This summer has been a mixture of rainy, humid and hot days. Doesn't sound like much fun for humans but the corn fields in rural Wisconsin are loving it.

At one time, Wisconsin's most dominant crop was wheat. However, in the mid-19th century, Wisconsin shifted from wheat to dairy farming due to a combination of factors, including soil depletion, insect infestations, and the rise of more competitive wheat-producing states further west, according to the Wisconsin Historical Society. During the last two decades of the 19th century the number of dairy cows in the state increased rapidly, and by 1899 they could be found on more than 90% of Wisconsin farms.

And with all those bovine bellies to fill, corn fields began to cover the landscape of rural Wisconsin. Talk about the weather and the con

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