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By LOU HATTER
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
The current dry spell concerns almost everyone living in Rappahannock County, although it has hit some people much harder than others.
Local weather-watcher Dennis Wingfield, of Sperryville, reported that prior to Tuesday’s gentle rain, “the first 12 days of May we got seven one-hundredths of an inch of precipitation, compared to an average of 2'A inches for the same period of May. It’s like saying we needed two dollars and a quarter and we got seven cents.”
That .07 inches fell in Sperry ville on May 6, but other areas of the county didn’t get even that sprinkle.
Manfred Call — who in addition to raising hay on his farm in Amissville has apple and peach trees, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and com — called the situation “critical. My orchardgrass, which should be waist-high at this point in the season is only kneedeep.
“We’ve had no rain since planting to drive the fertilizer down to the roots. Also, the clover which was
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