RE: Rain again

In regards to the price of hay, it is like anything else...supply and
demand.  I'm sure the supply is way down because of the drought.  Shipping
hay in from elsewhere must include shipping costs (with fuel prices on the
rise thanks to Iran and other factors) as well as the cost of personnel to
haul the rolls.  I doubt you can get many rolls onto one flatbed.  

It's a catch 22 situation.  If you put in price controls (like President
Jimmy Carter) you put small farmers in other areas out of business because
they can't afford to grow and ship their product.  The long haul drivers
won't haul it if they can't make some profit over the cost of their fuel and
depreciation on their rigs and they too have to get a fair wage.  There are
no winners or easy answers here.  

It reminds me of the "dust bowl" era, sad to say, as far as the drought, but
restricted to a smaller area thus far.  Of course they thought most of the
damage was due to over-grazing and over-use of farm lands (poor tilling and
planting methods) but the drought certainly aggravated a desperate
situation.  

Blessings,
Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of kmrsy@netzero.net
Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 10:26 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Rain again

There should be some assistance available. Isn't there a Farm Bureau or
some such organization there? This has got to be hard on people with any
kind of animals like horses. I don't know how far a roll of hay goes,
but $100 is absolutely highway robbery.


Kitty

-- "Andrea Hodges" <andrea.hodges@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Pam, that's awful. I'm really sorry to hear that. Isn't Farm Aid supposed to

help with that kind of thing? Even the small farms I mean?
A
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 9:04 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Rain again


> This is not good y'all.  And maybe the big ranchers (friends of friends) 
> are
> getting some help.  None of the little guys I know are getting anything.
> Someone at work said hay is up to 100 bucks a roll.  And Kemp just jacked 
> up
> our water rates again.  Mmm mmm mmm.
>
>
>
> On 1/14/06, Donna <gossiper@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>
>> It will effect all of us in some respect or other. I
>> can't imagine a farmer even thinking of planting
>> anything in these conditions... Is Texas giving some
>> kind of relief to the ranchers to offset the cost of
>> keeping the animals alive? (Importing water comes to
>> mind)
>>
>> Think it is time for Rich to go out and point that
>> rain dance down to Pam's area.
>>
>> Donna
>>
>> --- Zemuly Sanders <zsanders@midsouth.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>> > I heard on tonight's news that this is the worst
>> > drought Texas and Oklahoma
>> > have had for the last 50 years.  A lot of farmers
>> > and ranchers stand a
>> > chance of losing everything because of it.  I feel
>> > so bad for them.
>> > zem
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
>> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> > Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 10:14 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Rain again
>> >
>> >
>> > >3 more big ones today, under control now thank
>> > goodness.  they say maybe a
>> > > chance of showers Monday, but "not a good chance"
>> > - weatherman's actual
>> > > words.  how nice.
>> > >
>> > > On 1/13/06, Donna <gossiper@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >> Any rain in sight Pam? How are the fires out
>> > there doing? Have they all
>> > >> burned themselves out yet?
>> > >>
>> > >> Donna
>> > >>
>> > >> > -----Original Message-----
>> > >> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net
>> > [o*@hort.net] On
>> > >> > Behalf Of Pam Evans
>> > >> > Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 8:16 PM
>> > >> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> > >> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Rain again
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Oh Cyndi, for my money it could start raining
>> > tomorrow until next
>> > >> weekend
>> > >> > -
>> > >> > I wouldn't mind.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > On 1/13/06, Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT <
>> > >> cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil>
>> > >> > wrote:
>> > >> > >
>> > >> > > Not that we don't need the rain here in the
>> > high desert, but why does
>> > >> it
>> > >> > > have to come on the weekends? I've been
>> > gazing out my office window
>> > >> > > at
>> > >> > > blue
>> > >> > > sky and sunshine all week, and now we're
>> > supposed to get rain
>> > >> Saturday.
>> > >> > > Unfair. 3 day weekend for me though so
>> > there's hope for working
>> > >> outside
>> > >> > > still.
>> > >> > >
>> > >> > > Cyndi
>> > >> > >
>> > >> > >
>> >
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>> > >> > Kemp TX
>> > >> > zone 8A
>> > >> >
>> > >> >
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> Kemp TX
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