Eastern Iowa Farmer Spring 2021
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mother nature<br />
Weather Lore<br />
Listen to the crickets, watch the size of oak leaves,<br />
and read what the almanacs say about weather<br />
prediction; then, say a little prayer, settle back<br />
and enjoy the ride – no matter how hard we try,<br />
Mother Nature always has the upper hand<br />
<strong>Eastern</strong> <strong>Iowa</strong> <strong>Farmer</strong> photo courtesy<br />
of Old <strong>Farmer</strong>’s Almanac / almanac.com<br />
“The Old <strong>Farmer</strong>’s Almanac” started<br />
publishing when George Washington<br />
was president. It uses a secret method<br />
for its predictions.<br />
BY jane schmidt<br />
eastern iowa farmer<br />
While Gerry Farrell<br />
enjoys reading “The<br />
<strong>Farmer</strong>’s Almanac”<br />
for entertainment,<br />
the retired Delmar<br />
farmer said he’s always thought that a<br />
calendar is the best tool to determine<br />
when to plant and harvest.<br />
“This is <strong>Iowa</strong>, and it is always hot<br />
and dry in July. We simply farm the<br />
best we can with what we’ve got,” said<br />
Farrell, who comes from a long line of<br />
family members (whose roots were in<br />
Ireland before immigrating to <strong>Eastern</strong><br />
<strong>Iowa</strong>) involved in agriculture.<br />
Farrell – who has his own hobby<br />
weather station at home where he<br />
measures rain, humidity, and wind<br />
velocity – is quite familiar with the<br />
lore surrounding predictions for everything<br />
from when it will rain to when a<br />
drought will hit, but he is sure of one<br />
thing – you can never outguess the<br />
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