Corn, there is an arc from Nebraska to Indiana (circles up in southern Minnesota) the northern corn belt, that has some great conditions for corn and beans. Some areas need irrigation, some need tile. But the climate is right, and there are big patches of good dirt here and there.
In general dirt farther north is deeper and richer, because sunshine and warm temps break down dirt into less organic matter. The breakdown is much slower when the ground is covered in snow and ice 6months a year..... on the other hand, a lot of the super high yielding champs in corn and soybeans growing 500bu and 150bu crops are in Missouri and Georgia where the dirt is poor sand, but they have endless supplies of water and can use their irrigation to spoon feed nutrients to their crops every week, and the sun always shines so the crop grows every day. So some of the best crops can be grown in the worst soil...... the ground is cheap to buy, you can put your money into the irrigation equipment, and have some of the best crops.....
So, what’s the question again? Depends on how you are asking iit. There are a couple patches in northern Iowa, parts of Illinois, and a pocket in Minnesota that have been considered the best natural soil. When it sells for $12,000 an acre, I’m not sure it’s the best investment any more?
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Today's Featured Article - Grain Threshing in the Early 40's - by Jerry D. Coleman. How many of you can sit there and say that you have plowed with a mule? Well I would say not many, but maybe a few. This story is about the day my Grandfather Brown (true name) decided along with my parents to purchase a new Ford tractor. It wasn't really new except to us. The year was about 1967 and my father found a good used Ford 601 tractor to use on the farm instead of "Bob", our old mule. Now my grandfather had had this mule since the mid 40's and he was getting some age on him. S
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