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Hamilton County pastures were not growing back and animals were suffering amid the drought. Cattle could not be rotated among pastures as usual, according to a farmer near Chattanooga. The warm season grasses have not received enough precipitation to continue growing and provide grazing for cattle. Consequently, cattle were kept in a confined space and were fed hay. The cattle would not normally receive hay until the winter. The farmer brought water to the pigs so they could cool off. Typically, they would have wallows to get in and cool down, but the lack of rain meant that the farmer had to haul water to the pigs so the animals would create wallows. Even the creek has gone dry so there was no natural spring water for the animals to drink. Local 3 News (Chattanooga, Tenn.), July 20, 2024