Tuesday, January 31, 2012

A genuine 'fish farm'?

A farmer in Northern Ireland might be forgiven for wondering whether the miracle of the loaves and fishes had come to one of his fields yesterday - although the loaves were conspicuous by their absence! The Daily Mail reports:

A farmer was understandably left fed up to the gills by the sight of fish after a staggering 20 tonnes [44,000 pounds] of mackerel spilled onto his land from an overturned lorry.











There's more at the link, including more (and much larger) pictures.

I understand fishmeal is used as a fertilizer; so in the farmer's shoes, I'd probably have plowed the fish into the field, and looked forward to a record harvest later in the year!



BobG said...

I imagine cats in that area will be wandering around dazed-looking for weeks to come.

FrankC said...

The "fishy smell" comes from fish that are not in best condition, so he could have put some in the freezer.

Peter said...

It's fortunate that the mishap did not happen on a hot summer day.