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Drouth is the old-timey Texas spelling [straight out of the King James Bible] of drought, an on-again, off-again condition around here. Some old weathermen say that drought is the normal state of affairs in Texas. When you have a really good, long one, the ground gets so dry that the air just gets hotter and hotter, and here we are, coming up on thirty days of triple-digits. So it’s no surprise that Texas agriculture is starting to look like the drier parts of Rancho Roly Poly.

"Estimated drought losses for Texas have reached $4.1 billion, eclipsing the $2.1 billion mark set in 1998, Texas Cooperative Extension economists reported Friday…said Dr. Travis Miller, Extension agronomist. "Much of the corn and soybean crop has been harvested for silage or hay; pastures are bare and hay barns are empty. Much of the hay being fed is from out-of-state or along the upper coast, which has received favorable rains. Livestock water supplies are disappearing and ranchers are unable to sustain herds with purchased hay and dry tanks."