cutterone
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We've had it pretty tough here as well but nothing like you guys. It's so strange because we have friends in Oklahoma and they were burnt up last year and we even sent a semi of hay to them and we had mud all year long. We couldn't get hay put up for the constant rain and this year it's just the opposite. We've had high winds all spring, freeze and frost in April, and all the rain fizzles out before it gets here. Our yards, fields, and pastures have big cracks in them, the ditches are dry and the creeks are really low. We would like to fertilize if it ever rains (and it will) but can't find much of it and the same fert I bought last year at $180/ ton is now $430/ ton! To top it off there are a lot of horse people here and they are going nuts buying any hay they can get their hands on, actually trying to outbid for hayrights to fields and small sqare bales are selling for $7 + / bale making normal supplies going fast. The yields are horrible - a neighbor told me last week he got 2 1/2 round bales alfalfa off of 9 acres and most of the grass hay is down 50%. We could seriously be selling our seedstock herd if things don't improve. It's amazing what a little drought and ethanol can do to your wallet and future!
)-- but I had more May calves this year, dragging on over into June... In talking to the neighbors they were all the same way-almost all had several later than normal ( on a normal 90 day cycle) a huge monthlong gap (May 1 to June 1)- but I did get a good sign today when I put out more mineral (Vigortone- naturally :wink: 
