Corn Crop Report

Kale Avenue

Clayton County Iowa

 This past July the author of this Blog visited relatives in Clayton County, Iowa.  On 9 July 2012 as we were departing Northeast Iowa My Bride asked that I stop so she could take a few pictures of the corn crop.  The above two images show corn growing alongside Kale Avenue.

On 3 August 2012 one of my relatives sent me these pictures of the destruction of the corn crop that had happened to the week before alongside Kale Avenue.  Although the above four pictures were not taken from the same viewpoint as the top two in this post, they were taken within one half a mile. 

As you can quickly see, the damage at this time looks major.  The corn stalks were not broken off in most cases, however they are laying down.  These farmers will know the extend of the damage once they have harvested the corn this Fall.

In the meantime, my nephew  has had his combine fitted with special attachments which will assist in the harvest of the down stalks.  I have heard that the corn is still growing even though a lot of the leaves were stripped from the hail. 

I understand that this area of Kale Avenue has seen a lot of visitors to view the damaged corn crop.  I have also been informed that "crop insurance" will not supply much relief because the stalks were not broken.

You can be sure that I will provide a picture of the altered combine and a report of the impact of this storm once the harvest is complete.