Corn report.

  My corn  is a tale of two fields. One is on the south side of a tree shelter belt plant in the 1940s. It has a gentle slope away from the trees toward Lake Joanne. The soil in this field is moderately heavy and for many years was covered by grass. Both fields were plowed the same day early this spring. The corn on the field by the trees germinated well, looks normal and will soon be tasseling. 

    The other field is on a hill and the soil is lighter. This lighter soil was very dry when the corn was planted, so dry that many of the seeds did not germinate. In addition to a spotty stand the corn doesn't look very healthy. Deer have not mastered the concept of delayed gratification and have eaten the tops off many of the corn plants.  This field does not look normal so it will be interesting to see how it responds to the .9" of rain it received Saturday. 

     Much of the commercial corn in the area is tasseling now so the rain that came Saturday will be a big help to it. The cooler weather recently also is better for corn in this stage than the extreme heat we had a few weeks ago. 

Takk for alt,

Al

          A friend asked "How old were we when we began groaning when we sat down?"