opening day

we opened the corn stand Wednesday morning and closed it up at 2:30 that afternoon. normally our corn starved fans are still picking up corn until late evening, sometimes by the light of their carlights. but this year our first patch was devastated by raccoons. they usually move in the night before the corn is ripe and just don't have the time to do enough damage to bother us. this year they started pulling stalks down and sampling from ear to ear, probably grinning from ear to ear also, 10 to 14 days before the corn was prime.

yesterday Tom and i spent all afternoon stringing an electric fence around one of the next three patches to be ready. we may be able to start picking again Saturday or Sunday. Many anxious corn lovers are waiting.

back to opening day at the corn park. before we opened the stand we bagged 22 dozen ears for one lady. yesterday she called and wants another 33 dozen ears on Monday. must be having a hard time deciding if she likes it or not. dollar count on Monday you ask - $480+ in little more than half a day. if you want corn, come early!!