His daily nourishment, which is a must/ so mind and equipment will show no rust./ Oatmeal porridge is a good start,/ Meat and potatoes is also smart./ Commodity prices and farm farm report / complete the meal better than sport./ His charts of fields / with rains and yields/ are something to be admired./ To see it all from years and years/ got Donna Lee inspired./ Work he does with fervor and zest/ No mention of either pain or rest./ He’s rarely smurking,/ yet behind his eyes humor is lurking./ We hear it every now and then,/ but only when there’s a lull/ so he can….. be heard./ His words are few/ but, oh, so true.