Getting extremely dry and the crops need some rain.
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Pray for rain folks.......
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Last: 17 yr ago by CanyonAg77
oh I have been Doc. It is awefully dry
I hope you didn't spend all the money from last years crop...you are probably in for 20 years of sucky farming after the perfect storm.
If gas prices keep going up, how long before noone can afford irrigation?
Have been for a while, wells are running non-stop right now.
that isn't good for the birds or the crops.
i don't think our wheat even came up this year.
i don't think our wheat even came up this year.
Had a friend from the panhandle down to aggieland this weekend, had to reintroduce them to green grass. Hope we get some rain back home.
looks like a good day, but keep that rain coming north to Sherman County.
84 do you live in sherman county.
doc did we get rain with the recent storms?
doc did we get rain with the recent storms?
We didn't get much in Hansford less than .25 but I did get .80 on our best irrigated and dryland wheat in Ochiltree county 17 miles east of Spearman.
No, just have some land.
quote:My oldest brothers wheat came up and then promptly died.
i don't think our wheat even came up this year.
According to him, we've only had something like four inches of rain since last July.
Whoever was praying for rain can stop for a little while:
It's never too early to start praying for next week's rain.
[This message has been edited by eric76 (edited 5/7/2008 3:17p).]
[This message has been edited by eric76 (edited 5/7/2008 3:17p).]
Don't stop we need some more. Million dollar rain today!! You can never have too much rain in the panhandle.
Doc,
how much did you get?
how much did you get?
An inch in spearman, inch and a half in gruver. down at the elevator and points south this last week we received 1.8 inches.
Read an article in the globe news that this rain saved/made the panhandle 75 million dollars. Each inch of irrigation is costing the farmer $12/acre is how they based a lot of their figures.
Read an article in the globe news that this rain saved/made the panhandle 75 million dollars. Each inch of irrigation is costing the farmer $12/acre is how they based a lot of their figures.
We got .70 and the dry land wheat was already gone. Helps a little, but we need 2-3" soon. One good spring, last year, out of the last 6-7.
Doc,
How many inches of rain have you watered this year.
do you water you land until you get the equivalent of an inch of rain and then stop for a week of so.
IF you have a section of land what does it cost in a dry year like this to get the crop to harvest.
My dad is thinking of getting an irrigator which is why i am asking.
How many inches of rain have you watered this year.
do you water you land until you get the equivalent of an inch of rain and then stop for a week of so.
IF you have a section of land what does it cost in a dry year like this to get the crop to harvest.
My dad is thinking of getting an irrigator which is why i am asking.
Right now I believe with the price of natural gas at this time it is taking $12-15/inch/acre to water. NOT GOOD and its very dry D.
Doc are we going to have any pheasants this year? I have a big crowd coming this year.
did you find a place to hunt mulies. I am working on one but it doesn't look good.
did you find a place to hunt mulies. I am working on one but it doesn't look good.
If it doesn't keep/start raining more the population will be down. Most landowners didn't want the mulie season and they still don't want killed so they aren't letting anyone hunt on them.
D
Where are you thinking of putting up a sprinkler and are you looking to lease it?
Where are you thinking of putting up a sprinkler and are you looking to lease it?
The landowner we are talking to hates the deer, but hasn't given us permission yet.
My dad was thinking of getting a sprinkler but I don't know that the numbers will make sense. It was mostly just talk. Since we have two half sections it would get expensive.
I will be up there over July 4 maybe we can visit about it.
My dad was thinking of getting a sprinkler but I don't know that the numbers will make sense. It was mostly just talk. Since we have two half sections it would get expensive.
I will be up there over July 4 maybe we can visit about it.
If you are talking about a center pivot, I expect they run in the $60,000 or better range these days for a 1/4 mile long system (125 acres), plus wiring, pipeline, pumps, etc. And the price of steel is going up.....
If you are just talking about small plots, a gun system or underground drip might be better.
If you are just talking about small plots, a gun system or underground drip might be better.
Bought a 1/4 mile last year for $50,000. Does not include well, pivots, motor etc.
[This message has been edited by 84AGEC (edited 5/18/2008 12:01p).]
[This message has been edited by 84AGEC (edited 5/18/2008 12:01p).]
84,
is your land dryland or other? do you hunt on it?
is your land dryland or other? do you hunt on it?
Irrigated, dryland, CRP, pasture. Yes.
quote:
84,
is your land dryland or other?
quote:
Bought a 1/4 mile last year
I'm guessing "other"
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