ITS BEEN RIGHT AT A MONTH NOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN UNDER A "D3" DROUGHT CATEGORY NOW IN ALLEN COUNTY, OHIO. NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED SINCE THE LAST REPORT THAT I PUT IN. EVERYTHING IS DRY, ALL GRASS IS BROWN EXCEPT MAYBE A COUPLE SMALL AREAS WHERE IT IS EITHER SHADED FROM THE SUN OR GETS A LITTLE DRINK FROM THE DEW IN THE MORNINGS COMING OFF THE ROOF. TREE COLOR HAS DEFINITELY BEEN HAMPERED BY THE DRY CONDITIONS. MOST OF THE TREES HAVE TURNED THEIR LEAVES FROM GREEN STRAIGHT TO BROWN AND DROPPED THEM. YESTERDAY WAS A VERY BREEZY DAY THAT WAS HELPING KNOCK ANY REMAINING LOOSELY ATTACHED LEAVES OFF. I HAVE A BRADFORD PEAR TREE THAT IS STILL FULLY GREEN AT THIS TIME WITH ALL THE LITTLE PEARS ON THE ENDS OF THE BRANCHES TIGHTLY HOLDING ON. NORMALLY THIS TREE WAITS UNTIL LATER IN THE FALL SEASON BEFORE GETTING RID OF ITS LEAVES & PEARS. I HAVE NOT NOTICED ANY RISE IN THE RIVERS / CREEKS FROM THE RECENT RAIN THAT WE DID ACTUALLY GET. MOST RECENT RAIN HERE WAS 0.22" & 0.45" ON OCT 30TH & 31ST RESPECTIVELY, THIS RAIN HARDLY PUT A DENT INTO THE LACK OF MOISTURE IN THE GROUND. CRACKS ARE STILL VERY EVIDENT AND THE TOPSOIL IS BASICALLY POWDER AT THIS TIME. FORECAST IS CALLING FOR SOME RAIN / SNOW THIS WEEKEND ALONG WITH SOME MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH A GOOD AMOUNT OF WIND. 99% OF THE FIELDS HAVE BEEN TAKEN OFF AROUND MY IMMEDIATE AREA. FARMERS SAID THAT THE REPLANT BEANS THAT DIDNT GET TO SEE MUCH RAIN THIS LATE SUMMER / FALL HAVE MADE RIGHT AROUND 20 BUSHELS PER ACRE. THIS WEEK THERE HAS BEEN AN INFLUX OF DRY AIR MOVING AROUND THE AREA MAKING OUR DAYTIME HUMIDITY LEVELS SINK INTO THE 20% RANGE. OHIO ALREADY HAS THE BURN BAN FROM 6AM TO 6PM SO IM THINKING ADDITIONAL BURN RESTRICTIONS WERENT NEEDED AT THAT TIME.