Hamilton County harvest nears the halfway point

Yields, quality of crops rated good to excellent here

Sheila Miller carries lunch to her husband, Ray as he combines popcorn in a field south of Aurora last Wednesday. This past week’s dry conditions provided perfect conditions for continuing the 2024 harvest season at a fast pace.

With this past September being called the driest on record here (132 years) harvest started somewhat early in Hamilton County and the continued lack of rain has enabled farmers to churn through the soybean and corn fields at a rapid rate. Local observers say the harvest appears to be about halfway complete here, and that so far the yields and quality of the crop appear to good to excellent.&nbs...

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