Crops came in fast and yields were good

DEWEY – Maynard Birkey says the 2007 harvest at Fisher Farmers Grain and Coal and at other elevators went about as smoothly and quickly as possible.

"We're always glad when we get through it safely," said Birkey, customer service manager. "The quality is good, the corn's dry, there weren't too many combine fires and yields are encouraging. We didn't think it would come in this quickly, but everything worked out."

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