A View of Winter Scene from Northwest Iowa
Everyone knows that the originator of this "Iowa Tractor Boys" Blog resides in Georgia. However it must also be known that several public spirited citizens of Iowa frequently send photographs of the Iowa Scenes. Here you have the popular Green and Yellow Farm Equipment Line known as "John Deere" blowing snow to a more appropriate place so that the citizens can operate their automobiles and pickups. 
This is the Veterans Memorial Display on River Park Drive in Guttenberg, Iowa. You can see the Mississippi River in the Background. This is an impressive display and a fitting memorial and certainly is a reflection of the patriotism of the residents of this small Iowa town of 2000 citizens. 
Several days ago I shared some harvest images from the 2008 Corn Crop in Clayton County, Iowa. Here you can see some dried corn being loaded for shippment to either a grain elevator for additional storage or direct shipment. Most Corn growers place some of their anticipated harvest under contract in the futures market in anticipation of selling for a higher price rather than direct shipment to the processors or for export during the harvest season. 
As you can ascertain in this view, the favorite color in the Midwest this time of the year is Yellow Gold. Additionally you can quickly see that not all of Iowa is flat Corn Fields. Along the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers the land is gently rolling. Note the on the contour corn rows. Farmers plant the crops around the hills to assist in preventing soil erosion. Most of the harvesting equipment is manufactured in the Middle West by the John Deere Company, which is why you see so much "Green."
One more load of corn for the grain bin. Before the corn is stored for the futures market or even shipped direct to the grain processors it must be a specific moisture content. That is why most Iowa Tractor Boys have their own corn drying equipment. This load is headed to the drying infrastructure.
This former Iowa Tractor Boy has fond of memories of helping his Dad pick corn by hand. We used a husking peg and threw the ear corn to a wagon pulled by a team of horses. My, how things have changed.
You are observing a Soybean Harvest in Clayton County, Iowa. An Iowa Tractor Boy is operating this John Deere Combine which features an Air Conditioned Operator's Control Station.
Another View. You can see the dust that this machine produces as it threshes the beans from the vines.
While some may think Iowa is all flat land, you can observe the gently rolling countryside in the background of this picture. Those Counties which border on the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers are known for their hills and small streams.
You may be wondering why there is a fisherman and a flathead catfish pictured here in an Iowa Tractor Boy Blog!!! Not all Iowa Farm Boys can be farmers. Some gain useful employment with other organizations. You can also view a Lock and Dam behind the fisherman. This flathead catfish weighed over forty pounds.
