Amazin what a rain will do for attitudes

[Denny]

We got about 7/10ths here last night.Been doing the last of the tillage and the ground has been rock hard this should loosen it up a bit and cut the dust down as I plant.

 

[Trinity man]

Well when I got home from Nacogdoches today there was 3 inches in the old gauge. You can hear the grass growing now. I have fertilize coming next week so it would be nice if we got this again next week. :wink:

That seems to be the big challenge, getting the next rain in a timely manner.

I'm rolling the dice and not going to fertilize. I reduced the herd by 1/3 in the fall of 2008 and spring of 2009. If it rains I'm betting I can grow enough forage and still get another cutting of hay from somewhere. If it doesn't keep raining fertilizer isn't going to help anyway.

Goes back to the fact that we don't even come close to make a living off my little spread. If all we can do is break even (if I'm lucky) I might as well break even doing less and risking less. Although I sort of enjoy what I'm doing, it isn't a "hobby".

We haven't fertilize the last couple of years because of the cost, but this year my back is against the wall that if I don't do something I could lose the hay crops in the sandy soils. Plus the prices isn't to bad for 32-0-0 at $6,900 for 25 tons. :wink:

 

[Blkbuckaroo]

Got lots of rain here,looking good moisture wise,attitudes,not so sure.