Dry as dust
by Wally Northway
Published: November 14,2010
Tags: Dr. David Dockery, Dr. Larry Oldham, drought, Tommy Dunlap
Drought making Yazoo clay an issue Years ago, Dr. Larry Oldham used to frequently make the drive from Jackson to Vicksburg on Interstate 20. Like all travelers on that stretch of I-20, he had to negotiate the uneven, undulating roadbed. “One day I realized that the humps were moving; they were in different places,” Oldham said. [...]
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