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Blame it on Faster Horses

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I really feel guilty doing this with everyone talking about the drought and all the lack of hay...I feel like the guy drinking a cold bottle of beer in front of the alcoholic on a 100 degree day :lol: I'll blame it on FH :wink: - she was asking me about Garrison Creeping Foxtail, so since it was a windy day I decided to check hay fields and took the camera along....

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FH- This first two pictures are of one of the areas where I have got the Garrison started- down at the bottom of the pics you can see the head it has on it (like a little cat tail)...Hopefully this will now spread thru all the low spots on the fields...Like I said its hard to get started but once started its hard to kill and spreads- but it likes cool weather and lots of water.......
I took the pictures with the 4-wheeler in it so you can get the depth perception....

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This is an older hayfield that is going more to brome and wheatgrass than alfalfa-- but I like grass hay anyway.....

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Another older alfalfa field with a lot of grass coming.......
 
gotta love Montana... If I had a gun on the front of my quad I could litterly be arrested for illegal transportation of a firearm... .. Actually maybe I should change that to read "Gotta hate Illinois"

Looks pretty nice... Noticed here for the first time that the corn is starting to curl.
 
OT, you are right~you should be ashamed of yourself, showing us those luscious hayfields. Haven't seen hay like that since we left irrigated country...

But I am truly happy for you. It has been dry up there in years past.

Now what was the name of that rainmaker? :wink:

And no, it's not dry enough here yet for me to run to the barn!!!! :stop: :help: :P :lol2: :lol2: :lol2:
 
IL Rancher said:
gotta love Montana... If I had a gun on the front of my quad I could litterly be arrested for illegal transportation of a firearm... .. Actually maybe I should change that to read "Gotta hate Illinois"

Looks pretty nice... Noticed here for the first time that the corn is starting to curl.
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I'd probably be in prison if I lived in Illinois....Since the price of gas has gone up I licensed the 4 wheeler and made it street legal- several times this summer I just took it into town (10 miles round trip)...... And since I've usually got that rifle on it, it goes with me....

Couple of times I decided to stop at the waterhole and catch up on gossip- don't want to leave the rifle on it parked on the street, so pack it in and put it in the closet behind the bar, where the owner also keeps his sawed off 12 gauge, until I'm ready to leave....

Had a couple little showers roll thru again this evening- not much moisture, but kind of the reason we've put off starting to cut that hay...Around here you can expect a good chance of rain until the end of June- oldtimers always said you shouldn't start cutting before the 4th of July-- but the hay, wheat, everything is about 2-3 weeks ahead this year...
 
Oh.. It gets worse OT... Much worse... They can get you for a bow too.. Doesn't have to be a firearm... Generally if I am going somewhere where I need to bring a gun I break it down and put it in a case... Wouldn't bother if I had a car with a trunk but I don't..


With a bow it is even worse... But I just figure put a zip tie on the cable and strings seems to be kosher according to the county mounty I talked to..


ATV's, and street legal... Ha... Gosh darn I miss Montana. Next thing I am going to hear is that chains and studded tires are still legal... Stop, your slaying me... Get me the heck out of here. Illlinois has to be one of the most restrictive states in the nation.. Lets not even talk about FOIDs and concealed carry...
 
Ot- Your hayfieldds look ok but the think ours are a lot heavier....Going ot start cutting this coming week because the alfalfa is starting to go down its so heavy.
 
Manitoba_Rancher said:
Ot- Your hayfieldds look ok but the think ours are a lot heavier....Going ot start cutting this coming week because the alfalfa is starting to go down its so heavy.
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I have the same problem here the red clover and alfalfa are going down.But it has been raining this weekend which we needed.
 
Manitoba_Rancher said:
Ot- Your hayfieldds look ok but the think ours are a lot heavier....Going ot start cutting this coming week because the alfalfa is starting to go down its so heavy.
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MR- Actually the alfalfa is pretty thick- You just can't see it because of the grass-- but the alfalfa is not as tall as in some years...Think that week or so of 90 degree heat we got early before we got moisture on it kind of stunted it some...Overall in looking at the fields I think there is a good chance we will get more than last year- but with everyone up here getting good moisture, it won't be worth much....You were lucky this winter with the easy winter and fuel prices to find someone to offer you $40 a ton... And I got counting up the other day, with the easy winter we have close to 900 bales of last year or two year old hay left.....Sure a lot better predicament to have then those poor folks down in Haymakers country....
 
Oldtimer said:
Manitoba_Rancher said:
Ot- Your hayfieldds look ok but the think ours are a lot heavier....Going ot start cutting this coming week because the alfalfa is starting to go down its so heavy.
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MR- Actually the alfalfa is pretty thick- You just can't see it because of the grass-- but the alfalfa is not as tall as in some years...Think that week or so of 90 degree heat we got early before we got moisture on it kind of stunted it some...Overall in looking at the fields I think there is a good chance we will get more than last year- but with everyone up here getting good moisture, it won't be worth much....You were lucky this winter to find someone to offer you $40 a ton... And I got counting up the other day, with the easy winter we have close to 900 bales of last year or two year old hay left.....Sure a lot better predicament to have then those poor folks down in Haymakers country....
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Hay in a stackyard is worth more than money in the bank..I had a 150 bales left over and the hay looks good here this year also.Hopefully I can carry over 400 or more next year just in case we get a dry year which were due for here.
 
Denny said:
Oldtimer said:
Manitoba_Rancher said:
Ot- Your hayfieldds look ok but the think ours are a lot heavier....Going ot start cutting this coming week because the alfalfa is starting to go down its so heavy.
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MR- Actually the alfalfa is pretty thick- You just can't see it because of the grass-- but the alfalfa is not as tall as in some years...Think that week or so of 90 degree heat we got early before we got moisture on it kind of stunted it some...Overall in looking at the fields I think there is a good chance we will get more than last year- but with everyone up here getting good moisture, it won't be worth much....You were lucky this winter to find someone to offer you $40 a ton... And I got counting up the other day, with the easy winter we have close to 900 bales of last year or two year old hay left.....Sure a lot better predicament to have then those poor folks down in Haymakers country....
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Hay in a stackyard is worth more than money in the bank..I had a 150 bales left over and the hay looks good here this year also.Hopefully I can carry over 400 or more next year just in case we get a dry year which were due for here.
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You got that right- we could have one of those winters again that starts in October and doesn't thaw til May......Dad always used to say he never felt secure unless he had one normal years feed to carry over...
 
Oldtimer said:
Manitoba_Rancher said:
Ot- Your hayfieldds look ok but the think ours are a lot heavier....Going ot start cutting this coming week because the alfalfa is starting to go down its so heavy.
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MR- Actually the alfalfa is pretty thick- You just can't see it because of the grass-- but the alfalfa is not as tall as in some years...Think that week or so of 90 degree heat we got early before we got moisture on it kind of stunted it some...Overall in looking at the fields I think there is a good chance we will get more than last year- but with everyone up here getting good moisture, it won't be worth much....You were lucky this winter with the easy winter and fuel prices to find someone to offer you $40 a ton... And I got counting up the other day, with the easy winter we have close to 900 bales of last year or two year old hay left.....Sure a lot better predicament to have then those poor folks down in Haymakers country....
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There are a lot of people up here that are seeding down hay and trying to sell hay so there is a good supply to be bought. There are going to be some big yields of hay up here this year. Where did ya see that I was buying hay for $40 a tonne OT?
 
Yup OT,looks like yall are sittin pretty on hay this year,thanks for the picture story,keep us posted when you start cutting/baleing...........good luck
 
OT,

I think our pasture looks mighty similiar to that hay crop of yours. We cut grass along the road last nite that was heavier than your hayfield.
 

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