Todd Anderson, of Anderson Implement in Fort Dodge, loads seed corn into a planter Tuesday in a Webster County field at Nelson Avenue and 290th Street. Working for a friend, he said about 500 acres were cultivated and planted by Anderson and several others in two days. Below left, Anderson resumes his planting chores. As of Monday, 19 percent of the state’s crop was completed, well ahead of the past two years on that date.