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GETTING OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT
by Cathy Laird
Now is the time to pay tribute to
one of the main stand-ins of farming
life: the rubber boot. None of the
many types of footwear available
today can take the place of a rubber
boot. And rubber boots have been
around a long time.
On a farm, there should
be at least one extra pair
of rubber boots to accom-
modate visitors who want
to go to the barn.
drawings by Daryl Graham
words. Then, in 1839, Charles
Goodyear accidentally discovered how
to "vulcanize" or soften rubber. The
rubber boot, often taken for granted,
had its great beginnings.
The rubber boot is second to none
when it comes to covering feet in the
Sometimes visitors end up with a not -so -good pair .. .
The European explorers of the
1700s discovered that the natives of
Peru and Brazil covered linen cloth
with rubber, making the first "rub-
bered shoes." The word "rubber"
itself was given to the substance when
British chemist Joseph Priestly found
it would "rub out" or erase written
farming industry. It is important not
solely to prevent frostbite in winter,
but to allow freedom when walking in
summer. A walk to check cattle is far
more enjoyable if one does not have to
consider where to take each next step.
A stroll through a field unhindered by
worries of "cow -pie -itis" is one of