Baymule’s Journal

[farmerjan]

@Ridgetop mentioned the burn ban in Texas, in her journal about their quick trip down to the new farm.... @Baymule also mentioned the dry conditions and the fire that was close to her recently. Heard from some friends that the meteorologists -weather guessers - have done some looking at records and in many places these friends say that the actual water recorded is more than 3 INCHES LESS than rainfall amounts in the horrific drought in 2011.
They are also saying that the numbers of livestock being sold is triple what it normally is this time of year. Cannot afford to buy 100-200 PER ROLL of hay to feed ...it will never come close to pencilling out... besides which there is no hay to be found.
One of the guys on a cattle forum I frequent, said they baled about 75 rolls of sorghum... and due to the situation, that feeding it did not make sense so he advertised it for $90 a roll and it was gone by nightfall.
There is a video on the forum of one of the farmers going down the road, and the line of trucks/trailers to go into the stockyard to sell was for MILES.... IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. I have looked up some of the stockyards and their normal numbers this time of year run 500-1,000 head... most are running 2,000 to 3500. One had several herd dispersals... and one had over 700 cows.... not cull cows but bred/breeding cows.....

Scary times... I told DS that we needed to see about keeping as many heifers as we could, for future sales as breeding stock.... This is what happened back after the 2011 drought... Cattle prices went very high for several years as farmers/ranchers tried to replace and replenish their herds....
Meat may come down a bit in the stores as the number of cattle sold increases the supply, but it will wind up going up after the glut to sell drops off because there won't be the cattle to replace them.

 

[Baymule]

Yup, we are back to 2011 drought. Grass is crunchy. Temps in the 100’s no rain.

Trees are dying. Many were damaged by the extreme cold weather in February 2021. Now, extreme heat and no rain.

Cattle being dumped means horses are being dumped too. A kill pen shipper told me and BJ that in the 2011 drought, he shipped out 40 18-wheeler loads of horses PER WEEK.

The sellers of my farm are still grazing their cattle on the property. It’s still theirs, can’t blame them. I’d do the same thing. I won’t be able to use it all anyway, it’s not fenced for sheep. I may talk to them about letting the cattle on the other part of the pasture.

 

[Baymule]

I’ve been whining about all the delays on closing on the farm. I whined about losing Trip to cancer. I’ve complained about all my problems.

Reality check this morning. I don’t HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. I’ve apologized to God and asked forgiveness for my whining and complaining. I’ve offered prayers for the family in this terrible situation.

I called Robert this morning, our dear friend and neighbor in Lindale.

He has a daughter with serious mental problems and has repeatedly warned his son in law, called sheriff department and tried to get her committed or locked up. He could almost see what was coming. All his warnings and pleading fell on deaf ears.

Last night his daughter stabbed herself and her 14 year old son, stabbing him in his sleep, multiple times in the back. He is dead. She was whisked away, in critical condition to an unknown hospital. Homocide investigation is being conducted, law was not giving out any information on her whereabouts. Robert’s son in law is distraught, his 2 grown daughters from first marriage are with him. Robert and Sharon are deeply grieved.

Sad situation.

 

[Ridgetop]

How terrible! Particularly bad about young grandson after all their warnings to SIL.

 

[farmerjan]

Oh @Baymule ... there are no words. I am so sorry, please extend all the prayers of all of us on here that have read over the years of the friendship and help that Robert and his wife have given to you and BJ and everything. I cannot imagine what they and the son-in-law are going through...

 

[Ridgetop]

Many of the big shootings lately have been by persons that the authorities were warned about by families. Sadly, the crazy persons cannot be committed until they do some hideous crime (like Robert's daughter) or agree to commit themselves. Which they seldom do because they don't know how crazy they are. The innocent suffer.

 

[Baymule]

I had it wrong. The boy was 11 years old.

 

[murphysranch]

I'm horrified. But its becoming common place. Me being horrified and murders increasing. I'm soooooo sad for your friends and that poor little boy. May she go to hell and never come back.

 

[farmerjan]

The saddest thing is, the rest of the family will always be in a shadow of the hell she caused.

 

[murphysranch]

Very, very true. Deep long sigh..............