Blind farmer Elwyn Hemken shows strength on Iowa rented farm
Elwyn Hemken, a 40 year old blind farmer from Blairsburg, Iowa, manages a 280 acre rented farm with help from neighbor Ben Meyering and his son Bradley. He credits the Iowa Commission for the Blind training and a supportive community for his independence and self confidence. He also sells insurance and passed seven exams since losing his sight to diabetes related hemorrhaging.
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Elwyn Hemken
Hemken
Iowa
Blairsburg
Prett
Hardin County Rfc
Iowa Falls
Ben Meyering
Webster City
Bradley
Hamilton County
Elwyn
Iowa Commission For the Blind
Des Moines
Commission
Notable World Wildlife Facts From A Curious Range
A collection of zoological curiosities cites the piraiba catfish reaching ten feet and six hundred pounds, Darwin related plant varieties, the Arctic tern's 22500 mile annual migration, turkey leg cues for aging, a large bushtit nest built in forty days, and a rising American elk population due to conservation efforts.
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Raccoons, Pronghorns and Other Oddities of Nature
The article notes raccoons dip food to aid digestion due to weak saliva glands. It describes pronghorns signaling danger by raising rump hairs, polar bears not hibernating, sand dollars eating tiny life, and their predators. It adds pepper frogs lay about 1000 eggs and ostrich eyes weigh over twice their brain.
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Mike Underhill
Dallas Times Herald
Mike
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