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Machines bailing out Amish in wake of Isabel
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GORDONVILLE, Pa. -- Elam Zook puts a caller on hold, removes his
headset and hurriedly confers with two bearded men beside him in the
local dialect known as Pennsylvania German.
Zook is trying to help Elmer Esh, one of dozens of Amish farmers
worried about losing their crops. Zook tells his companions that he
has secured a tractor, two wagons and a blower, nearly enough
equipment to send a crew to Esh's farm.
With the blessing of their bishops, Amish farmers are desperately
round...
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