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I like all the varieties of millet. This is my food plot this year, the best of my lifetime, thanks to an unusually wet year here. There is some millet in the mix along with milo and some tall grain sorghum such as Atlas and Ellis. This mix came from Star Seed in Osborne, Kansas. The...

0.45" on the 10th. YTD 17.95"

Thursday night added 1.50". Praise the Lord. Brings YTD today to 14.25". Annual rainfall at the Ponderosa is 17.50" We have been really hot and the rain was certainly welcome. Not used to this much rain at the Ponderosa. The Dodge City Days Rodeo seems to bring a rain to the area.

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Disappointed that I am not seeing any broods in the road ditches. Saw my first in a road ditch in Haskell County last week. Hoping to see more soon.

Fast moving storm last evening. Big blow. Reports of trees blown over. Just a quarter of an inch here at the Ponderosa bringing YTD to 12.75"

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IMG_3649.jpg I certainly cannot speak to Idaho irrigation practices. I posted this thread in Kansas, so was only addressing Kansas and specifically the area I was traveling through. Here is the area I was in and the corners are not irrigated with corner systems. Since this area gets less than...

I am seeing lots of cottontails this year at the Ponderosa and a few Jack rabbits. I did see one kangaroo rat, something that I have not seen for probably twenty years.

Curved jaw cable cutters(straight jaw cutters, vise grips, etc. just flatten the strands of the cable and won't cut it). Wooden dowel rod, about 1" diameter to keep dog's jaw open while removing quills.

I don't get away from the Ponderosa often to see other areas around here, but a wedding and a distance parts run got me out and about SW Kansas. Time on the road is a time of reflection for me. I am always looking for wildlife(only saw one pheasant hatch) and looking at the habitat of the area...

Ponderosa had 0.75" on July 16th bringing YTD to 12.50" Praise the Lord I am not used to this moisture. I did my usual food plot planting that usually produces mixed results from fair to poor. This year I hit it right and have some great looking plots. Still not seeing many birds. Two quail...

Had 0.50" on July 6th, bringing YTD 11.75" It will be green until it isn't. I will take it and be very thankful

On June 30th had a downpour 3.75" Brings year to date to 11.25" Last time I remember this pond going over the spillway was 30 years ago.

Chicken Annies at Yale was a favorite. Seems like when I moved to Frontenac in 1976 the Chicken Fry Steak sandwich with fries was $1.35 at the Tower Ballroom and a platter of hand breaded onion rings was 60 cents. That chicken fry overhung the large bun and we could cut it in half and double...

What I said about June being historically our highest rainfall is coming true this year. Had 2.50" last night. It is really sloppy, which is good in this country, slows down the wheat harvest which was in progress(very early). In my area I would estimate about 50% cut. This year's rain May 4th...

I lived in Frontenac a for few years back in the 70's One of those years was well above Pittsburg's 44" annual rainfall (I want to say around 60"). Quite a shock for this old western Kansas boy that was used to 17-18" at the Ponderosa.

Ponderosa received 0.75" bringing the year to date to 5.00"

The Kansas wheat harvest is starting way too early. Some reports from Gt. Bend and Hutch area. Recent rains around the Ponderosa has moved it back but a bit, but fields only days away.