7 acre Hay patch May 10, 2007

[alabama]

Cut and rolled 7 acres and made 4.75 rolls. The norm for this cutting is 11 to 14.

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

Welcome to southern Saskatchewan. :lol:

Now you need a couple months of -40F weather to help you feed up that surplus. :wink:

 

[alabama]

Welcome to southern Saskatchewan. :lol:

Now you need a couple months of -40F weather to help you feed up that surplus. :wink:

I hope I get enough to make it through the summer. If it gets down to -40 I am going to move.

 

[Mike]

Welcome to southern Saskatchewan. :lol:

Now you need a couple months of -40F weather to help you feed up that surplus. :wink:

There have been many times when I would take the dry -40 over the 35 degree rain. Wet cold saps all the energy...........................

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

Welcome to southern Saskatchewan. :lol:

Now you need a couple months of -40F weather to help you feed up that surplus. :wink:

There have been many times when I would take the dry -40 over the 35 degree rain. Wet cold saps all the energy...........................

How many times have you actually experienced -40?

 

[Mike]

Welcome to southern Saskatchewan. :lol:

Now you need a couple months of -40F weather to help you feed up that surplus. :wink:

There have been many times when I would take the dry -40 over the 35 degree rain. Wet cold saps all the energy...........................

How many times have you actually experienced -40?

Personally? Many times. I lived in Barrow, AK for a couple of years back in the 70's.

The wind chill got -100 there a few times........................

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

There have been many times when I would take the dry -40 over the 35 degree rain. Wet cold saps all the energy...........................

How many times have you actually experienced -40?

Personally? Many times. I lived in Barrow, AK for a couple of years back in the 70's.

The wind chill got -100 there a few times........................

How many cows were you feeding? :shock:

 

[Mike]

How many times have you actually experienced -40?

Personally? Many times. I lived in Barrow, AK for a couple of years back in the 70's.

The wind chill got -100 there a few times........................

How many cows were you feeding? :shock:

Not cows, Caribou. :shock:

Cows this year tho........

Record Lowest Temperatures by State
(Thru December 2000)
State Temp. °F. Date Station Elevation Feet
*Also on earlier dates at the same time or other places.
Alabama -27 Jan. 30, 1966 New Market 760
Alaska -80 Jan. 23, 1971 Prospect Creek Camp 1,100
Arizona -40 Jan. 7, 1971 Hawley Lake 8,180
Arkansas -29 Feb. 13, 1905 Pond 1,250

"* From Browsen, R. & Ames D."Winter Stress in Beef Cattle" Cattle Producer's Library. CL760.



"If we have a choice, snow is preferred to a cold rain. We lose what is called "air insulation" in cattle that get wet versus those that are out in the snow. The air pockets between hair fibers are a source of insulation. We lose this insulation when hair gets matted down in a cold rain. The result is that the Dry Winter Coat goes from having a critical temperature of 32 degrees F to about 59-60 degrees F."

 

[tlakota]

mike
I totally agree with you...We had storms in april. The first one was light rain for about 2 days straight and temp was 33-35 the whole time...couple days later the wind picked up and in started snowing....those new calves were much better off during that snow...I would much rather have it snow rather then have 35 degree rain
Id also much rather be walking through lots in feburary versus april when the lots are muddy....calves can take the cold a lot better

 

[Mike]

mike
I totally agree with you...We had storms in april. The first one was light rain for about 2 days straight and temp was 33-35 the whole time...couple days later the wind picked up and in started snowing....those new calves were much better off during that snow...I would much rather have it snow rather then have 35 degree rain
Id also much rather be walking through lots in feburary versus april when the lots are muddy....calves can take the cold a lot better

Another dilemma here is hair coat. The necessity for short hair in summer keeps us from breeding to the thicker coated animals.

For instance, it was 90 degrees today with nearly 100% humidity. Black cows are hunting the shade or a pond now. Only graze at night.

 

[Denny]

mike
I totally agree with you...We had storms in april. The first one was light rain for about 2 days straight and temp was 33-35 the whole time...couple days later the wind picked up and in started snowing....those new calves were much better off during that snow...I would much rather have it snow rather then have 35 degree rain
Id also much rather be walking through lots in feburary versus april when the lots are muddy....calves can take the cold a lot better

Another dilemma here is hair coat. The necessity for short hair in summer keeps us from breeding to the thicker coated animals.

For instance, it was 90 degrees today with nearly 100% humidity. Black cows are hunting the shade or a pond now. Only graze at night.

It was 80 here yesterday my thick haired black cows were in the ponds all afternoon.Low 70's today alot better fenceing weather.Were branding tomorrow unless it keeps raining.

 

[IL Rancher]

Hey Denny, send osome of taht water south and east.. WE are drier than dry for this time of year.. 90 degrees today, but a front came through and is going to coll it down to a more seasonable 78 for tomoorw... Of course today was going to be 82 so I trust the weather men about as far as I can throw them..