this time I can give you only a short update. After a very interesting week in Memphis, I am back in Texas since friday. Yesterday I prepared the choppers for the coming demos in the Southern and Northern Panhandle. Beside the 1100, we want to show the BiG X 700 with the Easy Collect 753. A lot of customers around here have to chop at different places at the same time and like to play the "chess game".
Because of the heat and drought, there won't be much to chop this year. In some areas it hasn't rained for more than a year. High temperatures over 100 degrees and winds up to 35 miles an hour just dries out the corn. The best irrigation can't keep up with that. The yield of the corn is expected to be between only 8 to 17 ton/ac. There will be a big problem to feed the cattle. Right now, they are already trading hay for over 340 USD per ton.
On the way to the dealer, I made some pictures of the landscape. Where you see the fence, you should see some cows, too. But what to eat? The big role of the pivots shows the last picture. For more pictures, just have a look at Google Earth at "Hereford,TX" or "Dumas,TX".
More about the corn in Texas next week. I will keep you up to date.
Regards,
The BiG MAN
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