It sure has been hard around here for the farmers this year.
First October was cold and wet. Frigid even. Because field corn had not yet ripened, the ears of cor were pointing up. So all the rain and snow ran down inside and accumulated inside the husks.
First October was cold and wet. Frigid even. Because field corn had not yet ripened, the ears of cor were pointing up. So all the rain and snow ran down inside and accumulated inside the husks.
Come November, warm and practically balmy. Once the farmers were finally able to get into the fields, after the ears finally started to turn downward, they started picking corn. Problem is, now the corn after sitting in the damp husks, and after the wet, cold and then warm weather, has started to mold on the cob.
Rain, mud, mold and now, the combine on the farm where Oldest Son works, has a broken transmission. By the time they get done, if it snows, the snow-covered ground won't freeze solid so they can get in the fields.
Plus we are supposed to be under a blizzard/winter snow warning.
(Doesn't look much like snowy weather to me. I'll believe it when I see it.)
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