Latestarter's ramblings/musings/gripes and grumbles.

[CntryBoy777]

Glad ya got a handle on the gnats, hope your team does better for ya....and hope the hay is a Hit for ya too.....big difference in price. There's nobody that sells alfafa hay in the vicinity here, just pellets. How's the herd doing?.....the grass will be giving ya a break before too long with shorter days, no water, and cooler temps.....will be able to use that time elsewhere and get things ready for Spring.....

 

[Mike CHS]

We paid just under $13 a bale last year for alfalfa at the Farm Center here so gladly paid $4.50 a bale this year to pick it up in the field.

 

[goatgurl]

really glad the gnat catcher is working. just remember to empty the jar every once in a while.

 

[Bruce]

We paid just under $13 a bale last year for alfalfa at the Farm Center here so gladly paid $4.50 a bale this year to pick it up in the field.

That is a lot of money, how big are those bales??? "Pick your own" is surely a good plan, glad you can find that. No pickup, stack, delivery cost for the farmer, no middlemen marking up to cover their costs plus profit. I think the people across the road must do that. I paid Al $4/bale (orchard grass), delivered into the barn on his trailer. But I saw the neighbors unloading their pickup into the hay elevator so they must have picked it up themselves. That is good for Al I think, he's in great shape but now at 70, he's much more fond of the round bales he never has to physically touch. I know he doesn't care for the squares but there are those of us who can't handle rounds. I only got 20 bales this year having 19 of last year's 38 remaining at the time (mid July). The neighbors get about 250 bales for their 3 horses and 2 alpacas.

 

[Mike CHS]

The bales we bought last year were over 100 lbs each and longer than what we bought this year. We are using the trailer that got beat up last year by the tornado for storage. It holds exactly 50 bales.

 

[Bruce]

Well then, I guess $13/bale isn't so bad after all. But $4.50 for a shorter bale this year is way better Of course you'll have to get them up on the trailer.

 

[Latestarter]

Just gave the goats the last installment of the previous alfalfa purchase. As soon as they finish wasting 1/2 of that I'll give them the coastal I bought and see how they do with it.

 

[Latestarter]

Well, the gnat catchers are still working their magic. Might have to set up another 1/2 dozen though as I'm still seeing those little things flying around. I have no idea where they're coming from. If I could figure that out I could stop them at their source. So I have to empty them every now and again too? Dang it! I was hoping just setting them out would be enough... They're starting to lose the vinegar smell so I'm thinking I'll be redoing them soon. Just picked up my drink and there was one running around the rim...

Had to go out and do some running around today. Got my son his free hunting and fishing license for here. He's a more than 50% disabled vet so it's all free for him. He's looking forward to doing some hunting when they come for a visit in December. While out, I stopped and paid my water bill & while there remembered that the animal shelter was near there so asked the folks behind the desk if they could give me directions. They did... huge mistake...

They had PUPPIES!! Man... y'all know where I'm coming from here... or most of y'all anyway... They also had a couple of kittens. Now I'm not a cat person by any stretch, but these kittens were so cute and tiny and playful... I felt so bad for those dogs... All they want is someone to own. They were so excited to see me and get a scratch... Mel was super excited when I got home as he smelled them on me immediately. He had to get a good sniff of every part of me that came in contact with them.

There was one 14 year old pit bull that was just laying there having given up on life. I guess she's in there as part of a legal case as someone claimed she bit them. It's still in court & the owners have stopped coming to visit her and she's just so depressed that she's basically given up. She barely has any teeth, I don't see how she could have bitten anyone. So sad. I shouldn't have gone.

Supposed to be a 30% chance of T-storms tonight after 1am, 50% tomorrow, then 30% tomorrow night. I'm looking at the satellite pictures and radar and see nothing anywhere near, so wonder where the moisture is going to come from to give us rain?

Oh well... Guess I just have to hope it comes from somewhere. Walked around the back pasture this evening and the grass is crackly crisp. It's very dry.

 

[Mike CHS]

We had some rain today and I have no idea where it came from as there was only scattered clouds.

 

[CntryBoy777]

We sure need some here, the grass isn't crunchy dry, but most is spent anyway. It is keeping me from sowing the rye grass, so throwing the growth of it behind for fall, winter, and spring browsing. The best chance we have is 20% the next 2 days, but doesn't look promising...the humidity is sure going up.