While the Western part of the U.S. is in a drought, the Midwest is flush with ample water. The crops in Iowa are in Gr8 shape, in Illinois they are in better shape......everything is lush green, and interestingly enough, in Central Iowa and Illinois they don't even have irrigation systems in the fields (this year they would not be used) which implies year in and year out we get ample rainfall for the crops we do grow.......unlike Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska
Changes are everywhere: the barns do not hold animals anymore, unless they are huge milking or feedlot operations. Windmills dot the landscape, taking advantage of the predominant winds from the Southwest in Summer, and Northwest in Winter
Now for the quiz:
See the enclosed pictures of horse drawn equipment. Can you name the implement that the four pieces of machinery are??
Second question: Can you name the various seed companies that we have seen on this trip?? Do not Google this.....You watch TV and see the ads all winter, you drive in the country and they are everywhere.....and you try to forget.....well if you are riding/driving in the countryside in summer they dominate every stand of corn and soybeans.....so you former farmers, country kids, and uninterested passengers, try and write down what you think we saw....the list will be available in a couple days.....I have included a picture to help, Good Luck
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