41. They pray in soft murmurs for health, a good harvest or to dispel a curse. 42. They were haunted by gods on whom they depended for rain, a good harvest, fertility and success in war. 43. To them, he said, the volcano is a sacred symbol that cannot be fathomed by science, a rain god and a giver of good harvests. 44. When spring arrives too early the sap flows too short a time for a good harvest. 45. With good harvests or bad harvests, the effect on consumers is negligible. 46. People, especially farmers, used chickens and other dishes to thank the heavens for a good harvest at the end of the year. 47. Prices were held down by forecasts calling for good harvest weather in the Midwest this week. 48. People looked healthier and better fed as a result of a good harvest last year, and should be better able to survive hardships, she said. 49. A good harvest should help cheapen prices and attract foreign buyers. 50. A good harvest of early crops this summer had raised concern that prices would drop because of gluts in some regions. |