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Farm Art Friday – Pivot in the Rain

April 24, 2015 By Talya Tate Boerner

irrigation pivot, poinsett co

Papa Creecy always said it was better to get too much rain in the spring than not enough. That was back in the days before irrigation pivots. Of course a pivot does no one any good during the heat of summer, if the land doesn’t dry out enough for spring planting. Too bad these pivots can’t vacuum up water to save for later.

Rain, rain, feel free to stop. Grumpy farmers must plant crops.

This too shall pass.

Happy Friday y’all!

Grace Grits and Gardening

Farm. Food. Garden. Life.

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“Too many people talk about the weather, and not enough people talk about agriculture. When somebody says to me, “Beautiful weather we’re having,” I always reply, “Irrigation and crop rotation.”
― Jarod Kintz

Musical Pairing:

Luke Bryan – Rain is a Good Thing

Filed Under: Farm, Nature & Seasons Tagged With: farm art, irrigation systems, Northeast Arkansas

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  1. Dorothy Johnson says

    April 25, 2015 at 7:20 pm

    I’ve been thinking about the farmers.


Hi! I'm Talya Tate Boerner. Writer, Reader, Arkansas Master Naturalist / Master Gardener, Author of

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