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Making what he called a "seat of the pants" estimate, Kane County Cooperative Extension Adviser Dr. Bill Whiteside said Kane farmers may get only between 60 and 70 per­ cent of an average corn yield per acre of 130 bushels, but It may be too early tg tell. Whiteside said soybeans in the county are showing similarity from field to field, but corn crops are showing a greater variety of condi­ tions, due to planting times and other variables. "Some fields are doing poorly -- terrible," Whiteside said. Fields planted on gravelly or sandy out- croppings are in the worst condition, he noted. Also, the corn fields in the northern third of the county appear to be in the best shape, Whiteside said, with those in the southern third in the worst shape. THE RECENT rains can still help soybeans, but will not do much good for corn already severely stressed by the summer drought, he said. "There's very little market for corn cobs," Whiteside commented. McHenry County Extension Ad­ viser Bryan Sager personally predicts the corn crop in his county to be down about 32 percent, with the soybean crop down 20 percent. Sager said the average farmer in McHenry County would harvest 133 bushels of corn per acre, and would get 42 bushels of soybeans per acre in an average year. Sager said many people think his predictions are too high,/but Jits estimates are based on corn put In silo, and the corn already harvested for feed. However, the drop palesrto other state areas where much ofthe crop has been wiped out. "we're Just counting wf bless­ ings," Sager said. THE HARDEST HIT area* in McHenry County are in the McHenry and Marengo areas, Sager remarked, adding the sandy soil prevalent in the two areas do?4 not hold the moisture as well as other soli types. •--: The many McHenry County farmers that no-till may have helped avert greater damage to the corn crop, Sager said, explaining no-till, which toeans leaving the remnants _of last year's stalks on the field, usually aids in moisture retention. But he added many farmers state­ wide emploi^o-till, and it has not aided them. Normally, a crop that faces only one stress a season can bounce back, but the crops in McHenry County have faced a number of compounded stresses this spring and summer, Sager noted. Besides the Intense heat of the summer, farmers faced a wet, cool spring which gave them a late plan­ ting start, and which slowed seed germination. The crop also faced tough insect stress, both from cool and hot weather Insects, Sager said. 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But, before the kettles could simmer and the shelves bulge with |ars, picking was the first order of the day for Orlan­ do DiCroci, right, who car­ ries one of his heaping baskets from the field. Marie Fosco, above* carefully Inspects her pick­ ings before they go Into dan apron. Below, empty boxai atop a car await for filling. Photos by Kurt Butcher. Summer harvest scenario