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Today Smalls' Harvesting is run by Jessie (who oversees three combines), his son Joe, 34 (who manages two more), and Jessie's cousin Gayle. Jessie's other son, Byron, 17, and daughter, Susie. 14, both drive combines, though Susie, much to her annoyance, is still considered something of an apprentice. "When I'm 18," she declares, "I'm going to have my own combine and all-woman crew." When Susie says things like that, Byron makes a face as if he's just finished sucking on a lemon. Jessie, proud of his daughter...
Though the Smalls have a good deal of capital invested in machinery, they make a comfortable living off their combines, but like the farmers they serve, they worry a lot about the future of American agriculture. "Farming is the only thing holding this country together," says Joe. "When it folds, that's the end of this country, freedom, everything...
...When things are good for the farmer," says Joe, "things are good...
Unfortunately for the sloshed Harvard fans, coach Joe Restic's usually fine squad has taken a nosedive since the members of the class of '79 first walked through Johnston Gate. After soloing as Ivy champ in the fall of 1975, the Crimson slipped to a tie for third in '76, before suffering its first losing campaign (4-5) in Restic's eight-year tenure last fall...
...yeah, I almost forgot the newest winter varsity sport. Remember Joe Bertagna, the wet-haired goalie at Elsie's? Well, last year he joined forces with about 15 women and coached them through a scheduled season as a club team. This year the icewomen become Level II varsity (all sports receive a Level I or II designation), and while they may not look all that great yet, they're getting there...