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jaytee

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Dang, no new post for 4 days, what the heck's goin' on. I know you folks aint been out in the fields, been way to wet, at least in my neck of the woods. Come on, lets wake this place up!!!:cheers::cheers:
 
Not too wet here in SW Kansas. I was talking to a farmer that lives west of Tribune, just about on the Colorado line. He had a bit of snow yesterday morning, but was excited about the 0.70" of rain he received, the first rain since August. Needless to say, he is dry, as is much of this country around here.
 
I wish we could send you some of this moisture. I would literally have to wade, as of yesterday afternoon to get anything planted. Got some shrubbery for quail headquarters, and millet/sunflowers for dove patches to get in, but no real hurry on either, ground so wet it sponges water up where you walk, all runoff now, may have to plant jap millet and smart weed for ducks, and I'm on the hilly stuff. Corn crop not persisting at all, herbicides were a complete failure, looks like replant, or beans, or prevent, ( again).
 
Irrigated corn has been going in the ground the last two weeks here. I have not been around the country side enough to know if any up yet. Lots of pre-water on corn ground and lots of sprinklers running on irrigated wheat.
 
We're soaked here in MI too. Another 2 inches last night. Makes me glad that I frost seeded my prairie mix back in mid-March.

Had a guy out to the farm on Sat to deliver some seed beans. He was telling us that the Dakotas are really wet too and a lot of crops might not get in this year.
 
Maynard, we got .74 in the last 3 days. Sure looks better. It won't fix what is already dead or so far behind that there isn't enough time to finish, but better than what we'd been getting. I'm worried about the pheasants in this short, thin wheat. The quail have a bit more time, but so many things are just now getting started.
 
Jaytee, I'll hang some bait for you. We just finished a $31,000 grant project on my wildlife area removing feral cedar trees. Some of these areas hadn't been touched in decades. We worked on several hundred acres removing feral and understory cedars that could make wildfire jump off of the area a significant danger. The side benefit should be improved habitat for quail, turkey, deer and other wildlife by adding diversity and removing complete cedar canopy, opening up the soil to the sun for the first time in decades. This should start a new round of succession on these acres, making them significantly more productive over the coming years.

I'm still trying to get more burn days in to continue the patch burn/patch grazing program on the area. We did get 1 burn day and managed to get 1 patch burn done. I need to get at least 2 more done to stay in rotation. I guess I have the option to do them in July/August if we miss them this spring. Cattle went on April 15, so that management tool is working as we speak.
 
PD,

Glad you got some moisture. Forecast says high winds for tomorrow, if so no burning for you. I am impressed with all the work I saw from the road. I am still limited(a gallon of milk) on lifting for another month, so I have to leave everything to my hired hand. I have some food plot seed left from last year and wanted to get some more Egyptian wheat, but finances are tight and that stuff is like gold. Will probably get some Ellis to mix in with the other seed to have some tall stuff in the terrace channels. I try to take care of all my animals. Randy Rodgers, told me that I just couldn't have everything on my place, but for the life of me, I don't know why. He said that after I told him I wanted to create a marsh area for waterfowl. He thought lesser prairie chicken, pheasant, bob white quail, whitetail & mule deer was enough, add that to the coyotes, badgers, bobcats, porkies and now I have road runners and elk too. Years ago I had Bob Henderson(I think that is correct, the predator man at K-State)and he thought I should be raising mallards for a preserve hunt at the ranch. I think it was right after my meeting with Bob that I had the meeting with Randy.

The trail cam pics I am getting still shows the coyote, badgers, bob cat and coon in really good fur. I need to get with the program next winter and reduce the numbers a bit and get a couple good mounts for the trophy room. Aaron told me the zoo would like to have a live porkie and I have plenty they could have. Tricky rascals they are.
 
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