Salmon River flooding may be over but the effects on local farmers are not.

Brad May91裸聊视频檚 property at 2650 50th St. SW sits on the bottom of the Salmon River Valley and, accordingly, the river runs through it.

This year, however, there was much more 91裸聊视频榬unning through it91裸聊视频� than wanted.

May is a dairy farmer with about 80 acres of land on both sides of the river.

91裸聊视频淭he river came up and it flooded everywhere. We had about 60 acres under water91裸聊视频� Usually we have five or 10 with some seepage91裸聊视频� It was flowing right through the fields on both sides of the river, one end to another. 91裸聊视频�

He says the water was high for so long, it killed everything submerged. On the bright side, the new three- or four-acre lake did provide a little kayaking fun for his kids.

There will be some financial loss in terms of lost crops and potential sale of feed, but May remains positive and says he has enough feed stored so he won91裸聊视频檛 have to buy anything.

91裸聊视频淓verything for me is about a month behind schedule, as for planting corn and getting my first crop off,91裸聊视频� he says, adding he91裸聊视频檒l need to replant about 40 acres of alfalfa grass.

He explains that alfalfa is normally replanted every four to six years, and wasn91裸聊视频檛 due for planting. Also, the planting time is off, as alfalfa is usually planted in spring or later in summer or in fall.

The corn land is a little different, he says, as it was planted a bit later and is planted every year.

May says the 60 acres have just dried up now, so he hopes to reseed.

91裸聊视频淚 can put in a cereal crop or something for this year and get something out of it.91裸聊视频�

He points out that he91裸聊视频檚 been on the property for 30 years and has never seen a lake form before.

Neither his cattle nor his barns or home were reached, though.

91裸聊视频淚f the water came up that high, the town would be in trouble. It91裸聊视频檚 just all field damage.91裸聊视频�

Between May91裸聊视频檚 place and the Salmon River Bridge is Rodger DeMille91裸聊视频檚 property, so the water flowed through May91裸聊视频檚 land into DeMille91裸聊视频檚.

DeMille began farming in Salmon Arm in 1969 and says he missed the floods of 1949.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e never seen it that high. We were just lucky we didn91裸聊视频檛 get a heavy downpour of rain.91裸聊视频�

He91裸聊视频檚 noticed he used to see high water about every five years; now it91裸聊视频檚 almost every year.

He suspects he91裸聊视频檒l experience about a 20 per cent loss this year.

The sweet corn won91裸聊视频檛 be ready until about the 15th of August, he predicts, while it91裸聊视频檚 usually ready in the first week of August. That will cut the selling season.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 not a doom and gloomer,91裸聊视频� he91裸聊视频檚 quick to add. 91裸聊视频淵ou just do what you can do.91裸聊视频�

DeMille says it91裸聊视频檚 likely that less hay will be available in the area for horse owners.

91裸聊视频淲e should be into our second cut now and we91裸聊视频檝e just finished the first.91裸聊视频�