Todays trip to Paris

[Hobbyfarmer]

Today seemed like a good day for a trip as water is standing on the fields.

Paris just seemed like the place to go for the day.

From the time I left home till I got there water everywhere even on the side hills.

At about 150 miles from home it was raining on and off from slow intermintent to "on" on the wipers.

This is going to be the year of two crops (only if it stops raining in time for the second 1/3 to get planted).

Like I said water every where. Some planted crops not up, some up and looking pretty good, some getting drowned out spots. Eroision on a lot of NHEL ground...just too much rain too often. Almost any ground that was worked is a mess of soil loss.

Unplanted fields everywhere. some sprayed dead but many getting weeds 2 feet tall, and taller by the day.  

No danger of a 14 billion corn crop. Beans are in trouble due to a very late planting on a majority of acres. The bloom is off the rose.

BTW: the trip was from South Podunk Country, Iowa to Paris , Mo. (and yes right now it is pronounced Missery)

[seedy]

Dude, You get in my neighborhood and don't contact me ??

When you came to Centralia, Mo.a few years ago I hoped to meet up with you but it never worked out.

Next time you come down to wet Hell call me.

[Mizzou_Tiger]

You wanna swap wars stories or do concede

And they are calling for more next week

what route did you take

[c-x-1]

Hobby, are you saying from your "drive" today you roughly observed about 1/3 of C/B planted? I'm trying to picture it.

thanks,

c-x-1

[Hobbyfarmer]

Seedy All my e-mails to you always come back as blocked. Still plan on looking you up some time. Had the PU and tandum dully trailer and retrieved a tractor.

I still have one more down in your county to get home sometime.

CX1; reread the post, I am guessing I saw 1/3 not planted. 225 mile drive each way.

Hwy 34 from Osceola, Ia to 14 south to Corydon, then east on 2 to 1 south to Lancaster, Mo then just s on 63 to Moberly and then East to Paris.

What little wheat I saw looked excellent from the hwy @ 65 mph.

[ECIN]

So what are you say'n' here Hobby ? you drove 225 one way and said  - to your best guess 1/3 not planted -- then you drove --- back home --- 225 miles --and said 1/3 not planted that way either --so won't that be 2/3 not planted ??  

seedy --- just give me the green light -- and I will head your way with the 49 and the Kinze - I should be there in what ?? 3 days or so .

[rawhide]

i thought you were coming to milan to plant mine

[ECIN]

It all depends -- rawhide -- if you supply better beer than seedy ( natty Lite ) then color me gone -- I headed to Milan -- besides -- your alot closer .

BTW  we have got 9 tenths so far -- seen that Nothern In is swimming - they got the Iowa rain

[JCCWIS]

Soooooo......   .09     Is that like a heavy dew ????   Didn't know rain that light could be measured !! lol  I'm guessing you needed it.    John

[ECIN]

JCC -- heres what we use here in New Kansas --- A few of my brother farmers from Old Kansas ( Dennis1 , and ses ) sent me some of there rain gauges last summer .