We've been very busy with the latest cutting. This is the second cutting for the season on the third fields and will probably be one of the best. We will take a sample in to have it tested. Of course, now is the laborious time for Donald, as he hand-loads the trailer and unloads to clients. I will organize the deliveries, depending on the number of bales different clients are needing. I think Donald prefers the partial loads, as he gets a break as we travel to the next delivery site.
The irrigation water is running now as I type. It will be interesting to see how quickly the water is able to travel to the end of the field now that the grass has been mowed. The last irrigation on field 3B took 12 hours. Normally, it would take 5-6 hours, but the grass was so long and thick, the water had to really push its way through. As it was pushing through it was also soaking into the ground, so it took a great deal more water than our "flash" waterings.
The weather is incredibly hot. The thermometer here has read between 110-117 degrees for the past couple weeks. Now the humidity has arrived. Monsoon rains seem inevitable, but nothing so far. The horses have been able to go out to the pasture at night, since the mosquitoes have waned. I bring them into the barn by noon, so they're in for the heat of the day. Pasture 1B finally has enough growth that it is worth it to have the horses out to graze. 1A is still too short, so I toss some hay in from time to time.
Time to get back to irrigating.
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