They Called Him Crazy for Farming at Night — When the Drought Hit, Only His Fields Survived скачать в хорошем качестве

They Called Him Crazy for Farming at Night — When the Drought Hit, Only His Fields Survived

In the summer of 1974, Russell Creed did something that made his neighbors think he'd lost his mind. He started farming at night. While everyone else worked under the Oklahoma sun, Russell slept. Then, when darkness fell, he'd fire up his tractor and head to the fields. The headlights cutting through the black Oklahoma night became a local joke. "Vampire Russell," they called him. "The man who's afraid of sunlight." The John Deere dealer told everyone Russell had gone crazy from the heat. What nobody knew was that Russell had learned something in Korea—something the rice farmers there had known for centuries. Water doesn't evaporate at night. When you irrigate after dark, sixty percent more water reaches the roots. In 1980, when the worst drought in decades hit Oklahoma and the county started rationing water, every farmer got the same allocation. But Russell's water went into the ground. Everyone else's evaporated into the summer air. By August, Russell Creed had the only green fields in the county. This story draws from real agricultural history of the 1970s-80s. Characters and dialogue are dramatized for storytelling. Have you ever done something differently that everyone mocked—until it worked? Share your story in the comments. #OldFarmTales #NightFarmer #DroughtSurvivor #VampireFarmer #WaterWisdom