Crops sure are poor in my area.

bison · Aug 11, 2015

I baled up 320 acre of pea straw for winter feed . I got 95 rounds, good thing they harvested with a lexion combine with a 35 feet header or i could not have baled it.
A 35' feet cut resulted in an average 18" wide swath.
I made 6-7 bales an hr.
I have another 700 acre to do yet, hopefully it yields a bit better than what i just baled the last day and a half.( i need 600 rounds)
It is a lot of work but it still beats buying hay for $200 a bale

cole in mo. · Aug 11, 2015

Crops are poor here in almost mid mo. too. Lots of ground didn't get planted, that did in corn isn't all that good. Low ground corn is yellow to light green, pop corn sized ears. Some real early beans are doing good, late ones, planted around the 4th of july are really gonna have to hit it to beat the frost. Putting up hay has been a disaster, just cant get 3 dry days in a row.

jeffcat · Aug 11, 2015

And yet here in central and southern NJ it is just getting on the really dry side. Corn and beans were wilting last week till we got a somewhat good rain last night and some more this afternoon. I should have looked at the gauge but forgot.

hoghollow · Aug 11, 2015

Getting dry here in southwest Wi. Had less than 2 inches of rain since the end of June.
Pasture is getting pretty burned up. If no rain in next week will have to start feeding hay.
Bought 10 ton of round bales 1st crop today 60 bucks a ton. Hope I do not need it in a week
or two. Corn looks good from road get out in it and ears only 1/2 to 3/4 filled out. Might
be interesting fall.

Donald Lehman · Aug 11, 2015

Corn is going to only be fair in this area. Soybeans look good so far. Gonna be fighting with frozen round bales this winter because they were so wet. Anybody trying to put up dry squares generally mowed the first and second cutting together. That crap is gonna really make milk. The stuff will test about 6-7 percent protein, I expect.

Kickinbull · Aug 11, 2015

Bison, is there enough moisture to interplant some small grains into your pasture/hay fields?

Tim(nj) · Aug 11, 2015

We got just over 2" up in northern Hunterdon.

Russ from MN · Aug 11, 2015

Crops look pretty good in N MN, some fields that were saved for beans did not get planted, but it was dry for early planting. Then it rained for 40 days and nights. The small grain in well drained land looks good, and most of the beans that got planted are tall enough to make it hard to see the deer fawns.

bison · Aug 11, 2015

(quoted from post at 18:19:22 08/11/15) Bison, [b:e996fffbd2]is there enough moisture to interplant some small grains into your pasture/hay fields[/b:e996fffbd2]?

was thinking to stitch some oats into the fields but the growing season here is just about done for the year and any germination (if any) would just feed the grass hoppers who are still thick as hairs on a dog.
As for moisture, I drilled some holes for fence bracing posts on the 4 corners of a half section i am in the process of fencing.
I drilled 5' deep,..powder dry all the way :shock:.
I wonder if i will get the line posts pounded in the ground being it that dry.

W_B · Aug 12, 2015

Things look good in my area. Corn looks awesome except in those small areas in the fields that got flooded and held water for awhile. Even second crop beans behind winter wheat got rain right after planting and just popped up almost right away and looks pretty good. We usually don't get enough moisture for it in most years.

Crops sure are poor in my area.

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