Maybe we need it to stay dry to hurry this crop along!

[biglentil]

The smeitah is a 4000 year old covenent that the land is to be given a break or sabath every seven years. Its not only a smeitah year its the 7th smeitah year making 2015/16 a jubilee year or super smeitah. When all debts are to be realeased and land returned to rightful family even if sold. We have had stock market crashes and dry years every previous 7 years. 2008 crash, 2001 dot com bust, 1994 bond bubble burst, 1987 stock market crash....

This is also said to be the 70th jubilee year or 70 sets of 7s that Daniel prophetically warned about in the bible. Drought, famines, war...

On top of this its the year of the four tetrads or bloodmoons (lunar eclipse) that all land on jewish feast days. An extremely rare event said to mark the beginning of tribulation.

Not a good omen for our crops.

[sumdumguy]

1980,86 and 88 were dry years in our area. We were spraying hoppers, killing voles and cutworms -and swathing before August. But in those years we were thankful for early maturity because by Mid August- Boom, killing frost, then rain, rain, rain. Those with #1 lentils were buying new half-tons.

P.S. Nights are cold in the desert. That's why you need a good Ol mare to keep you warm. Just happen to have a few for sale? LOL

[farmaholic]

at least you never said a good old Nag to keep you.....

[freewheat]

Biglentil. Thankful here that we do not have to still follow old testament procedure.

[cottonpicken]

Thanks for that big lentil. New it was jubilee year but didnt know how it all fit together

[Braveheart]

Biglentil, you are very knowledgeable about Judaism. Are you sure you shouldn't be called Bigyentl?

Let's see, if the land here went back to its rightful owner, the Dakota, Lakota, Saulteaux, Chippewa, Hidatsa, and Crow would go to war to see who that was.

[Guest]

figured these crops looked too good tobe true ! we sure we're lucky to get that nearly 2" on weekend

[farmaholic]

Folklore, wive's tales, and superstition!!!! Mother Nature rules. And she makes them too.

[tstep]

2002. I didn't worry about frost that year because we had nothing to freeze. Combine stayed in the shed that year.

[fjlip]

2002 the half crop we had Aug 1st burned up in plus 35C winds from HELL. 18 bu wheat, 24 bu barley , 20 canola, all very light weight. Don't even remember a frost. It was 2004 Aug 19, game over. The year Canola prices tanked because poor quality kept the world from buying any. Shit grades and NO price.

[bucket]

And you are still at it 11 years later.

I have to ask - was it worth it?

I really don't see doing this another 11 years with the shit weather that is going on.

Can't control it. Can't plan with it.

My best laid plans I just burnt thru.

2015 was suppose to be dryer to reclaim acres not dry out where the crop won't germinate.

Anything sitting in dust becomes a weed with the next rain event if there is one.

[freewheat]

Interesting. 02 was a good one here. Late. Swathed wheat after a snow that fell through the wheat, but it was a pretty good year.