Fall Harvest on Local Farms

Though the drought and extreme heat of earlier summer 2012 hurt some of Douglas Pratt and properties south of Perrysburg, the acres he farms himself in the area are doing well. The Pratts live in the farm house in which he was born on land obtained by his great-great grandfather, William Pratt, in a land pact in 1815. On copies of the original documents, president John Quincy Adams' signature can be seen. Mid-Wood grain elevator has also experienced difficulty with the dry season in Bowling Green.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Douglas Pratt, 79, harvests part of his soy crop. Pratt farms soy, corn and wheat. Though the drought and extreme ... THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo "We're so fortunate here, to have the crops we got," Douglas Pratt, 79, said. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Pratt and his wife own about 400 acres of land. He farms soy, corn and wheat. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo "When it's over, it's over," Douglas Pratt, 79, said. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Soy beans move from the combine operated by Douglas Pratt, 79, to a waiting truck. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Pratt estimated the field of corn adjacent to one of his soy fields would be ready for harvest in a week or two. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Douglas Pratt, 79, harvests part of his soy crop with his combine. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Douglas Pratt harvests part of his crop. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Douglas Pratt, 79, ran his combine to harvest soy. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Pratt climbs into his tractor. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo The Pratt's live in the farm house in which he was born on land obtained by his great-great grandfather,... THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo The Mid-Wood Inc. grain elevator in Bowling Green, Ohio. THE BLADE/LORI KING

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Mid-Wood Inc. grain elevator mill worker Jacob Leady monitors the unloading of corn at the Bowling Green, Ohio grainery. THE BLADE/LORI KING

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Portage, Ohio farmer Jim Canterbury harvests soy beans that will be taken to the Mid-Wood Inc. grain elevator in ... THE BLADE/LORI KING

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Soy beans are dumped from a truck into an underground bin at the Mid-Wood Inc. grain elevator in Bowling Green, Ohio. THE BLADE/LORI KING

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Portage, Ohio farmer Rod Canterbury unloads soy beans at the Mid-Wood Inc. grain elevator in Bowling Green, Ohio. THE BLADE/LORI KING

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Farmers line up to dump soy beans, corn and wheat at the Mid-Wood Inc. grain elevator in Bowling Green, Ohio. THE BLADE/LORI KING

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Portage, Ohio farmer Jim Canterbury harvests soy beans that will be taken to the Mid-Wood Inc. grain elevator in ... THE BLADE/LORI KING

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Portage, Ohio farmer Jim Canterbury harvests soy beans that will be taken to the Mid-Wood Inc. grain elevator in ... THE BLADE/LORI KING

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Mid-Wood Inc. grain elevator branch manager Kurt Dickey takes measures the moisture in a load of delivered soy beans ... THE BLADE/LORI KING