to a profitable number if we had a drought
 ------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
Posted By: klinemar
Date Posted: 22 May 2018 at 8:16am
| In this part of the country Soybeans are a good crop as long as they can swim or have gills! Corn what there is of it looks sick! Hay crop is growing every day and I believe what we don't get in quality we will make up in quantity! Probably have some rutted hay fields from farmers trying to cut hay! A lot of grumpy farmers who can't joke about the situation! I told one seed supplier he needs to stock Rice! He did not laugh! In past years like this one ,a neighbor would call the local seed dealer and order frog seed to replant as his had all drowned ! I am reminded of the story of the farmer during the Dust Bowl days who put his walking plow on top of his barn. When neighbors asked him what for he replied "Well my farm is blowing away at least where ever the dirt lands it will be plowed for the next farmer"! |
Posted By: Tbone95
Date Posted: 22 May 2018 at 8:58am
| This past weekend, I drove down the east side of MI, across Northern OH, all the way across PA into Delaware and back. Looks like North OH is WAAAAYY behind, and southern Michigan as well. I'm not familiar with the typical schedule of things in PA, but I'd say they're behind as well. Looked weird to me to see a hay field cut next to a corn field that hadn't been touched! In my neck of the woods, we actually aren't "too bad". Some rains that went across southern Michigan missed or grazed us just barely. Fields are in decent shape.....fingers crossed. |