So, we needed rain, hoping to have a hay crop this
year. But, many were just getting ready to bale as this series of rainy days
started last week. Fields need to dry long enough to get the tractors and
equipment in them without getting stuck, then enough days to get the hay dried,
raked, baled, and out of the field. One neighbor got only a few of his round
bales done over a week ago, and there they sit, in a pasture with about 2" of
water sitting on the surface. Giant sponges, I'm sure. I am worried
many of our coastal Bermuda field will come to head and "seed" and then the hay
is not gonna be that great. So, at this rate, al this rain might NOT fix
the hay situation much in Texas after a few years of drought.
And if you do head to a trail system to ride,
consider of your horses are going to tear up the trail, so that the next rain
will have erosion take more dirt off the surface. Even out flat trails out in
the LBJ Grasslands start to become a giant rut, and mostly it is from riding too
soon after a rain.
