Page 8 October 27, 2015
2015 Logan County Farm Outlook Magazine
LINCOLN DAILY NEWS.COM
Many farmers in Illinois and in surrounding states
were already behind in planting crops due to the wet
spring. Flooding rivers in June and early July caused
even further delays and killed some of the crops that
had been planted. The month of July would pose a
serious problem if it brought more rain.
July
In this area, rainfall totals in July average out to just
over five inches of rain. In July of 2014, the rainfall
total measured a little over four-and-three-quarters
inches; just under the average rainfall. The wettest
day for last year was the 8th of July, with one-and-a-
quarter inches of rain.
In July of this year, the last thing fields needed was
more rain. Farmers were still recovering from the
rains of June, and crops are not normally planted in
July, even to replace what was lost from flooding.
But the rainfall continued in July, bringing a total of
nearly six inches of rain.
Interestingly enough, as in 2014, the 8th of July 2015
was once again the wettest day, with almost two-and-
a-half inches of rainfall. The last day of significant
rainfall in July was the 19th, when three-tenths of an
inch fell.
The next weather related kick at Logan County’s
Agriculture starting on the weekend of July 18. Here
forward there would be long streaks of not only dry,
but high temperatures with no cool-off at night which
would lead to - ‘Summer kill.’ From this point
Just north of Lincoln in early July, this
uncommon to Logan County wheat field
was harvested. It is located on high
ground and was flanked this year by
corn to the south and soybeans to its
north. Across the street, soybeans
tested recently tiled lower ground.
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