ABSTRACT
I first began emphasizing this technique in the fall of 1988, after one of the greatest droughts of the 20th century. Dozens of states suffered through scores of days with temperatures in the high 90s and above, and farmers across the country went weeks without significant rainfall to drench their crops. Almost all the grass along Indiana's extensive state highway system died; the corn crop looked more like yellow-brown confetti than a real grain by August and September of that year. Many farmers left the land; small businesses that catered to farmers were also hurt, and food prices at the grocery stores jumped.
