Fishhead Posted May 3, 2023 Author Share Posted May 3, 2023 Decided to cut all of right field. Not normal for here, but here's hoping it DOESN'T rain?? At least until I get it baled 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchertiger Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 A girl I dated in HS's grandfather raised cattle and made his own hey. He was free labor for 2 years LOL. I showed up the first time in short pants and short sleeves and recall him laughing under his breath when I showed up. NEVER made that mistake again. Fun times. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houtiger Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 On 5/1/2023 at 9:03 PM, Fishhead said: It's rat snakes... y'all calm down My son in law in Victoria keeps a Taurus Judge pistol snub nose around, shoots .45 long colt ammo (costs a fortune) and .410 short version shotgun shells. He likes the .410 for snakes. This takes the 2 1/2" shells for the .410. https://www.firearmreview.com/review-taurus-judge/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishhead Posted May 4, 2023 Author Share Posted May 4, 2023 42 minutes ago, houtiger said: My son in law in Victoria keeps a Taurus Judge pistol snub nose around, shoots .45 long colt ammo (costs a fortune) and .410 short version shotgun shells. He likes the .410 for snakes. This takes the 2 1/2" shells for the .410. https://www.firearmreview.com/review-taurus-judge/ I ain't killing these gopher killers! Plus it gives the cats something to target Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Just Me Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 On 5/2/2023 at 7:30 PM, Fishhead said: Dear God there's no better smell fully agree! i miss it. when my papa would cut and bale alfalfa, i would sit at the edge of the field and just relax from the smell. that's true aroma therapy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Me Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 On 5/3/2023 at 2:43 PM, Hatchertiger said: A girl I dated in HS's grandfather raised cattle and made his own hey. He was free labor for 2 years LOL. I showed up the first time in short pants and short sleeves and recall him laughing under his breath when I showed up. NEVER made that mistake again. Fun times. one summer, my father decided that on top of all the other things i did to earn my keep, i was to drive the hay truck so he didn't have to spare any of the guys loading. the clutch was really sticky, and i weighed all of 90 pounds, and struggled with it. i kept hearing the guys yell and a wee bit of cursing. turned out i kept throwing them off the back of the truck. my dad fired me. apparently, they threatened to quit, and it was them, or me. so... me. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishhead Posted May 17, 2023 Author Share Posted May 17, 2023 View from the farm today... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishhead Posted May 29, 2023 Author Share Posted May 29, 2023 Triple the hay this go round from last time. It's only been 25 days since I cut last time, but man did it grow 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Just Me Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 On 5/16/2023 at 10:45 PM, Fishhead said: View from the farm today... great shot! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Me Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 12 hours ago, Fishhead said: Triple the hay this go round from last time. It's only been 25 days since I cut last time, but man did it grow I haven't talked to the friend that rents mom's pasture land, which includes a hay field, but from what i have seen from here, the conditions are MUCH better than last year. last year i traded our portion of what little hay he got from it for some dirt work, because the drought had him hurting for hay for his cattle. this year should be much better from what I can tell. having a little bit of hay income into the trust will be nice. some pretty hay ya got there. do you sell it it local ranchers? i know a guy down your way starting a cattle operation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishhead Posted May 29, 2023 Author Share Posted May 29, 2023 6 hours ago, Just Me said: I haven't talked to the friend that rents mom's pasture land, which includes a hay field, but from what i have seen from here, the conditions are MUCH better than last year. last year i traded our portion of what little hay he got from it for some dirt work, because the drought had him hurting for hay for his cattle. this year should be much better from what I can tell. having a little bit of hay income into the trust will be nice. some pretty hay ya got there. do you sell it it local ranchers? i know a guy down your way starting a cattle operation. Mine is all sold to friends or traded to friends. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishhead Posted May 31, 2023 Author Share Posted May 31, 2023 On 5/29/2023 at 5:52 PM, Fishhead said: Mine is all sold to friends or traded to friends. And to the neighbor that drove by today and offered cash for a couple bales lol. He has 15 acres of hay and no time to cut and bale his, so he needed a couple bales. I'm like, just let your cows and horses out lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dachsie Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 15 hours ago, Fishhead said: And to the neighbor that drove by today and offered cash for a couple bales lol. He has 15 acres of hay and no time to cut and bale his, so he needed a couple bales. I'm like, just let your cows and horses out lol Go tell him you will cut it for him for a fee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Me Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 On 5/29/2023 at 5:52 PM, Fishhead said: Mine is all sold to friends or traded to friends. I am not surprised. Last year was slim pickins. My friends in oklahoma are layin' in what they can for winter, and hope they can get more, and better quality, than last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishhead Posted June 1, 2023 Author Share Posted June 1, 2023 I literally went to the post office at lunch and some dude is buying 2 bales. Just a dude I ran into there lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishhead Posted June 1, 2023 Author Share Posted June 1, 2023 6 hours ago, dachsie said: Go tell him you will cut it for him for a fee Oh sure, in my spare time lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishhead Posted June 3, 2023 Author Share Posted June 3, 2023 OK, we're burning it down. Anyone have room for us? Nope rope for sure!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutriaitch Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 12 hours ago, Fishhead said: OK, we're burning it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishhead Posted June 3, 2023 Author Share Posted June 3, 2023 So the locals (messicans) always say if you kill a rattlesnake, hang out on the fence and it'll rain. Picture above shows I complied, and here's my radar at about midnight. Helluva storm blew through about 1... Guess the non-messican version of that is wash your car?? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishhead Posted June 6, 2023 Author Share Posted June 6, 2023 It has literally rained every single day since the danger noodle was hung on the fence... Sorcery?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchertiger Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 Well by Thursday we may find out if it will rain for the next 40 days: Quote The Easy Cajun June 8, 2017 · Today, June 8th, is St. Medard’s Day, or pronounced in Cajun French “Sam-e-da“. Never heard of it? Well, study up, because it is supposed to let us know whether it’s going to be raining around here for a while. St Medard lived in 5th & 6th Century France and is the patron saint of weather and rain. According to www.saints.sqpn.com, “Legend says that when he was a child, Medard was once sheltered from the rain by a hovering eagle. This is his most common depiction in art, and led to his patronage of good weather, against bad weather, for people who work the fields, etc. Legend has it that if it rains on his feast day, today, the next 40 days will be wet; if the weather is good today, the next 40 will be fine as well https://www.facebook.com/theeasycajun/posts/today-june-8th-is-st-medards-day-or-pronounced-in-cajun-french-sam-e-da-never-he/1689927254368098/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houtiger Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 On 6/6/2023 at 9:16 PM, Hatchertiger said: Well by Thursday we may find out if it will rain for the next 40 days: https://www.facebook.com/theeasycajun/posts/today-june-8th-is-st-medards-day-or-pronounced-in-cajun-french-sam-e-da-never-he/1689927254368098/ Wow, I have not heard of "sam e da" in 40 or 50 years! My mother used to mention it once a year when I was a kid. Nice memory! I didn't know the origin, thanks Hatch! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houtiger Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 2 hours ago, houtiger said: Wow, I have not heard of "sam e da" in 40 or 50 years! My mother used to mention it once a year when I was a kid. Nice memory! I didn't know the origin, thanks Hatch! My Mom was real old school, and living in the country near Cankton, we had some real old school remedies. I had some warts on my leg as a child and Mom went looking for a "traiteur" to take them off. Luckily she could not find a traiteur in the neighborhood. I had them removed by a dermatologist. Then there was the time I stepped on a rusty nail, on the ball of my foot. Someone told her to keep it moist with a piece of bacon, and the salt in the bacon would prevent infection. So, every morning, she got the scissors and cut 1/3 of a slice of bacon, put in on the little hole in the skin, wrapped it with a strip from an old sheet she cut up, then put a sock on it. I walked around with that strip of bacon on my foot all day (it was summer so no shoes). All was good, I got a fresh strip of bacon every day, and it did heal up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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