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33594We do need the rain. Drier than '88.Ish-7/29/2012
33593Right.Ish-7/29/2012
33592From what I have read, the seismic area where you are is very weird and I donWilliam H Huebl-7/29/2012
33591Right - through futures?William H Huebl-7/29/2012
33590I bought extra insurance because of that.Ish-7/28/2012
33589And a lot is sold before it's planted.Ish-7/28/2012
33588BTW, you are having very small earthquakes every 2 days near New Madrid... 3 in William H Huebl-7/28/2012
33587Hand to mouth world... just like our retirement!William H Huebl-7/28/2012
33586Most sell every thing as soon as it's harvested.Ish-7/27/2012
33585So not bad news at all, eh? I knew you held over harvests from year to year forWilliam H Huebl-7/27/2012
33584Insurance plus what crop we had. Rent will be down about $80k this year and expeIsh-7/25/2012
33583Gosh, you won't have anywhere enough to cover your costs.William H Huebl-7/25/2012
33582I provide the land, pay the taxes and 50% of the expenses in return for 50% of tIsh-7/25/2012
33581Ouch. I thought you leased out your land to others?William H Huebl-7/25/2012
33580I just got the message that 50% of my crop is gone.Ish-7/24/2012
33579Right. We were supposed to have rain again today but nada. I have my charger oWilliam H Huebl-7/24/2012
33578It is different than when every thing got plowed.Ish-7/24/2012
33577Now that makes sense. Well I learned something new today about planting!William H Huebl-7/24/2012
33576The planters, up to 24 rows. have knives to open the soil. Seed is dropped in thIsh-7/24/2012
33575I have heard they first use something like Roundup to kill everything and then uWilliam H Huebl-7/23/2012
33574It would be if the farmers still plowed.Ish-7/23/2012
33573Sounds like the ingredients for a dust-bowl?William H Huebl-7/23/2012
33572We could get a foot of rain here and the ground would still be dust the next dayIsh-7/22/2012
33571Well for now it is over. And the basement isn't even damp - because the grouWilliam H Huebl-7/22/2012
33570We haven't had that much all summer.Ish-7/21/2012
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