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  • From: "Marcy" <mlynn AT pcisys.net>
  • To: <farmersue AT hughes.net>, "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] winter weather
  • Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:15:26 -0700

Sue, It's funny how the headlines change and we don't always see the end of the story. I'm on the edge of the worst of the snow in CO - about 20 miles east of us and on further is where they got hammered. As Elaine mentioned, we're used to having it melt off in a couple days with so much sunshine here. Most of the ranchers plan on grazing all winter with minimal supplemental feed. They're just beginning to see the effects of the storm. Initially the cows were lost. Now we still have snowpack on the ground and even if they got feed to them in time they may lose up to half their calves this spring. And the cows that survive don't have the body reserves they need. It's a tough road and I'm guessing we'll see a lot of places going under. Hay is in short supply and more expensive than usual.

I've been pulling feed to the chickens on my sled for close to two months now instead of the typical 4 days a winter that I can't pull my wagon. Not sure how it will be for the ranchers, but for our poor milk cow I don't know if the snow was worse or now that some of it is melting in the corral the sopping wet mud.
There were lots of buildings damaged. Our 4-H exhibit hall is ruined.
We just about lost our greenhouse, but spent 3 days digging snow off the sides that don't slope enough and managed to save it.
Anyone from the Buffalo area?
Marcy
SE Colo
----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Wells" <farmersue AT hughes.net>
To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 4:39 AM
Subject: [Market-farming] winter weather


I have been wondering about the starving cattle in Colorado, and surrounding
areas that had so much news coverage, I haven't heard anything lately, were
a lot lost? I also wondered why help was not available sooner.
How is everyone's winter? Has there been too much ice damage? I am not sure
if anyone is having a mild winter anymore. It is pretty cold uphere in
Vermont.
Sue Wells


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