I'm in the corn belt, Ohio.
I have very large fields of corn growing on 2 sides of my property. Forest at the back of my property, and a pasture to the right, corn on the left and in the front.
It was 97 today and felt like 107. The dewpoint was 75. It was miserable.
Everyday I think about the poor people who work outside and in hot factories with no air conditioning.
I feel so sorry for them.
The last factory that I worked at was so hot I got second degree burns on my legs.
I just read an article about Ohio corn sweat to my mom today.
3 to 4 thousand gallons per acre corn sweating.
That is a lot of added moisture for 1 acre.
There are hundreds of acres around me.
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