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    A Farmer's Goodbye
    A Farmer's Goodbye
    A Farmer's Goodbye
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    A Farmer's Goodbye

    By Ron D Smith

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    After a half century of farming, an old man takes one last walk across his land.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRon D Smith
    Release dateOct 5, 2011
    ISBN9781466021198
    A Farmer's Goodbye
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    Ron D Smith

    Ron D Smith is the author of the novels Come up a Cloud, The Savior of Turk and The Night Budda Got Deep in It. He lives in Kentucky.

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