Hay production down in Haakon County, South Dakota
8/14/2017 5:04:36 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
AFFECTED AREAS:
Haakon County, SD
Start Date: 5/1/2017
- End Date: 8/14/2017
Rain amounts are from two gauges, 300 yards apart, which are avg. for accuracy: March 29--.75 in. April 1--.07 in. April 9--.31 in. April 10--1.00 in. April 12--.37 in. April 20--.62 in. May 10--.36 in. May 15--.33 in. May 16--.22 in. May 19--.75 in. May 20--.04 in. June 1--.68 in. June 3--.60 in. June 13--1.00 in. July 26--.08 in. July 28--.04 in. July 29--.37 in. July 30--.13 in. Aug. 3--.28 in. Aug. 6--.28 in. Aug. 12--.03 in. Aug. 13--.05 in. As a result of the timing and amount of rain we did not put up any hay for our cow and goat herd. Will probably sell some cows this fall and not buy any hay. I avg. about 200 acres of hay production per year.
From Haakon County, South Dakota, on August 14, 2017
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Hay production down in Haakon County, South Dakota.
Monday, August 14, 2017
