The Heat Is on !!

[brin]

It is 100 deg now in the shade....supposed to go to 105 deg...here today..that means about 115 in the open pasture...no rain...I don't know what rain looks like anymore....we are in a severe drought and have been for a few years.

OK...now it is 3:36 Eastern time and it is 107 deg on our thermometer...it is hot..add 15 degrees for the middle of the pasture...and my hay was cut today but he had a cab and A/C....

 

[TripleR]

Keep us posted, oftentimes we get wrapped up in our own difficulties and neglect to think of those in worse shape. There are fires out west and record flooding in Florida and elsewhere.

I hope you will understand, I am still going to complain a bit about the heat here.:laughing:

 

[ford farm boy]

What is rain no rain in weeks , pasture is done for ,feeding hay lucky we cut early. 90s all next weeks.

 

[mjarrels]

Can't really complain... hot, yes but last time I flew into Bahrain it was 120 degrees outside and that was at 3 AM.

mark, Phd in sea lawyer

 

[MikeInEburg]

Makes me glad I don't live in the "good old days". Just think we could be in a one room cabin with our wife cooking on a fireplace or wood stove. Thank God for AC.

Lot of old farmhouses around here had a "summer kitchen" in a separate building to keep heat out of the living spaces. I sure can understand why.

 

[rtimgray]

We cut some hay yesterday and are baling it this afternoon (square bales). We're going to start hauling at about 4:00, so it should be right about 104. It should make for a real good time. Luckily it's only about 500 bales.

I have been having to feed my cows for about a month until we turned them into a hayfield we finished last week - it has enough stubble to last them for a week or so (maybe). After that, I'll be feeding again.

At my workplace, we took a quick tour through the plant today and our lowest temperature was 102 and it was up to 125 in some areas of the facility - whoof.

Good luck and take care.

 

[PatasColo]

... baling it this afternoon (square bales). We're going to start hauling at about 4:00, so it should be right about 104. It should make for a real good time. Luckily it's only about 500 bales....

Thanks for the laughs rtimgray. :laughing:

And more seriously, sorry about the hay situation that so many are facing. Same here in Colorado: Too hot, no precipitation, low to no hay yields. First cutting at our neighbor's was less than half of usual, and they're not sure they'll even get a second cutting. And hay has gotten pricier.
-Mitch

 

[kenmac]

We are only dealing with the heat.. TV station says it's 102* My thermometer shows 115* @ 5:25 pm CT. my thoughts are with those that are dealing with the fires & the heat & losses

 

[rtimgray]

You know, I am finally understanding what a "dry heat" is. We've been having 102F to 108F highs, and I've been out in it a lot, and I can tell you - I've been hotter. We are experiencing an unusual lack of moisture, but I guess that is leading to very low humidity levels. It's still hot, but it's not that smothering feeling I've felt before.

I'm cutting some more hay tommorrow to try to make up for the shortfall - hopefully another 800 to 1,000 bales (the field usually makes upwards of 1,500 in a good year).

Good luck and take care.

 

[chad22]

Over 100 F the last few days here and supposed to continue. The title to this thread reminded me of the song The race is on (George Jones)

Here are some lyrics I've come up with so far.

This is sung to George Jones song "Race is on"

The heat is on and out comes the air conditioning,
I expect a black out.

Well I'm still thinking of lyrics for the song. Anyone want to add to the lyrics, I might sing and post it to youtube. I'll get the backing tracks to "the race is on" and sing it to that.

Chad