>>> With the drought, we could only go down 2-3 inches of top soil and then we hit concrete hard dirt - that was really frustrating. I had several people lined up to come help us set posts, run the electric fence inside the wooden fence and knock out most of it over the weekend. AAARRHGGGHHH - frustrating. I guess we'll just have to wait until we hit a few days of good rain - who knows when that will come.
I don't remember our pastures ever looking so bad - this drought is serious. Union County is going on water restrictions today. I can remember some mid-late summer droughts that might have been similar, but to be this dry before summer hits is just scary. We bought some extra hay last week, and the local farmer is scheduled to cut our field in a week or so. It won't be the best hay, but it will be something. Normally, we stop feeding hay in March or April, but we haven't been able to stop this year - not enough grass. We did talk to our Bermuda hay farmer who lives in the next county and he got a good thunderstorm a couple of weeks ago, so he should at least get one good cutting. I don't ever remember hoping for a tropical storm, but I think that's what it will take to make this summer bearable. Janice, we seldom seem to be in the same path of a single tropical storm, so I hope I'm not wishing problems for you. Karen Thomas, in the new dust bowl of Piedmont NC [EMAIL PROTECTED]
