Jason Maloney
For Agri-View
By the autumn equinox Sept. 22, days were growing noticeably shorter. Silent early mornings in northern fields were lubricated with heavy dew, punctuated with the call of the first Canada geese and the hoot of an occasional owl. And though the fall colors were yet to peak, sumac and many trees were quickly lighting fencerows and forests.
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