Road trippin

[LazyWP]

Lisa bought a pickup down in Texas last week, and we went after it Tuesday morning. I put 1680 miles behind the wheel, in under 37 hours. Saw lots of country. A person gets 20 miles away from our house, and things start to green up. Most of Nebraska, looked like it is in better shape then us. All of Kansas looks better then here. A few guys, I just don't understand. Planting beans in behind wheat.
Oklahoma had parts of, that looked good, and there are areas that look totally dried out.
Didn't see much of Texas. Only got about 80 miles in, and it was dark all the way.
I did have to stop and sleep 4 hours in Oklahoma City!

 

[3 M L & C]

What road did you take?

 

[LazyWP]

81/135 We stopped in Bennington on the way home, and ate lunch with some friends. Greg made the comment that they were drier then any year since the 30's, but to look at the grass, and volunteer wheat, you couldn't prove it by me. At least there is something coming back. My pastures haven't changed since I moved cows the 15th of May.
Just had to get my whining in for the day.

 

[3 M L & C]

My wife is from Lincoln. If they don't get rain for two weeks they think its dry. Hardly anybody knows what a stock tank is as well they have so many ponds. I think they have had close to 4 inches in the past two to three weeks. Before that it was pretty brown there.

 

[ND Farmer]

Hey Lazy..... Sorry to hear its so dry in your neck of the woods.....I didnt think you were whining, you were simply telling us like it is. ...... It can get very frustrating , when you travel an hour and things get greener. I know i have experienced that feeling a few times in my 60 yrs. Keep your head up and keep plugging along. Just keep in mind it rains after every dry spell.. Good luck to you and your family....

 

[3 M L & C]

How often do you guys have bad fires there? How many years apart?

 

[LazyWP]

How often do you guys have bad fires there? How many years apart?

This year, every other week. I would say we probably average a big fire about every 5 or 6 years. Last year we had more rain then ever, and lots of left over fuel for fires, early. Now this year we are driest in history. The combination makes for BIG, FAST fires!!

 

[mytfarms]

Well next time you stop in OKC, you ought to give me a chance to say howdy! We got some good rain 7 days ago, but when the wheat drills were running this week, dust was blowing in clouds in a bad way. The corn out here by the school farm looked completely dry three weeks ago, and most of it has gone into the bin over the last week. Some soybeans are hanging in between the wheat stubble, but anything not under water don't look too good. How the wheat pasture comes up and how much gets grazed is up in the air.