Washington Co., WI – Knee high by the Fourth of July is an old-timey saying in the farming community; an early visual that could signal a prosperous growing season.
Mikena Wantz of Watertown, WI, said, “I think it’s safe to say we have surpassed and set a new personal farm record for corn height by the 4th of July. Standing at 5’6” this corn canopy still towered over me.”
In Kearney, Nebraska… much the same.
Check out Maxwell Krueger of Allenton, WI, and his successful season in the field.
Below, Ephraim Gall, almost 2, is standing in the middle of an 80-acre cornfield at Elderberry Manor on CTH M just south of Paradise Drive about this time last year.
“Knee high” was always the saying but with improvements in genetics and pushing early planting dates we usually expect growth over the waist.
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The Gehring’s are a seventh-generation farm, Stone House Dairy, on STH 83 and CTH K in Hartford.
Here are a few photos from last year for inspiration…
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