The county of Red Deer runs east and west about 65 miles. The eastern part was very dry and the grain crop is practically non-existent. The fieldman estimates averages in the western part(barley) will be around 40 bu.
Just east of Red Deer is a large group of hills called the devide. Two farms, one on the west and one on the east of the devide, six miles apart. The western farm is yielding 60 bu. the eastern 10- 15! The western farm is getting close to a bale of straw an acre the eastern none. What a difference six miles can make! About $220/acre difference!
As a sidenote, within the next 10 years the western farm will no longer exist...it will be in houses!
Just east of Red Deer is a large group of hills called the devide. Two farms, one on the west and one on the east of the devide, six miles apart. The western farm is yielding 60 bu. the eastern 10- 15! The western farm is getting close to a bale of straw an acre the eastern none. What a difference six miles can make! About $220/acre difference!
As a sidenote, within the next 10 years the western farm will no longer exist...it will be in houses!
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