Is there a lot of corn out there that's not mature? Yes, I think there is. But, it's not something that is disastrous. Not like a month ago. Beans are pretty well done from what I saw in my trip up from OK. Oh, I'm sure again that there is probably a field here and there that still needs some time. I was over by Red Wing again today (YMCA for swimming) and noticed a field right at the corner of Hwy 19 and Hwy 63 that I was going to take a picture of. This field had frozen prematurely. About half the field was a nice golden brown, the other half, in the lower areas of the field, were black with leaves hanging on the plants. I'm probably going back there this weekend again, and will try to get some photos. I've looked at a few corn fields - I found none that were black layered. Most of the corn fields around here took some frost - not reaching as low as the cob, which would've shut off the nutrient flow to it. But it's going to be cold - GDD's are going to be few now. But, compared with what we had up here last year, we are in much better shape. I don't think we'll have the issues with light test weight corn that we had last year.
Corn stove sales should once again be on the increase. I haven't had to turn on the heat (or the corn stove) yet, but this coming weekend may require for me to fire it up. It's supposed to be in the 80's in OK the next two weeks. I'm looking foreword to going back in Nov.
Jen
