The Rural Voice, 1979-04, Page 13HEY, THIS IS FUN! — Allen Hillis of Blyth
finds being a substitute mother can be fun
as he teaches this spring Iamb how to use a
bottle.
Murphy's Law tailor made for farming
Anything that can
go wrong will
BY GISELE IRELAND
Murphy's Law stating that anything that
can possibly go wrong --will, was tailor-
made for farming, especially spring
planting.
If you are realistic you will disregard the
pretty little speeches about little seeds
emerging through the rich soil and will
consider very pricey seed in dirt heavily
loaded with material from the barnyard.
The aroma is lingering and Mr.Clean can't
do anything for those hands.
Cost is another factor. You haven't got
the cash. With misgivings you approach
your friendly banker and walk away paying
14% interest. Your spring planting success
will depend heavily on the fact that
perhaps this year there will be no late frost.
You pay a lot and pray a lot. You get to the
point where you seriously consider
growing daisies as they seem to thrive with
little care and cows love'em.
The earth lovers can't wait to see the
little rows of seeds coming out. I frantically
chekc the rows to see how many misses I
have made. If 1 don't spot them someone is
sure to point them out to me.
The parts for the machinery is a story in
itself. If you are just about done --you will
break down. If it looks like rain --you will
break down.
The part that is broken will surely be
back ordered or the company on strike or
on holiday. You can bank on bruised
knuckles and short tempers before the job
is done. The part that cost you an arm and
a leg will usually fit in a tea cup and the
cheapest one will give you a
hernia lifting it to the truck.
Well, planting's done. You hope your
wife won't be niad forever because that
new sofa went into planter parts. If it rains
at the right time and if. . .and if. . .and
if. Why do we do this every year? Because
we're farmers and we enjoy it.
Why do we
do this every year?
Okay, fella, where's the milk?
THE RURAL VOICE/APRIL 1979 PG. 11