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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1986
Page
11
Veteran Harold Owens recalls a scorched drought year with pastured cattle along rights of way and scarce feed. He notes 30 cows, ten loads of hay, 200 bushels of grain, and a half full silo as crops failed. Heat halted work for horses, while wages stayed low and survival depended on night hay hauling from Cumberland.
Harold Gratz recalls the 1936 heat wave and drought from Darlington. At 15 he worked on his father’s farm and describes water rations with oatmeal, hard work for 50 cents a day, and a neighbor who received a bill instead of a hog sale due to plummeting prices and high shipping costs.
Elmer Schomberg recalls the summer of 1936 with temperatures over 100 degrees and drought in La Crosse County. Livestock used shade and natural shelter to cope while horses suffered. He notes hay shortness in 1934 and that living costs were low, with cheap gas and minimal tractor tire expenses. Milk output hovered around 300 pounds fat per herd, and he believes today’s farm economy mirrors 1936’s低cost pressures.
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