More HAY!

With the possible exception of the week we so luckily spent at Lake Winnepesaukee, it seemed every day in July included some period of heavy rain. It got so bad that it made the news. Here is a clip of John talking about how it affected farmers in the area.
http://www.cbs3springfield.com/news/local/26429154.html?video=pop&t=a

The rain continued in to August but now, instead of overbearing heat and humidity, we are starting to experience that September feeling. Blankets at night instead of a sheet and two fans blowing. And, no rain for three days in a row, which made it possible to start second cutting. Then a thunder storm, then another few days of sun. So now we have 2 large fields of second cut hay complete and one more to go.

This was not a good year, volume-wise for hay and right now we have barely enough to feed our own animals over the winter. The customers that usually count on us for second cut for their horses have been told they will have to look elsewhere. This is disappointing to us as well as to them. And, the hay will not be easy to find. We are hoping the weather stays warm long enough this year for us to do a third cutting, but that is a very rare occurrence, and it is much harder to dry the hay when the days get shorter and the nights so much cooler. Keep your fingers crossed!