Checking out the Crops

My brother drove me over to the next town last week. We were very surprised to see that some crop fields are totally green. You could not see the rows already. That means they are really far ahead of schedule. I am sure the farmers are delighted. I hope this great weather continues so they have a bumper crop this year. It is so neat to see those first little corn spears coming out of the ground. Then it isn't long and they are knee high. They will be much taller by the 4th of July this year.

Corn and Bean Crop in Iowa

Iowa has had way too much rain this Spring and a good percentage of the corn and bean crops have been washed out. The farmers have tried to replant what they could. However, this past week, more rain came down and washed it out again. Now it is too late to replant. This is going to make a difference in the entire world's food supply. Our groceries will be going up even more due to all the products, especially cereals, that are made with corn. Corn on the cob is already very high and probably will get higher priced due to washouts of those crops too. Corn on the cob is one treat we really look forward to every Summer.