Our friend John Hazzard, who farms in western Will County, sends us this telling shot which features his nephew Mark Hazzard and his son Porter illustrating that corn has made it to "knee high by the 4th of July" benchmark this year--despite the late start to the planting season because of the incredible rains. As john points out in his report to us:
"Although the corn does look good, this time last year the corn would have been up to Marks shoulder so were a good 3 weeks behind a year ago. We will need ideal conditions the rest of the growing season to bring this crop in on schedule."
How true, John! MANY THANKS for the update and hope you and your family have a Great 4th!!
Tom Skilling
Photo courtesy of John Hazzard, Wilmington, Illinois
"Although the corn does look good, this time last year the corn would have been up to Marks shoulder so were a good 3 weeks behind a year ago. We will need ideal conditions the rest of the growing season to bring this crop in on schedule."
How true, John! MANY THANKS for the update and hope you and your family have a Great 4th!!
Tom Skilling
Photo courtesy of John Hazzard, Wilmington, Illinois
