OUR Central Tablelands presents a carpet of green to tourists and visitors and long-term farmers are comparing conditions to the early to mid-1950s.
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There is water lying on flats for weeks, big, showy subclover that is almost a foot high, young livestock in great order and a record flood in the Lachlan.
Of course, we all know that these conditions don’t last forever and the lightly stocked country will have a thick mat of ground cover when dry weather returns.
Many operators would love to spread more fertiliser at present but bog conditions prevent this being done.
Great results are showing on pastures where MO super was spread last autumn, while unfertilised pastures are slowly reverting to the state they were in before modern pasture improvement schemes were enacted.
Seeking fleeces
LAST call for fleeces for the wool section of the Trunkey Creek Wool and Horse Festival.
Fleeces should be dropped off by 5pm next Thursday to Landmark in Howick Street, Bathurst Town and Country Rural Supplies or Watson Tractors in Kircaldy Street.
See Australia’s champion fleece and the draught horse log snig display at the festival.
Talk it out
REPORTS keep coming of serious losses of cattle to bloat and many producers have vaccinated young cattle twice for pulpy kidney.
There are two opinions of the use of this vaccine but symptoms of PK are a bit similar to bloat and the small cost of vaccine may be cheap insurance.
As always, talk to those whose opinions are valued and be sure to listen rather than talk. None of us learn much when we are talking.
Back on circuit
WINDY Hill Poll Dorset Stud is returning to the sale circuit after some quieter years as the business was restructured.
Chris and Fiona Roweth are proud of their line-up of 70 flock rams to be offered at Carcoar Showground on November 2 at 2pm.
This stud has a long history and former clients will undoubtedly support the stud sale as they appreciate the richness of Ridgehaven blood that features in the Windy Hill pedigree.
Just for laughs
THEY had reached their golden wedding anniversary and were standing quietly by the pig pens when mum suggested that they have a big family party with a pig on the spit. Dad stroked his chin and said: “It doesn’t seem right that a poor bloody pig has to pay for a mistake that was made 50 years ago.”
None of us learn much when we are talking.
THE farmer’s wife had packed up and gone and after three weeks he finally noticed – his love life had not changed at all but the dishes were piling up in the sink.
