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—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, June 25, 1977
By DIETER KRIEG
Except for the anger displayed by
the bolts of lightning and ac
companying thunder, the look of the
sky mirrored "my mood gloom.
The makings of a disaster were in
front of me and there was nothing I
could do about it. Mother Nature was
angry, or if that wasn't the case, she
was being overly generous with the
amount of water she was handing out.
Sheets of water, driven by strong
winds, were beating young plants of
com to the ground and tearing many
of them out. A river of muddy water
swirled its way around the house,
carrying with it some of the gravel of
th& driveway. I watched the scene
helplessly, 'hoping only that the
damage would not be too great.
Picking up a pair of binoculars, I
observed a portion of the field which
was* most vulnerable to erosion.
Rampaging water was cutting
through the topsoil and depositing
debris along a fence at the bottom of
the field. A good sized lake was also
forming there.
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Down in the pasture, the water
carried tin cans, bottles, and other
refuse along its path. They had been
dropped off by careless motorists and
now posed a closer threat to livestock
and tractor tires.
The fence near the stream at the
other end of the farm was being
pressured by the excess water and
floating debris. With a little bit of luck
it would hold, but quite often it broke,
thus creating that much more work
for us.
Although the rain was welcome and
needed, coming down as fast and
violently as it did, it had created a lot
more harm than good. Valuable
topsoil was lost, fences were broken,
plants were washed out or covefed
over with mud, gullies were formed,
and hazardous objects such as
bottles were strewn across the
pasture.
The sight was frustrating and an
unfortunate chapter of life on the
farm.
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Hanks wins speaking cont
David Hanks
GETTYSBURG - David
Hanks, from Drumore,
Lancaster County, won the
Grange Leadership School’s
speaking contest on Wed
nesday evening in the 19 to 35
year olds age group.
Hanks, along with the
other contestants, spoke on
how the Grange could im
prove in individual com
munities and on a national
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Runner-up in the senior
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Higinbotham from Smock,
Fayette County. Taking
third place was Anna May
Snyder of 126 South 17th
Street, Camp Hill. Her
younger brother, James,
placed second in the junior
division contest, which is
limited to 14 to 18 year olds.
Taking home the honors
the younger set was July
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