May 31, 2006 Afternoon Thunder Shower

Brown St. - 0.3"
Roy Ator @ Tuggle Rd - 0.25"
Richard Ator @ Addison Rd - 0.50"

May 6th, Fri Evening & Saturday Morning

1 - Brown St. in Lipan 0.5"
4a- Roy on Tuggle Rd & FM4 1.4"
6 - Evergreen Morris 0.8"
8 - Cougar Hollow Ranch 1.0"
9 - Granbury HCNews 0.69"
Grapevine - 0.6"

May 5th, Friday, more rain. Good prospects for Saturday.

Roy on Tuggle Road and FM 4 - another 1.25"
Evergreen Cemetary Rd, Morris - 0.8"
Stoker Ranch south on 1189 - 1.0"
Cougar Hollow Ranch - 0.7"


Weatherbug.com reports:
Granbury - 0.77"
Weatherford - 0.26"
Stephenville - 0.0"

Here in Grapevine 0.35"

With all this rain, I naturally wonder about the local and Lipan Country hay crops.

Thursday morning, May 4th, another reportable rain - .5" to 1" ??

At 7 am, the Weatherbug station at Lingleville School is reporting 1.18".
Roy on Tuggle Rd & FM 4 reports 1.5"
Stoker on S 1189 0.7"
Brown Street in Lipan 0.25"
Evergreen Cemetary Rd, Morris 0.7"
Cougar Hollow Ranch 0.7"

Here in Grapevine my guage only shows .15"

Tuesday Night, May 2nd, a little more nice rain, strong wind with some damage.

Cougar Hollow Ranch @ NE Lipan - .33" with some barn wind damage;
Natty Flat @ Addison Rd - .75"
SW Natty Flat @ Tuggle Rd - .4"
Evergreen Rd, Morris - 0.6"
Stoker Ranch @ S Lipan - .7" (maybe more)

Leaves & twigs all over the ground, but mostly no wind damage.

So, with all this rain, what is the prediction for the coastal & other commercial improved grasses? At least 2 cuttings?

Is there an informal futures market for the round bales? With fertilizer and fuel inputs so high, will the demand be high enough to hold up prices for the growers?