Recent content by M. R. Byrd

Had our first rain of the year. An 1.25" that came fast. After a dry winter with no beneficial snow the rain was welcome. PTL

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Merry Christmas Wayne and Family

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That is sad about the Caney school situation. I have friends in Elk County that are along the Elk River. They are a good ways from the nearest rural water so are on a well. That well can go dry during low river flow. They are conservating now, but fearing they will be out of water soon if the...

Nice bucks

You are a good steward of the land.

here is an interesting link https://www.internationaloaksociety.org/content/burr-oak-canyon-symposium-2019

I mentioned the "Relict" bur oak of Nebraska. This is an interesting story and I have been trying to get some acorns from there, especially to try at my semi-arid SW Kansas farm. The deep canyon near McCook has a stand of oak that had been in that canyon for hundreds of years, with no other oaks...

Thanks for that link, I will check it out.

I may soon have a road trip across Nebraska, from Ogallala to Nebraska City. I would certainly be interested in getting some nuts along the way. If anyone knows of any for sale, message me. I would especially like to find some Relict Oak acorns. Maynard

A really nice and unusual wet weather pattern here at the Ponderosa. Last year's 8.00" annual rainfall has taken a toll on this area and the subsoil is severely depleted. My winter wheat has come back from the brink of death to a cuttable crop(hopefully). The pastures(buffalo grass) are...