Hey Ed,
 I AM HERE AT HOME WHEN NOT ATTENDING THE DOCS OFFICE.... DANG!  I VOLUNTEERED FOR A CANCER DRUG TRIAL PROGRAM AND DID NOT QUITE THINK IT WAS GOING TO MEAN AS MANY TRIPS TO BE CHECKED OUT! IT ALL ENDS IN JULY SO I'LL TUFF IT OUT.
     OTHERWISE I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO PLANT OUR LITTLE FIELDS WITH STUFF, SWEET CORN, BEANS, AND POTATOES PRIMARILY. DOGGONE CROWS HAVE PRETTY WELL WIPED OUT THE NEWLY SPROUTED CORN IN 2 FIELDS.... THIS MEANS WAR! <!-- s:twisted: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_twisted.gif" alt=":twisted:" title="Twisted Evil" /><!-- s:twisted: --> I SUSPECT IT WILL NEED TO BE REPLANTED.
OTHER NEWS IS WE WILL HAVE A NEW EQUIPMENT SHED BY THE SNOW FLIES, HOPEFULLY. I HATE SEEING SO MUCH EQUIPMENT SITTING OUT. I CAN GET 13 OUT OF 14 TRACTORS IN THE BARN NOW, BUT ONE HAS TO SIT OUT ALONG WITH HARROWS, PLOWS, AND OTHER SUCH STUFF.
    WEATHER HAS FINALLY BEEN GOOD, I.E., SOME RAIN. IT HAD BEEN VERY DRY UNTIL 2 DAYS AGO.
    THE LOCAL TRACTOR CLUB WHICH IS 2 AND A HALF HOURS AWAY FROM HERE IS GEARING UP FOR THE SUMMER. THEY HAVE A COOKOUT ON SUNDAY AND A TRACTOR  TREK SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEKEND.... 40 MILES  AND ALSO A FULL SCHEDULE OF TRACTOR PULLS FOR THE SUMMER.
    ED, WILL YOU MAKE IT TO THE IOWA SUMMER SHOW? AS FOR US, WE WILL NOT AND I AM DISAPPOINTED. I HAD HOPED TO BRING A HART- PARR 70 THAT CAME FROM DAVENPORT, IOWA. I FIGURED IT WOULD BE COOL TO HAVE IT &quot;BACK HOME&quot; EVEN IF FOR JUST A LITTLE WHILE.
 .....THAT'S THE NEWS FROM MAINE,
               CAL