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I don’t know whether those words were a threat or a joke, but George W. stood there chewing the same wad of tobacco, and he stared until the orange equipment disappeared over the top of the hill. Then he climbed into the cab, and drove in a lazy circle around the meadow to clear out the last pellets from the hopper.

1 was pleased with the job. All the fields had been fertilized - some more than others - and those ruts would heal in the sun and the rain, Given the right weather over the next two months, the cattle could look forward to a good crop of hay. I watched the truck go back over the bridge, and climb the hill slowly in second gear.

Even though the hopper was now empty, the steel spinner was turning at the rear, beating the air. Somewhat defiantly, I thought.

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