They usually finish one to four seconds apart. They are the best two in the state this year.

With today's thin margins, aerial chemical applicators are cost prohibitive for me at $5 to 6 an acre.

A farmer with a $50,000 ground sprayer not only has to pull it across his fields but also irrigate to incorporate the fertilizer in the soil. Farmers without irrigation can pay even more for a sophisticated sprayer -- up to $150,000.

I wanted the flexibility to treat my crops as needed without waiting on someone else.

You will be cutting to the bone. You will be spending money only on those things you need to spend money on.

It is very serious and will require some fairly harsh measures to rectify the problem.