Yesterday I took a tractor ride out to the back forty on my farm. There was about 8 inches of snow on the ground and we have had several days of below zero weather but my tires were in mud. This is a testimony to the insulating value of snow.
Today the warm weather and the rain have removed most of the snow so we do have a chance of the predicted cold to freeze the ground if we do not get the snow first. Now snow is something that I am prepared to deal with but a long mud season can drive a man to drink. Tea and coffee of course and not that other stuff!
In most years the mud season starts about the middle of March here in nature's icebox but January is way to soon. Let us all hope for a good cold snap before the snow comes, unless you live in one of those warmer and dryer climes. Happy farming.
Today the warm weather and the rain have removed most of the snow so we do have a chance of the predicted cold to freeze the ground if we do not get the snow first. Now snow is something that I am prepared to deal with but a long mud season can drive a man to drink. Tea and coffee of course and not that other stuff!
In most years the mud season starts about the middle of March here in nature's icebox but January is way to soon. Let us all hope for a good cold snap before the snow comes, unless you live in one of those warmer and dryer climes. Happy farming.
