I worked on 3 fields in West Alton area that had corn emerging. Soil temperature at 10Am was 56 degrees. In theory it is just warm enough to plant corn but obviously our modern hybrids can emerge at a much lower temperature. The corn I saw has been in the ground probably 10 days. Field work was still very busy, but in West Alton anyway it looked like most of the fertilizer is done. The work seemed to be concentrated on tillage and planting. Some of the tillage was recreational. fields that had been tilled and rained on were being tilled again for no good reason. I also met a guy from Windsor, IL who was surveying for tile lines.
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