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[Robert Walton <waltonrp AT gmail.com>]

> Green hasn't hit central Illinois yet, but when it does: Look OUT. I
> expect it soon. Farmers were out today with nitrogen tanks.

You are about a week or two behind us here, then. Our farmers had
nitrogen tanks out a week or two ago. This field was already green
then, but it was good to give it a little time to grow. From the looks
of it, they will be off the field sometime next week. The rye thinned
out a lot over winter.

> Both the goats and donkeys are find enough to make them hopeful, but
> I'm still feeding hay.

My goats are out in this field, but they are really not rye/clover
eaters. In a few weeks when the leaves are out and weeds up and going
good, they will be a lot happier.

My peach trees are about to bloom. One Japanese plum is open now.

Rob - Va