They Doubted His Pine Trees Until Nineteen Eighty Eight Proved Him Right

left to feed them. The sale barn ran extra days, packed with bawling animals and silent men.

Buck Harlan took a hard hit. He had always stocked heavy because heavy herds made him look successful. Now his pastures could not carry them. His main pond dropped to mud. One of his wells started pumping sand.

At Clay’s Feed and Seed one morning, Buck slammed continue reading …