Cropwatcher 5-15-09

Todd Easton Coles County May 15 2009: Finally a small amount of progress to report. Several lucky guys with well drained land in the northern part of the county and on up got a day or two break where mud briefly became tillable soil before Wednesdays 3” rain. Planted Corn acreage in that area is still well below 10 percent and that’s the best of our situation. Anyone who knows our county knows that because of the ancient glacier it is two different worlds of farming between the northern half and the southern half. I was reminded of this when an emergency parts run took me south on route 130 I began to feel like us north siders didn’t have it so bad. Starting from just south of town and for the next 80 miles was nothing but absolutely no progress just growing weeds that haven’t been able to be tilled, sprayed, and no anhydrous applied anywhere defiantly reminded me that sometimes when you get out of your neighborhood you learn that you don’t have it so bad. All I can say especially to our southern readers is keep up the hope and well get this crop in yet.