Race Horse Flats

I had a meeting today in Champaign and decided to take a different route than usual.  I turned off Route 48 and headed toward Macon.  I continued east toward Dalton City.  The area around Dalton City is know as racehorse flats because the farmers in the area are very aggressive about planting corn early.  The soils are also some of the best in the world.  Mostly Drummer and Flanagan.  I thought it was interesting that the corn crib below is much larger than the barn.  People in this area are serious about growing corn. 

The Farm Progress show was held in this area a number of years ago and I fondly remember a very enjoyable day with my Dad.