The Farmer Who Planted in Drought
In 1988, the worst drought in fifty years scorched the plains of central Kansas. Creek beds turned to cracked mud. Cattle stood listless under cloudless...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Habakkuk 2:4.
In 1988, the worst drought in fifty years scorched the plains of central Kansas. Creek beds turned to cracked mud. Cattle stood listless under cloudless skies. Most farmers in Ellis County refused to plant winter wheat that September — why waste the seed? But Leonard Theis drove his grain drill across 400 acres of dust anyway. His neighbors thought he had lost his mind.…
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