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By LISA G. CURRIE
Rappahannock Newt Staff Writer
The drop of rain that fell on Rappahannock last week was a classic case of too little, too late.
“It’s extremely dry here,” according to local grower of vegetables, fruits and orchard keeper Manfred Call.
The water table is low, the ground is parched and burned and cracks in the soil have broken the hard surface, leaving gaping holes one-half to three-quarters inches wide in some fields.
“We were holding our own the first couple months of the year,” lopal weather watcher Dennis Wingfield said, adding: “after that, it has gone straight down hill.”
His Sperryville weather station has faithfiilly recorded daily precipitation amounts, high and low temperatures and weather abnormalities for several decades.
Summer showers have a tendency to be scattered, leaving one area with large amounts of rainfall and barely touching another. This year, that statement has proven itself true.
Although rain came to the streets of Sperryville, areas such as
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