[AT] Re: January?

[Gene Dotson]

    Here in Ohio it has been warm too. Have had very little
freezing weather since Christmas. The Amish neighbors have been
plowing this week, but still too wet to work with tractors.
    I believe it was about 1984 on New Year's day, I was field
cultivating soybean ground with no cab in a t-shirt.
    One year ago, we had lots of melting snow and rain with the
ground still frozen and standing water everywhere. Many of the
roads were closed by high water and then it froze on the roads.
The county had to open my road with an end loader to get the ice
off the road.
    I have been clearing fence rows the last 2 weeks between
rains when the ground gets dry enough to run the dozer. Next few
days are supposed to be clear and warm, so maybe I can get back
to work on Monday.

                Gene



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From: "Dallas and Kathy" <pinecrestdairy at acsnet.com>
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Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 12:03 AM
Subject: [AT] Re: January?


Hi, Was listening to the news tonight, and down by Onawa Iowa,
just south of Sioux City, the farmers are in the fields. Showed
one fellow chisel plowing with a drag behind, and the ground
looked like it was working up nice. The newscaster went on to
say that the ground is not frozen and all moisture is soaking
into the soil. In 1970 the record low was -27. I have plowed in
December and I have seen people disc in February, but I have
never seen anything like this in January.     Dallas
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