Image: Tiny corn plant breaks through the soil.
Image: Row of tiny corn plants.
It is hard to beleive this will be over knee high by fourth of July.
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I noticed some sprouts on my drive to/from St. Louis to Chicago last Friday...nice pix.
Hey, guy ... great picture. :)
I realize that your caption was just an offhanded remark ... and I'm not trying to be all "Cliff Claven" on ya ... but ...
FYI ... to all you corn lovers out there ... the whole "knee high by the Forth of July" thing ... total bunk.
I work for the USDA and every year around the 4th, we gets dozens of calls from the media wanting to do puff pieces on "is the corn REALLY knee high ..." blah blah blah
Here's the deal ... if the corn WAS knee high the first week in July, our yield and production numbers would be in BAD shape. By that time of the year, corn is WAY higher ... chest, shoulder, head ... I guess it depends on how high YOU are ...
But I suppose that doesn't ring as melodic ...
"Head high by the Forth of July"
Nope ... doesn't really work ... haha :)
Anyhow ... Cliff Claven signing out ...
ThirtyWhat
PS - - and you DID say "over knee high" ... so you get bonus points for THAT ... :) So ... kudos to YOU, my friend ...
Yah, I knew that the corn is a lot higher than that by July, but at one time I think it was that small. I think that is where the saying comes from. Back in the olden days, they did not have all the chemicals and hybrids that they do today. But I am not a farmer, I am just a techie geek that likes to take photos of stuff. :)
Your cornfield photos are nice.
Do you plan to go back and snap some more thoughout the summer?
I want updates!
And from the same location if possible.
All the way to harvest, and after.
Now that would be blogin material :)
JP
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