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Mountains in Evansville?

By GINA DUWE ( Contact ) Friday, October 15, 2010 - 3:51 p.m.

Want to see what 1.2 million bushels of corn looks like?

You probably have a good idea where to look by now.

As of today, trucks have brought about 900,000 bushels of corn to form the massive mountains in the Stoughton Trailers parking lot at Highway 14 and M.

Doesn’t it just look pretty amazing? It kind of makes me stop and stare. Probably the ol' farm girl in me.

Landmark Services Cooperative plans to put a total of 1.2 million bushels in the parking lot, likely be the end of the weekend, their spokeswoman told me today.

I’m working on a story about the shortage of grain store in south-central Wisconsin, or rather impact of the incredibly high yields farmers are bringing in from the fields. Either way, it’s a good problem, right?

So a couple things about that Evansville pile: It’s not there because of the small fire a couple weeks ago down the road at Landmark. The weather has just been so perfect that the deliveries are nearly nonstop.

The pile will be there the shortest amount of time as possible—Dec. 1 at the latest. While it’s pretty to look at, Landmark reminded residents there is no trespassing allowed.

Another neat thing: Today Landmark was loading up a 100-car train that’s sending area corn straight to Mexico.

Watch for “the rest of the story” with other fun facts in the paper next week.

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Jakiao
Oct 17, 2010 at 5:16 p.m.
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I can think of a few adults who wouldn't mind playing about in those mountains of corn...

fiveonearth
Oct 17, 2010 at 7:19 a.m.
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They should get a fence up. Some kid is gonna suffocate out there climbing those mountains.

metromilton
Oct 16, 2010 at 10:46 p.m.
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TM.....you can't see the other 6 posts....they are hidden behind the mound of corn!!!!!

sannio
Oct 16, 2010 at 2:26 p.m.
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That's a big pile of corn!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thesannio/5...

Talking_Monkey
Oct 16, 2010 at 7:15 a.m.
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wow 6 comments that aren't showing...

sannio
Oct 15, 2010 at 5:50 p.m.
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Gina - Don't they have cameras in Evansville?
Now I have to drive all the way out there to look at it.
Oh. Gotcha.
Maybe I'll have lunch while I'm there, too.
Do a little shopping.
Is the farmer's market sill open?

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