Growing Corn in Kansas

BY FLOYD KOEHN To those of you who might follow National Corn Growing yield contests, you will have noticed that a new record corn yield was set again last year. David Hula of Charles City, Virginia, grew a yield of 623.84 bushels an acre. It is quite intriguing how...

What Business Are You In?

BY BOB GOODNOUGH What business are you in? The journey is just as important as the destination.So reads the publicity for Via Rail, which provides rail passenger service across Canada. Read further, and you will find promises of comfortable and secure travel with much...

Income Reporting

BY DAVID ENSZ A question that often arises at tax time is which year we must report our income. Many people think that it does not need to be reported until it is deposited. Don’t believe it! Income tax regulations decree that you must report it the year that...

Help! I Didn’t Plan

Recently, a seemingly nondescript customer stopped by my office. Out of genuine interest and to kick up a conversation, I asked what he did for work before retiring. He laced enough wisdom into the next few minutes that I decided to publish our conversation. I had a...