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To: Ish who wrote (149730)	5/30/2001 6:33:47 PM
From: SecularBull	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

In Texas, corn farming requires excessive irrigation (as it does in most of the mid-Western states as well). Illinois should not be confused with Oklahoma, Iowa and Kansas (much less Texas). ~SB~

To: Ish who wrote (149730)	5/30/2001 6:37:07 PM
From: hamsandwich	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

I apologize for cutting in on your conversation with SB, but growing corn in IL is different from many places in the county. For example, some of our reservoirs in ID are sitting at 30% (no snow pack, no spring rain). Some of them have been flushing water since early spring in order to help provide power to Cali. Its gonna be another ugly year for farmers out here, as our water supplies get worse. Most irrigation districts are already telling clients that there will be no water at all in August, which is an important time in the crop cycle for many. I'm speaking mainly of the pacific northwest/inter-mountain west when I talk drought, but its harder for us to grow based up rain water, when there is no rain and no snow pack. regards, ham