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Jonathan Rabone was a lonely, poor man, in a former farmhouse, at the outskirts of the village. It was cold that Saturday afternoon and the first snow of the season came whirling down from the dark winter sky. He had cut some more wood from a dead pine tree, behind the stable. In a corner of his liv
They stood on the knoll of the farmyard—the farmer and his sixteen year old helper, a high school senior—and watched it come in the southwestern sky. It was early evening on April 3, 1956. All of nature about the farmyard was suddenly, mysteriously still before the roaring monster approaching a few
This is untrue because the proboscis of the house fly is entirely unfitted for biting. The biters are the ordinary stable flies and are a pretty good barometer of ill weather. Another pest of the barnyard and road-side is a little Dipteron known as the bot fly. It is familiar to country boys and gir
The buildings of the farm stood out sharply against the black background of the approaching storm. A gray band of low gray clouds hung beneath the billowing thunderheads. It reminded Bob of the upper lip of a giant fish. Beneath it wisps of white cloud scurried upward in a swirl. A few giant drops o
His mother gave us a little information about him. Andy’s down in North Carolina with the Marines and is learning about Bull Dozers and Diesel Engines. He expects to be there for 16 weeks. As Andy used to have a bull dozer of his own he shouldn’t have too much trouble down there. Andy’s address is:
The aging farmer, Hank Willems, left the barn door open as he walked out. He had just finished the chores for the day clearing the sheep pens and was putting the tools away. It was only five oclock but the dark low hanging clouds meant Hank had to turn the light on as he swept the last pieces of str
Although the house was rented and therefore not a direct loss to the family, their clothing, furniture, and car are total losses. Mr. Donald Dykstra, who operates a flower farm in the Hudsonville area, lost his barn, wash coop, most of his tools, part of his crop, and suffered extensive damage to hi
Held in the San Francisco Cow Palace, the most spectacular thing was not the battling for the nomination but the hundreds of balloons released from the rafters when Ike made his appearance. The President, watching the convention proceedings on TV, listened solemnly while Indiana’s Charlie Halleck no
He kept preaching, but then he stopped: “Oh, I guess I hit that a little too hard (laughter). That was funny. One time my husband had to stay home because the bull got the ring out of his nose, and I went to church with the kids and left my husband home. He was going to try and get that bull! Afterw
Their youngest brother, Johan, was born with Hurler Syndrome (a very rare genetic disorder) and died at the age of 8. Johan was dearly loved by all of his family and so many people in the community. His family still misses this very special child they had. The Duvenhage farm is just 30 kilometers fr