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["victoria l. caron" <vicaron@gis.net>]

Hi Phil,
I've  heard the term off & on for years too. I checked with a few people and 
we all seem to agree that it has something to do with the
nitrogen cycle. Beyond that it gets a little vague. Hope someone else can be 
more specific, .............vic NH zone 3

Phil Norris wrote:

> It snowed here today in Maine.  A warm, wet spring snow, barely
> enough to stick to the ground.  I was in the Blue Hill post office
> this morning and as each new person came in the door they would make
> some comment about the weather and usually finish off with,  "Yup.
> Poor man's fertilizer."
>
> I have always been fascinated by this expression so I started asking
> the old timers about it's origin and whether or not there was any
> truth to it.  No one seemed to know.
>
> Does anyone know where it came from?  Is a sprint snow really good
> for the crops?
>
> Phil Norris
> East Blue Hill, Maine
> Z4
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