Gonna take a little detour this month to pass along some information I received today from Kansas Farm Bureau.
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Can we just get back to normal?
No, I’m pretty sure we’ll never experience normal as we once did. But, you know what, normal has always been on somewhat of a sliding scale.
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Perhaps ol’ Phil was right; we very well could have an early spring. Despite the fact that the official calendar beginning of spring is March 19, daffodils are blooming, ticks and mosquitoes are out, and I’ve seen frogs in the pasture thirty yards from the creek.
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First and foremost for Montgomery County Farm Bureau members, the annual meeting and banquet is October 1st at 6:30pm at the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church Parish Hall in Cherryvale. Invitations have been previously mailed to all members. Furthermore, we are sponsoring a silent auction to help offset some recent medical costs for Darren Felts. We have received some very nice items from generous contributors all around the county. If you are unable to attend the meeting, or are not a member but would like to donate, send a check to our office at 217 W. Myrtle, Independence, Kansas 67301. Please try to have funds to us by October 10, and write “Darren Felts” in the memo line.
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Opening day of dove season, Labor Day weekend, kids are back in school, State Fair, and football season is here again! That means days are getting shorter, temperatures will start dropping and combines will begin rolling in the corn fields - just as soon as they dry out some. What a growing season it’s been thus far! At least there’s no current forage shortage for cattle grazing in lush pastures, and we’re not hauling water. This is usually the time of year we pray for rains to kick the fescue back into production. I just pray the water gap fence stays put with each rain.
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Official rainfall total for Independence in June was 8.62 inches, with the average being 6.34. I know for a fact other areas of Montgomery County received more. I’ve repaired the water gap fence in the creek more this year than probably the previous four years combined. Nonetheless, my cattle have fresh running water, as well as a full pond. The grass is thick, and so are the mosquitoes. And the humidity, oh my.
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But first, a little May recap. According to the National Weather Service, Independence received 16.67 inches of rain. I’m sure there are some isolated areas that received more. That represents one-fourth to one-third of our average annual rainfall. May is typically the month we receive the most rain, with an average of 6.5 inches. We sure blew that average out of the water. (too soon?)
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