It's the little observations -- sometimes positive, sometimes negative -- that define a year of farming. This year, the Howell Farm farmers have noticed that the huge flies that constantly track and bite the draft horses -- Farmer Jeremy just calls them "the bombers" -- arrived earlier than usual and in incredible numbers.
"This was the worst, worst, worst year ever for them," Farmer Jeremy remarked. Last week, while trying to shoe a horse, 30 of the flies were killed with well-aimed slaps before the farmers abandoned the task.
If there's an upside to the Summer of the Fly, it's that it may be almost over. This week, compared to last week, the number of flies seemed to decline markedly.
"This was the worst, worst, worst year ever for them," Farmer Jeremy remarked. Last week, while trying to shoe a horse, 30 of the flies were killed with well-aimed slaps before the farmers abandoned the task.
If there's an upside to the Summer of the Fly, it's that it may be almost over. This week, compared to last week, the number of flies seemed to decline markedly.
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