After 2.6" of rain in 4 days, conditions have improved dramatically.  Squash plants have grown 2' since the rain started last Thursday.  Pepper plants have also shot up.  There is water in most ditches, although the yard is still soaking it up within 12 hours.  Low spots that hold rain after storms during average precip. summers have no standing water.  Late soybeans have filled in the fields nearby and the cotton has really grown.  Rain may be too late for the silage corn.  It is harder to define the location of the septic field based on the color of the grass. There were some reports of flooding in town and the northern part of the county.  Summer league baseball had to cancel games due to wet field conditions.