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Today in History: October 30

1270
The Seventh Crusade ends by the Treaty of Barbary.

1938
H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds is broadcast over the radio by Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre. Many panic believing it is an actual newscast about a Martian invasion.

1941
The U.S. destroyer Reuben James, on convoy duty off Iceland, is sunk by a German U-boat with the loss of 96 Americans.

1950
The First Marine Division is ordered to replace the entire South Korean I Corps at the Chosin Reservoir area.

1953
US Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower formally approves a top secret document to maintain and expand the country's nuclear arsenal.

1961
The USSR detonates "Tsar Bomba," a 50-megaton hydrogen bomb; it is still (2013) the largest explosive device of any kind over detonated.

1974
The "Rumble in the Jungle," a boxing match in Zaire that many regard as the greatest sporting event of the 20th century, saw challenger Muhammad Ali knock out previously undefeated World Heavyweight Champion George Foreman.

1991
BET Holdings Inc., becomes the first African-American company listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

2020
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces a second four-week lockdown for England

2023
Former basketball player Magic Johnson is the fourth athlete to become a billionaire (after Michael Jordan, Lebron James, and Tiger Woods), according to Forbes

Today in History: Born on October 30

1735
John Adams, second president of the United States who helped draft the Declaration of Independence and the Treaty of Paris, ending the American Revolution.

1882
William F. "Bull" Halsey, Jr., American admiral who played an instrumental role in the defeat of Japan during World War II. The Japanese surrender was signed on his flagship, the USS Missouri.

1945
Henry Winkler, actor, director, producer; rose to fame as "The Fonz" on Happy Days TV series, a role that twice earned him a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy.

JOTD
A guy goes into the US Postal Services to apply for a job.

The interviewer asks him, "Are you allergic to anything?" He replies, "Yes, caffeine. I can't drink coffee."

"OK, have you ever been in the military service?" "Yes," he says, "I was in Afghanistan for one tour." The interviewer says, "that will give you 5 extra points toward employment."

Then he asks, "Are you disabled in any way?" The guy says, "Yes. A bomb exploded near me and I lost both my testicles." The interviewer grimaces and then says, "Disabled in your country's service! Well that qualifies for extra bonus points!! Looking at the regulations you have got enough points for me to hire you right now. Our normal hours are from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. You can start tomorrow at 10:00 am, and plan on starting at 10:00 AM every day."

The guy is puzzled and asks, "if the work hours are from 8:00AM to 4:00 PM , why don't you want me here until 10:00 AM ?"

"This is a government job," the interviewer says. "For the first two hours, we just stand around drinking coffee and scratching our balls. No point in you coming in for that."

Morning

Morning Rock! Don't see you around here often. Welcome to the Thunderdome!

Good Afternoon All

Hopefully no tornados this evening. It's October 30th it shouldn't be 82 degrees here right now.

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Do you have enough ground water for irrigation? Or assuming you're allowed to withdraw from it, is there enough surface water available (like a river) that doesn't dry up nearby?

That just sounds like a terrible deal for any moderately-sized ag operation.

Hope you get some non-severe soakings over your way.

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We are putting out hay trying to stretch the grass out even though the grass is so brown and dry even with rain it's not coming back this year. Once the grass is gone we will have to rely on hay.

I have lol had 550 round bales I planned on using around the start of December but we started haying in September. Hopefully I have enough hay to get me to spring and hopefully have the rains to get grass growing again.

The last couple of years we have added metered water taps and water fountains on our places because the ponds have gone dry.

We haven't planted our wheat yet for winter grazing. Depending on the rain we are supposed to get this evening we may try and get it planted tomorrow or Friday.
They are talking up to 6-8 inches of rain starting Saturday - Tuesday. Last time they forecasted that I think I got 0.25 of an inch of rain.
If I plant my wheat I have to gamble how much fertilizer I want to put down with the wheat when planting. Too much rain it washes away. Too little rain it may burn your wheat up. Too hard of rain it packs the ground and your wheat doesn't come up.
It's always a gamble on what you do. Extreme weather just makes it harder trying to decide. 2020 we got hit with a heavy ice storm on October 27th.
Pictures below are a couple of our places that are 10 miles apart. These pastures should still be green.

Thanks for asking.

How much grazing land do you have that you are having to replace with hay?

The Clarkson Farm dude is 60, 3 years older than me and looks as old as my 83 year old dad .

Sure like that Lamborghini tractor thats sharp.

Today in History: October 31

445 BC
Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem

1517
Martin Luther nails his 95 Theses to the door of the church at Wittenberg in Germany. Luther's theories and writings inaugurate Protestantism, shattering the external structure of the medieval church and at the same time reviving the religious consciousness of Europe.

1803
Congress ratifies the purchase of the entire Louisiana area in North America, adding territory to the U.S. which will eventually become 13 more states.

1838
A mob of about 200 attacks a Mormon camp in Missouri, killing 20 men, women and children.

1918
Spanish Flu kills 21,000 people in the US in a single week

1941
After 14 years of work, the Mount Rushmore National Memorial is completed.

1971
Saigon begins the release of 1,938 Hanoi POW’s.

2002
Former Enron Corp. CEO Andrew Fastow convicted on 78 counts of conspiracy, money laundering, obstruction of justice and wire fraud; the Enron collapse cost investors millions and led to new oversight legislation.

2011
The world population reaches 7 billion inhabitants according to the United Nations

2019
US House of Representatives votes to formalize impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump

2022
Taylor Swift becomes the first artist in history to claim all top 10 slots on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, all tracks from her album "Midnights"

2023
Kenyan President William Ruto, holds state banquet for King Charles III in Nairobi, whose speech acknowledges “the wrongdoings of the past are a cause of the greatest sorrow and the deepest regret”

Today in History: Born on October 31

1936
Michael Landon, actor (Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie TV series).

1942
David Ogden Stiers, actor; best known for his role as stuffy Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester III on M*A*S*H* TV series (1977–1983).

1950
Jane Pauley, journalist; co-host of The Today Show (1976–1989) and Dateline NBC (1992–2003).

1961
Sir Peter Jackson, New Zealand film director, producer, screenwriter (Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit)

1961
Larry Mullen Jr., musician; drummer for U2 band.

JOTD

A nun is walking to church.

As she passes her local store, the shopkeeper says, "Wake up on the wrong side of the bed today, Sister?"

She finds it odd, but keeps walking. On her walk, three more people pass her and say, "Wake up on the wrong side of the bed today, Sister?"

Still baffled as she gets to the church, she walks to another nun at the pulpit and asks, "Why does everyone keep asking me if I woke up on the wrong side of the bed today?!"

The other nun looks down and says, "You're wearing the priest's shoes"