OT Realy dry ground

BANDITFARMER · Sep 19, 2010

I was out checking my crops today and I know we havent had much rain in the last 2 months here in southwest Ohio, but there are cracks in the ground every were you look. So I got the old tspe measure out and put it down the crack, and down it went! 19 1/2 inches and may have could have gone deeper but I didnt want to bent the tape. I sure hope we dont get a lot of rain till I get the beans cut or I will have a muddy mess! Has anyone else seen this in there fields this year? Bandit

larry@stinescorner · Sep 19, 2010

I havent seen cracks , but our pond is almost dryed up I hope all the bass dont die I know a lot of predetors have got some of them.

Fordfarmer · Sep 19, 2010

We need to get our farms together... you could have some of thewater that's standing in my fields. Still lots to do, but can't move because it's raining every couple days. (2 1/2" Thurs. night)

DeltaRed · Sep 19, 2010

Our ground is always like that,thats why we irrigate.(we only get about 5" rain annualy)

Nancy Howell · Sep 19, 2010

Its been very dry at the farm. It was a dry spring, then got rain in June when its normally dry. July was dry and August unusually hot and dry. Made a mess of the hay season.

Noticed today that even some of the trees were wilting. Had to put out a round bale for the horses. I normally don"t start putting out hay until late October.

We sure could use a good 3 inch slow soaking rain.

Billy NY · Sep 19, 2010

It's been real dry here too, I have not cut the grass since mid august, which is unheard of around here for most years. I plowed up some ground and planted some oats, forage for the deer, some areas were sod bound since '86 or so, all of what I turned over was as dry as if it were turned a week ago, dry powder, dust, so I left it in furrows, til right before a soaking rain earlier this week, ground is hard though, the field that was harvested, oats, I could not get the plow in the ground, though the shares are worn, it went in a moist area, never had dust when plowing, one can see how under the right conditions, you could lose topsoil.

Anonymous-0 · Sep 21, 2010

One consulation, when it rains the moisture depth will be good for the plants.
Had that for a long time. plays he## with the fence posts.Only on the black soil though.

Allen57 · Sep 21, 2010

(quoted from post at 18:38:32 09/19/10) I was out checking my crops today and I know we havent had much rain in the last 2 months here in southwest Ohio, but there are cracks in the ground every were you look. So I got the old tspe measure out and put it down the crack, and down it went! 19 1/2 inches and may have could have gone deeper but I didnt want to bent the tape. I sure hope we dont get a lot of rain till I get the beans cut or I will have a muddy mess! Has anyone else seen this in there fields this year? Bandit

Banditfarmer, them are babies........ever have one swallow a t-post?

That wire should be at about 34 inches. Not on the ground.

My tape is an inch wide and same as you I just shoved it in till it stopped.....at 36 inches

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OT Realy dry ground

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