function ok(maxchars) {
 if(document.contactus.question.value.length > maxchars) {
   alert('We only allow 500 characters in your request. Please remove '+
    (document.contactus.question.value.length - maxchars)+ ' characters');
   return false; }
 else
   return true;
}

function checkform() {

		if (document.contactus.contact_name.value == ""){
		alert ("Enter your name.")
		document.contactus.contact_name.focus();
		return false;
		}
		
		if (document.contactus.email.value == ""){
		alert ("Enter your email address.")
		document.contactus.email.focus();
		return false;
		}
		
		if (document.contactus.to.value == ""){
		alert ("Select a topic.")
		document.contactus.to.focus();
		return false;
		}
		
		if (document.contactus.question.value == ""){
		alert ("Enter your question, comment or concern.")
		document.contactus.question.focus();
		return false;
		}
		
      if (document.contactus.preferred_contact.value == "telephone" && document.contactus.telephone.value==""){
      alert ("You indicated you want to be contact by telephone. Please include your telephone number.")
      document.contactus.telephone.focus();
     return false;
      }

      if (document.contactus.preferred_contact.value == "telephone" && document.contactus.best_time_to_call.value==""){
      alert ("You indicated you want to be contact by telephone. Please include the best time to contact you.")
      document.contactus.telephone.focus();
      return false;
     }
		
var message; 

  message = "<p>The following has been submitted from www.foremostfarms.com:</p>";  
  message = message + "<b>Contact name:</b> " + document.contactus.contact_name.value; 
  message = message + "<br/><b>E-mail:</b> " + document.contactus.email.value;
  message = message + "<br/><b>Preferred method of contact:</b> " + document.contactus.preferred_contact.value;  
  message = message + "<br/><b>Telephone:</b> " + document.contactus.telephone.value;
  message = message + "<br/><b>Best time to call:</b> " + document.contactus.best_time_to_call.value;  
  message = message + "<br/><b>Address:</b> " + document.contactus.address.value; 
  message = message + "<br/><b>City:</b> " + document.contactus.city.value;
  message = message + "<br/><b>State:</b> " + document.contactus.state.value;
  message = message + "<br/><b>Zip:</b> " + document.contactus.zip.value;
  message = message + "<br/><b>Question/Concern/Comment:</b> <div width=400px>" + document.contactus.question.value + "</div>";

document.contactus.MSGCONTENT.value=message; 
return true;
}