Seasons woes included too much, too little moisture
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Aurora Cooperative employee Les Regier unloads soybeans at the Marquette branch bin site. This photo was originally published in 1972.
Hamilton County is an agriculture hub and harvest season has been a large part of the area’s history since its incorporation.
Though machinery has evolved alongside farming practices and seed varieties, there seems to be a number of similarities to the trials, tribulations and successes that area producers have faced over the years.
The first of many similarities? The struggle for moisture.
“Many irrigation wells are in operation again in all parts of the county,” an Aug. 10, 1962 article from the Aurora News-Register reads. “Extension agent Corwin Mead reports that nearly all wells in the north part of the county and in the Giltner area are pumping.”
A soil probe was suggested to test the soil moisture around the county, revealing mixed results.
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