10/22/10

Todd Easton Coles County October 22, 2010: It is very unusual to see only a small amount of activity in fields this time of year but I think one could safely say we are about caught up something that hasn’t been said in a long time. The extra dry fall has allowed a lot work badly needed work to be done to damaged waterways, washes, and terraces along with several miles worth of drain tile installed. One draw back to the extra dry spell has become apparent this week in the wheat fields as emergence so far has been very poor and could do severe damage to stands if substantial rainfall doesn’t come soon. Weather forecasters are predicting rainfall beginning over the weekend and it would be great to see an inch not only for the wheat crop but to tame the dust and mellow the clods that the rippers left behind.