[AT] Too Dry to Plow

[Gene Dotson]

    Well, we missed a good opportunity for rain yesterday. Watched radar as 
the storm split and went north and south of us. 10 miles north got 1/2 inch 
of rain and 10 miles south got .4 inches of rain. Here we got the lightning 
and thunder and strong winds, but not enough to register in the rain gauge. 
10 day forecast looks dry.

    Harvest is gaining momentum in early corn. Soybean harvest will likely 
start in full force by first of next week.

                    Gene



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ralph Goff" <alfg at sasktel.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 12:00 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Too Dry to Plow


> Gene, I think you would have a hard time plowing fields here too. I even 
> had
> trouble trying to disk a couple of weeks ago as the disks built up with 
> mud
> and eventually plugged with trash.  I guess too dry can be pretty
> frustrating too but right now its looking better to me than what we have.
> Raining again here this morning and we might see 50 degrees. I guess that
> might at least slow down the sprouting in the swathed and standing crops.
> I hear there have been a few acres combined damp and being dried but that
> only works up to a certain point beyond which, it just does not pay.
> Many acres of peas are still in the field. I have never seen or heard of
> them being out this late before as they are generally ready to harvest in
> early August. At least the wild geese and ducks will be well fed.
>
> Ralph in Sask.
>