Recent content by M. R. Byrd

Last night 1.00" 28.15" year to date Some areas starting to get a lot of army worms.

Sorry for your loss.

Good hunting to all chasing those chickens. What a sight to see a flush in front of you and that cackle.

0.55" last night 27.15" YTD

Just got home and there was 0.70" in the gauge from the weekend showers. 26.60" YTD

Interesting. I see Salina is negative, but all the milo I have seen in Saline County looks great. I have only seen one poor milo field and it was in Ellsworth County, but it wasn't a moisture issue as other fields in the area were perfect.

Just got back home and dumped 0.80" from the rain gauge. 25.90" YTD

In my recent travels around the area counties, I continue to see the most beautiful milo fields I have ever seen and next to those fields are prepared fields ready for winter wheat to go in toward the end of September or early October. What I also see is lots of ponding water in those soon to be...

1.25" early this morning. 25.10" YTD

The dove are thick. This is one span of four that are loaded like this.

Had 1.75" in the wee hours this morning. 23.85" YTD Praise the Lord, the Ponderosa continues to be blessed with rain.

Saw this morning that there is a 60% chance of rain on Monday.

It is really drying out now and no rain in the long range forecast. Pastures are starting to take on a more normal August appearance. Virtually no dew on the grass this morning. But subsoil moisture is terrific. Dryland milo is outstanding; it will be a bin buster harvest. I have been in Ness...

Heat and wind causing it to dry out quickly here at the Ponderosa. Pastures are losing their unusual green color and heading for a more normal August color.

Great moisture, but summer heat and strong winds are drying pastures out and they are losing some of their green color. Saw a covey of quail today and one lone hen. Don't know what is going on with the pheasants, but seeing a very few.