Local crops appear to be in good shape. Timely rainfall helps.
Understand the damage to the blueberry crop varies from farm to farm, with more eastern farms, overall, appearing to have suffered less ‘freeze damage’ than those further inland. Blueberries are one of Bladen’s best cash crops, maybe #1. Remember when tobacco was king?
From the ‘did you know’ department….The average American male is 5 feet, 9 1/2 inches tall and weighs 195.5 lbs. Several surveys produced similar results. As if that is important……
Average high & low June temps for Bladen County: High 87 – Low 69. Annual rainfall averages 49 to 50 inches, or about an inch per week.
Local merchants, especially food outlets, appear to be benefiting from White Lake vacationers. Tourism is good business.
As we grow older, one of our most difficult tasks is to keep up with doctor appointments.
Living is messy. Woody Allen
Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at the time, and sometimes you weep. Carl Sandburg
It is after you have lost your teeth that you can afford to buy steaks. Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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