[AT] Johnson County Indiana tractor show/Denton SE Old Threseher's Reunion

Wed Jun 29 20:14:04 PDT 2011

Charlie,

If we could get some rain in the next couple days corn would not be a total loss.  The big issue right now for us is trying to get soybeans planted behind wheat.  The shower we got Monday put a little moisture in the ground, especially since there is nothing growing there, but I honestly don't know if there's enough to germinate a soybean or not.  I am afraid they would just cook in the ground right now.

I know it's not right to complain but there's no other way to say it:  I am tired of the heat, humidity, no rain, and to top it off, this damned smoke!  I will be glad to see the first frost whether it rains or not!  This miserable smoke has blown in and out a time or two over the last week, but we've been socked in here at home since about 6:00 this evening.  Everytime I see a forest ranger on the news talking about the fire is 30% contained I want to grab him by his collar and tell him to get off the camera, get his shovel and "fire flapper" and get back in the @##$ woods!!

Al  

-----Original Message-----
>From: charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
>Sent: Jun 29, 2011 4:40 PM
>To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Subject: Re: [AT] Johnson County Indiana tractor show/Denton SE Old	Threseher's Reunion
>
>Al we went from early March until about a week ago with no appreciable rain 
>at all.  Like you said, you could connect the dots on the drops.
>In the last week or so we've had a couple of nice rains but it's been 
>spotty.  We got rain but folks right down the road a piece didn't.  It 
>rained some last night and this morning that smoke set in enough
>that I could see smoke out the living room window, between it and a pear 
>tree about 20 feet out.  It was in the high 80's with near 100% humidity and 
>that smoke early this morning and I could barel
>breath.  The sun came out for  a while and the smoke cleared out but then we 
>got another small shower and it's over cast and like a steam bath out now.
>
>To tell you the truth, it's so dry that most of the farmers are ruined for 
>the year anyway.  I'm about ready to do a hurricane dance and hope it puts 
>out that damned 30,000 acres of smoldering peat.
>
>Ch
>-----Original Message----- 
>From: Al Jones
>Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 4:08 PM
>To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>Subject: Re: [AT] Johnson County Indiana tractor show/Denton SE Old 
>Threseher's Reunion
>
>Charlie,
>
>I'm only 36 but the older I get the worse I hate the heat and humidity.  By 
>the time I'm 50 I may have to move to the north pole. In fact, between the 
>smoke, heat, humidity, watching crops burn up, etc.  I am just about ready 
>to move now.  This makes 4 years in a row it has flat refused to rain during 
>the growing season. If you remember the bad tornadoes that came thru in 
>April and affected Jacksonville:  It rained so little here then you could 
>play connect the dots with the drops on the ground. But I bet statistically 
>we will not have had a drought by the end of the year because we'll get 
>15-20 inches of rain in a 7 day period in September or October.  Hope I'm 
>wrong but that's how it's shaping up.  Double crop beans behind the wheat 
>are impossible right now. Ground is so dry they will just cook if we plant 
>them.
>
>Based on the forecast Saturday the only reason I am going is to meet a 
>friend from TN to swap some parts.  I don't go every year but I have been 
>one time when it was cloudy and overcast, with temps maybe in the low 80's. 
>That was NICE.
>
>We have had smoke intermittently, the worst was last Thursday for a few 
>hours late in the evening.  It started clouding up like it was going to rain 
>(it didn't--storm bypassed us like every other one this spring) and the 
>smoke drifted in. It hung low to the ground and made you think you were in a 
>dense fog.
>
>
>Al
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>>From: David Bruce <davidbruce at yadtel.net>
>>Sent: Jun 29, 2011 3:39 PM
>>To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>Subject: Re: [AT] Johnson County Indiana tractor show
>>
>>And Saturday in this region is forecast to be sunny and in the upper
>>90's.  I'm about 45 minutes northwest of Denton.  Awesome show but
>>darned hot regardless of the forecast.
>>Saturday I have a local parade/celebration to attend.  Good thing my
>>church is giving out free bottles of water <g>.
>>
>>I keep wanting to return to Denton for the show but every summer as the
>>date approaches I remember the darn heat.
>>
>>David
>>NW NC
>>
>>
>>
>>On 6/29/2011 8:30 AM, charlie hill wrote:
>>> Al you are a brave man.  That's the hottest place in NC for 4th of July.
>>> Yeah I know, I'm an old man and you are still young and it doesn't bother
>>> you.  LOL.
>>> It is one heck of a show!  I wish they had it at Thanksgiving or 
>>> Halloween
>>> and not on the 4th of July.
>>>
>>> Speaking of things bothering you, are you having much problem with smoke
>>> from the forest fire?  It's about to choke me to death this morning.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Al Jones
>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 6:41 AM
>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Johnson County Indiana tractor show
>>>
>>> There will be some field demo's at the SE Old Thresher's Reunion in
>>> Denton.IIRC the show starts tomorrow and runs through the 4th.  (I plan 
>>> to
>>> be there Saturday)
>>>
>>> Al
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: David Trompower<flywelder at live.com>
>>>> Sent: Jun 29, 2011 12:45 AM
>>>> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Johnson County Indiana tractor show
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yes good to hear from you Farmer!
>>>>
>>>> Now for a  question to all.
>>>> are there any  dates been set  for plow days or disc-ing days for 
>>>> central
>>>> NC....like Iredell , Mecklenburg, Davie counties and surrounding?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> flywelder at live.com
>>>>
>>>>> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>>>> Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:04:58 -0700
>>>>> From: rdhaskell at juno.com
>>>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Johnson County Indiana tractor show
>>>>>
>>>>> Good to hear from you again Farmer, been a while.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ron Haskell
>>>>> rdhaskell at juno.com
>>>>> Riverside, California USA
>>>>> http://picasaweb.google.com/RonHaskell
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