(AP) – Arkansas farmer David Hillman says Tropical Depression Cindy
could actually help the rice and corn he grows in the southeastern section of
his state.”If there’s not so much rain, it could end up being beneficial,” the farmer
from Almyra said. “A couple inches? Yes. I don’t think we’d have a problem with
that. Now if we get wind and it knocks the corn down, well, I don’t want that.”
could actually help the rice and corn he grows in the southeastern section of
his state.”If there’s not so much rain, it could end up being beneficial,” the farmer
from Almyra said. “A couple inches? Yes. I don’t think we’d have a problem with
that. Now if we get wind and it knocks the corn down, well, I don’t want that.”
The forecast for his area, 55 miles (90 kilometers) southeast of Little Rock,
Arkansas called for 2-4 inches (50-100 millimeters) of rain and winds about 20
mph (32 kph), winds that Hillman said would be OK. Summer thunderstorms in the
area can easily produce that much rain in a short period of time, with or
without a tropical storm around.
Hillman said the Almyra area had not received significant rainfall in more
than a week, and that a nearby farmer on Thursday was running his irrigation
system even though rain was on the horizon.
“I wondered what he was doing, but everybody has to make their own decisions,”
Hillman said.
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