Low Water

[oneshot]

Been very dry around here. We went to Truman Lake and it was very low.

Was just checking the Forecast and no rain in sight. My wife was saying oh this is good. I told her no we are needing a bunch of rain. Few days of slow soaking rain.

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[Devan S.]

Yes sir. Growing days are about over. We need rain bad.....like 4-5 inches over a week or better. 

Already planning on selling calves early and culling old momma cows. 

[snagged in outlet 3]

2 minutes ago, Devan S. said:

Yes sir. Growing days are about over. We need rain bad.....like 4-5 inches over a week or better. 

Already planning on selling calves early and culling old momma cows. 

Do you farm for a living?   Only farmer I ever knew was my father in law.  Dairy farm with crops.  I was very interested in his day to day job but every time I helped him I got some kind of bovine fluid or waste on me.  😆.  I helped make some calves too.  

[MrGiggles]

Stockton is about 5 feet low too. 

I planted about 5 acres of food plots this year. They are hanging in there, just barely. The drought really stunted them though, the turnips are doing okay (picked some purple tops yesterday, they're about the size of my fist) but the rye, wheat, and peas never really amounted to anything. We haven't had much rain at all since the beginning of September. Got .6 last weekend and just a sprinkle yesterday morning.

[Mark]

It's so dry around here, we got tadpoles 3 months old that don't know how to swim.

I caught a catfish the other day that had a wood tick on it.

[liphunter]

10 hours ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

 I helped make some calves too.  

That had to be awkward with your father in law watching!

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Just now, liphunter said:

That had to be awkward with your father in law watching!

He helped me.  Technically a 3 some I guess.  
 

[Devan S.]

11 hours ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

Do you farm for a living?   Only farmer I ever knew was my father in law.  Dairy farm with crops.  I was very interested in his day to day job but every time I helped him I got some kind of bovine fluid or waste on me.  😆.  I helped make some calves too.  

No not for a living. More of a second job. 

Just run about 35 head of momma cows. The benefit is that I can sell out or cut down to get through winter and buy back in later if I want too. I cannot imagine having my entire livelihood hanging on the balance or rain or sunshine. 
 

[FishnDave]

11 hours ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

 I helped make some calves too.  

Were you helping pull calves out, or were you "shoulder deep" in the inseminating? 

I grew up on a rural acreage.  My dad bought about 20 acres of cropland from his brother-in-law...had our house built on it.  There was timber, creeks, pastures, huge garden, we built barns, a large machine shed, huge lawn, built wood fences and barbed wire fences, planted lots of fruit trees and evergreen windbreaks, had 4 cows and a horse.  My job was to feed and water the animals, clean manure out of the barn, weed the garden.  My summer PAID jobs starting at age 12 were walking beans and roguing & detassling corn.  

[snagged in outlet 3]

1 hour ago, FishnDave said:

Were you helping pull calves out, or were you "shoulder deep" in the inseminating? 

I grew up on a rural acreage.  My dad bought about 20 acres of cropland from his brother-in-law...had our house built on it.  There was timber, creeks, pastures, huge garden, we built barns, a large machine shed, huge lawn, built wood fences and barbed wire fences, planted lots of fruit trees and evergreen windbreaks, had 4 cows and a horse.  My job was to feed and water the animals, clean manure out of the barn, weed the garden.  My summer PAID jobs starting at age 12 were walking beans and roguing & detassling corn.  

Both.