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Our current plan is to hay the spring wheat that the hoppers didn't get.

We have a load of cake ordered. Hoping that we can stretch our hay with that.


Have never fed cake before.

Its about 330 a ton delivered right now. Seems like a good deal compared to 250 dollar hay?

We will sell animals too.

Good lord, I feel bad for you. Fescue is $15-20, mixed alfalfa $60-75

Have they quite watering lawns and golf courses?

Couple minutes ago.

Called it now, getting too dry.

Get back to you guys later.

I’ve been out south of Brockton and Poplar area, my gosh it is dry in that country. The grasshoppers are crazy thick too.

Just had a lightning caused fire pop up a couple miles across the valley, The lightning storm was three nights ago. With the wind today I was a bit worried but they got on it quick. Busy firefighters this year.

You speaking of the fire off Ashley Lake Road?

Assload of fires.

https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/?state=27

Bump

My wife and I and all of our kids and grandkids just got back from a week at Lake Sakakawea in ND. North Dakota is just greener than hell. Even the badlands are green .
We went out on I 94 and came back from Garrison into Montana at Fairview. The country turned brown as soon as we entered Montana.
Also, the temp. was under 90 degrees most of the time and smoky of course. It hasn't been under 90 here for around two weeks. No rain of course.

We are surrounded by fires like the rest of the towns in MT and August is coming up-----help!!

Most of the residents of the subdivisions are hauling water daily and it is fun to watch-----no locals would even think of living in the hills without water.

Yeah but it's a dry heat.....lol

6am.

#toxicsweat

Yes, it’s a bit west of there off granite ridge. It looks like got it stopped at 20 acres, just mop up today.

#sexybeast

You guys should ask calldum to spit.

Gotta be good for at least a couple gallons.

LOL

Thanks for the reply.
I figured you were looking right at it from where you sit.

I have a rental property sitting on some heavily timbered acreage close to where it started. The Interlake posted about it when it started and didn't follow up on the story.
Called my renters and they are out if state on vacation, I'm sitting on the east side working on a project near Valier.

A little nerve wracking not knowing the status.

Interlake finally followed up on it later yesterday but put it at the bottom of a story titled "Public meeting Saturday for Hay Creek Fire near Polebridge" that was real thoughtful of them.

Here is what they had to say.

STATE FIRE officials are reporting the Boorman Creek Fire is 50% contained and full containment is expected later on Friday.

The lightning-caused blaze was reported at about 12:45 p.m. Thursday and is still listed at 3.7 acres. It is located southwest of Ashley Lake, just above Conrad Ranch Road and had burned within 1 mile of the now-closed Summit Preparatory School.

Fire crews from the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation and Smith Valley Fire Department used seven engines, a bulldozer, a helicopter and a single engine air tanker on the fire.

Crews worked late into the night and were able to establish a dozer line around the fire and stop its forward spread.

Officials said crews will remain on the scene for the next several days, patrolling the fire. Some smoke may still be visible from tree stumps for the next few days.

People are asked to avoid the fire area to allow the firefighters to do their job.

She's a bit dry yet.

dang Sam one spark and I am thinking that hayfield goes up in smoke !!

Sammo, talked to the pard the other day bout the grasshoppers, he said they’re for real!! Haha hope shiit turns out good for you guys over there brother. We’ll be headed over bout November 7th, not expecting to see many whitetail, bet blue tongue is gonna hammer em