Another Reason I Like Gene Logsdon

As I take off for book tour with my corn maybe/maybe not all planted, I treasure this quote from page 17 of Gene Logsdon's Small-Scale Grain Raising:

The point is that when you are a small-scale grain raiser, what's your hurry?  It took me a while to learn that.  Unlike the commercial corn grower looking to get a couple thousand acres planted before May 10, I have at most an acre or two to plant.  I've known of corn planted on June 16 that still made 100 bushels per acre.  So take it easy. ...

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Published on May 06, 2010 01:50
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