July and August have come and gone already. July was busy with haying. We put up 480 acres of alfalfa/grass hay in big round bales. We also attended the Grasslands Show and Sale at Drake, SK the end of July. We were pleased to have the winner of the Jackpot Ewe Lamb competition and we were really happy with how our consignments sold. Thanks to those that bought and bid on our sheep.
McDermit 314A – Grasslands Jackpot Ewe Lamb Winner
August was a dry month – we only had 1 inch all month and it came in the last four days. Makes it hard on the pastures, but it was good for getting the haying wrapped up. We cut and baled some second cut alfalfa for feeding to lambs and lactating ewes in the winter.
We had a pretty decent hay crop. The yield was average but the quality is better than last year because we got it cut sooner and most of it was put up without any rain on it. Logan has about half the round bales hauled in so far. We put 400 small square bales of second cut alfalfa in the barn.
We weaned the May born lambs on August 5th and they are still out on pasture with the April lambs.
Now it’s time to get ready for the Prairie All Breeds Ram Sale in Moose Jaw on September 7. Hope there’s a good turn out of buyers for the 100+ rams on offer.
