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EARLY HARVEST THIS YEAR--Cornell Cooperative Extension of St.Lawrence County Field Crops Educator Stephen Canner told us the warmest growing season in decades will push up the clock for harvesting corn and soybeans especially. Hay cuttings have been 'very good' this year. Canner says yields for both corn silage and grain corn are expected to be better than usual. He says on-time corn planting, which has not been the norm recently contributes to that.

STATE APPELLATE JUDGE STALLS SMOKE TAX--Justice Samuel Green ruled Wednesday to reinstate a January, 2009 restraining order on the implementation of the state tax to Native American on-reservation cigarette sales to non-natives. The ruling affects sales by all tribes in the state, including the local Mohawks. A five-justice panel will rule next week.

STIMULUS TEACHER MONEY WON'T HELP MUCH LOCALLY, POTSDAM SUPER SAYS--Potsdam School Superintendent Pat Brady told us recently a dose of Federal funds (a total of 608 million dollars statewide) will not help restore teachers cut in the last budget process; like most local schools the money will be needed for the next budget process because the stimulus ends the following year and they need to be ready. Canton Central Superintendent Bill Gregory told North Country Public Radio only one teacher position will be filled; the rest of the half-million Canton will gets will be held onto for the next budget process.