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Dave, we're going down this weekend, and I'm scared to see what happened. Lost 2 30-40' oaks on the front pasture, and not sure what else.
Seems a dry puddle and prairie land is my future.
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It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
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Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa
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Well it's not over for us, but this last month has helped a lot. Our pasture's have been saturated for a month now, and we're finally getting some runoff. 18" pipe full and flowing after rain the last 24 hours. This one of two from our neighbor's pasture.  I've been mowing this area for over a year. 2 more feet to go to full pool. 
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Al, that's looking very nice and "fishy". Good job...
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Al that looks like a wonderful Christmas gift!
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That 18" pipe full of water can move a LOT in a hurry.
The farm just South of South Bend flooded part of a field to see about getting in some last minute duck hunting before the season closes tomorrow night. It's amazing how many acres will flood when a 1,000 gpm well pump is running for 24 hrs!!
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Al, that's looking very nice and "fishy". Good job... Thanks Randy. That's my CNBG playground, and it's been frustrating to say the least. I have approximately 1 to 1 1/2 acre that's dedicated to CNBG habitat, and I've missed that area being wet. Mark, early Christmas present for sure.
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How much rain did you get?
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa
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George said he had 2" near Cooper about 30 miles North of us, but I think we probably got a little more than that. The 2 18" pipes are still draining today.
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How much rain did you get? Dave has your situation improved?
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No, not any improvement. We might have gotten some good rains a couple of days ago but I'm in Seattle area for XMAS and can't make it there to look at the rain gauge. I'll see it after the first of the year but really need a couple of 4 inch frog stranglers.
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa
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While I am out Helping Santa right now. The last time I was at the farm, (after our first ice storm of the season) this is what the big pond looked like, I hope yesterday's rains added a few more inches!! In this picture, the pond is less than 18 inches from full pool!! I can't wait to get back to see the current state!! 
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Just do it...
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Had to bring this back up. I know some are still struggling with low pond levels and less than optimum precipitation amounts, but I have to say that this has been the wettest summer I've seen in many years. Over 4" of rain just in Aug. so far, and it's normally extremely dry this time of year.
Groundwater replenished, ponds full, grass still growing, record corn harvests on the horizon, and cooler than normal temps overall.
Awesome.
"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"
If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1)
And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1)
Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT?
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Tony, we had more rain than I can remember through the end of July. August hit, and it stopped. Right now we're losing almost an 1" a day to evaporation and ground absorption, but we'll make it through this year far better than the last several.
Our hay guy made his second cutting yesterday, and we may get 3 cuttings this year. That's a very rare thing for us.
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We've been getting enough to keep the grass from burning up, but that's about it. Grass cutting can be done every 2-3 weeks without it looking ugly. Pond is 51" low right now, and the shore side of the floating dock, which is roughly 26' horizontally out from the high water line is sitting on the pond bottom, out of the water.
The heavy rain storms that hit many places in Indiana missed here by 20-30 miles. Just a few days ago places near here had 10" of rain, we had 1 1/4". There's some fields that don't have irrigation where the corn is only 3' tall, and they look like a cactus with the leaves all curled and blue.
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Tony, pretty much the same conditions here. Pond's around have been full all year. Only thing now is it's been quite muggy lately. Some nights have been dipping into the 40's for lows.
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Hot and sticky here also, JKB. Fortunately, this is really the first time this year for those conditions, and it's supposed to cool down by next weekend. Can hardly wait for fall!
"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"
If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1)
And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1)
Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT?
PB answer: It depends.
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Tony, we had more rain than I can remember through the end of July. August hit, and it stopped. Right now we're losing almost an 1" a day to evaporation and ground absorption, but we'll make it through this year far better than the last several.
Our hay guy made his second cutting yesterday, and we may get 3 cuttings this year. That's a very rare thing for us. Still got my fingers crossed for you guys to get some fall rain, Al.
"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"
If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1)
And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1)
Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT?
PB answer: It depends.
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We have had some rain but not enough to keep up with evaporation in the oakwood area. Praying that we have El Ninio this winter to get our lakes up to pool... It's been a while
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