Weather - Wretched Mess Coming

[ILUVMAINE]

Since I'm coming up for an interview in two weeks - would it be better to fly in to Bangor OR Portland? Didn't know what the weather might be like then!

[Acadianlion]

Originally Posted by ILUVMAINE2

Since I'm coming up for an interview in two weeks - would it be better to fly in to Bangor OR Portland? Didn't know what the weather might be like then!

It depends on where your interview is. If it is near Bangor, then fly in to Bangor. If it is on Mt. Desert Island, then you might fly the commuter into Bar Harbor. If your interview is in southern Maine, then fly into Portland.

There is no weather limitation flying in to Bangor, Bar Harbor/Trenton, Augusta, Owls Head/Rockland, or Portland. All of those airports have full instrument landing systems and it is rare that aircraft can't land there due to weather.

The main runway in Bangor is more than 12,000 feet long, which makes it one of the three longest runways along the eastern seaboard. The only runway that is longer, I believe, is the main runway at the closed, Loring Air Force Base that is over 13,000 feet long. Portland's main runway is 6500 feet, I think I remember although its been a long time since I flew into that airport.

[7th generation]

My parking lot is a skating rink this morning with steady rain. A lot of people are sick of all the snow we've received this winter, but I'd be happy if this had been snow. It's 30* and it's not supposed to let up till later this afternoon.
Will trade a breakfast for sand.
The flood of '87 hammered us. We sat on an island for 2 days as Rt.# 2 was flooded at both ends.

[AliceT]

Originally Posted by 7th generation

Will trade a breakfast for sand.

Ya know, I think I missed my calling when I was in FL. I was a poultry farmer there. Maybe I should have been a sand farmer, selling the FL topsoil (sand) to Maine businesses. Heck, the lanes that bordered the farm were just sugar sand and between rains, driving on it was, well, tricky. I would certainly think that some sort of trade between FL and ME would have been thought of long before now. FL horsemen are paying upwards of $5 per square bale of hay for their horses. And that's just timothy or mixed grasses. They pay $10-15/bale for alfalfa.

I can get a CDL if someone has a suitable truck...

[7th generation]

Originally Posted by AliceT

FL horsemen are paying upwards of $5 per square bale of hay for their horses. And that's just timothy or mixed grasses. They pay $10-15/bale for alfalfa.

I can get a CDL if someone has a suitable truck...

I sold my last horse in '90 and a square bale was selling for $2.00. What helped was building panels for runs at a friends' boarding stable and getting paid in bales.
Around here they are selling for $4.00 per bale now.
Might have to buy a load to put in the driveway for traction as sand is scarce!

[forest beekeeper]

We stocked up on hay for the winter and paid $3/bale.

We ran low and had to restock, bought some more at $2.50/bale. No alfalfa is available, just native grass that is being re-seeded with oats or rye.

[AliceT]

Originally Posted by 7th generation

sand is scarce!

Man! Is there really a need for sand there or is this just a "this time" shortage? Got an awful lot of wheels spinning between my ears right now! I left my last horse and donkey on the farm when I left FL. The folks I'm renting it to wanted my horse and said they would take care of Eeyore until I have a place ready for him.

Originally Posted by forest beekeeper

bought some more at $2.50/bale. just native grass that is being re-seeded with oats or rye.

Met a fella I do some regular business with up there last summer. His side business is growing/cutting hay and I asked him what he sold it for. He quoted me $2/bale. Same deal - native grasses. Lemme tell ya sumthin - native grasses in ME are a whole heap more nutritious than native grasses in FL.

[forest beekeeper]

Originally Posted by AliceT

... Met a fella I do some regular business with up there last summer. His side business is growing/cutting hay and I asked him what he sold it for. He quoted me $2/bale. Same deal - native grasses. Lemme tell ya sumthin - native grasses in ME are a whole heap more nutritious than native grasses in FL.

We have one hay supplier that sells at $2.50/bale but his hay may have some milk-weed in it. Native grass with a bit of rye/oat re-seeded in it. Right now that is what I am feeding our goats, to see if they mind the milkweed in it.

Then this other fella [that we bought hay from in the fall] sells for $3/bale but in theory there is no milk-weed in it.

Of course there be fellas everywhere in Maine cutting and bailing hay.

The $2.50/bail guy would be willing to sell for $2/bail, it you went out in the fields and picked it up yourself. Rather than getting it from his barn.

He also was showing me some oats, cut one sack open for me to inspect too. $3 for a 50 pound sack, of local produced oats.

[AliceT]

Originally Posted by forest beekeeper

$3 for a 50 pound sack, of local produced oats.

Wanna swap fellas names?

[bignhfamily]

Originally Posted by forest beekeeper

We have one hay supplier that sells at $2.50/bale but his hay may have some milk-weed in it. Native grass with a bit of rye/oat re-seeded in it. Right now that is what I am feeding our goats, to see if they mind the milkweed in it.

Then this other fella [that we bought hay from in the fall] sells for $3/bale but in theory there is no milk-weed in it.

Of course there be fellas everywhere in Maine cutting and bailing hay.

The $2.50/bail guy would be willing to sell for $2/bail, it you went out in the fields and picked it up yourself. Rather than getting it from his barn.

He also was showing me some oats, cut one sack open for me to inspect too. $3 for a 50 pound sack, of local produced oats.

Be careful with the milkweed. Common milkweed is toxic to poultry. Other livestock including sheep, goats, cattle, and horses can be poisoned if sufficient amounts of green or dry milkweed are consumed. Livestock usually avoid the plant unless other forage is unavailable.

$2.50 seems like a great price for decent hay with rye and oats. Have you ever had a nutritional analysis done. I don't know about your area but here we can bring a sample of our hay to the D of A extension office and they will perform a free analysis.