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July 2025 Nebraskaland

NEBRASKAland Magazine is dedicated to outstanding photography and informative writing with an engaging mix of articles and photos highlighting Nebraska’s outdoor activities, parklands, wildlife, history and people.

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36 Nebraskaland • July 2025 When rain didn't follow the plow in the 1890s, Nebraska communities hired professional rainmakers who used explosives, smoke and chemical reactions to create rain. It didn't work but sometimes they got lucky. NSHS RG2545-0-9 "Farmers attending a siphon tube irrigation demonstration," Clay County, Nebraska, 1948. Soil Conservation Service photo. NSHS RG2570-18-45

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