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old · Jul 21, 2010

Well been trying to get the hay done but with all these 1/10 of an inch rains it has been hard to figure out if it is safe to cut hay. I thought about doing so yesterday but didn't since NWS said 40% chance so yep it sure did 40% on us. We got 1.5 inches of much needed real rain last evening. Most of the summer all we have been getting is enough rain to scare a guy out of cutting hay and humidity up in the 70% plus reading and heat indexes of 104 plus for the past 2 or so weeks so it isn't even a good idea to be out in it much. Maybe just maybe I'll get the last of my hay done soon, hope I can before I need to do a 2nd cutting

DeltaRed · Jul 21, 2010

You guys must have got a lot.......cause its still coming!

SCHMUCK 1 · Jul 21, 2010

It's rained 6 of the last 7 days in NWMO, for about 3.5" all together and there is a rain chance for 3 of the next 5 days, too. Maybe I can cut hay in August .....

old · Jul 21, 2010

Ya know how it is. Weather guessers here called for rain all last week and we might have in that week got about 1/4 inch but it hit every other day so with it doing it like that a guy can't cut and be sure he is safe. Yesterday NOAA called for a 40% chance of rain and we got it at 1.5 inches but they also had 0% chance on Wednesday but now today NOAA has another 40% for today seems they can not make up there minds as to when and how much if any LOL

Billy Shafer · Jul 21, 2010

It rained for five minutes yesterday. First rain we have had in two weeks.

DAVISFARMS · Jul 21, 2010

i wish i could get some rain me got about 2 inches two weeks ago then hot sun and wind we are dry dry

BobH in NH · Jul 21, 2010

We haven"t had any worthwhile rain here in Southern NH for about 2 months. Everything is dry and brown, except the areas which are normally too wet to drive on. Second crop this year will be extremely limited, mostly just the alfalfa pieces.

Our well is on it"s last legs and we manage to pump it dry 1 or 2 times a day just trying to get enough water for the livestock. Were supposed to get really nasty storms again this evening, but as usual most went well south and another severe cell went well north above mid-state. Tomorrow the tanks go on the farm truck and we start hauling water for the livestock. Really should put in an artesian well, but can"t afford it now. All the ones in the surrounding mile or so of the farm are a minimum of 800-850 feet deep, many well over 1000 feet, and most have been hydrofracked to up the yield! Go figure - This area has lots of wet lands, marshes, brooks, and drainage swales too.

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