Crop Circles
last updated Wednesday 3rd August 2011 - 12:40
Crop Circles
The crop circle season is predominantly starts in May to August with a lot of these crop circles being produced in Wiltshire which is home to the worldwide famous ancient monument 'Stonehenge' symbolizing mystery, power and endurance.
These crop circles are patterns made from crops like wheat, barley rapeseed and corn that are created by flattening the crop.
The earliest record of such a crop circle is mentioned in a 17th century pamphlet. The image is called “Mowing-Devil” which shows the devil cutting an oval design in a field with a scythe. This pamphlet stated that the farmer was disgusted at the wage that his worker wanted for doing the job and claimed he would rather pay “the devil himself” to do the job. That night the crop appeared to be on fire and the following morning an oval pattern had mysteriously appeared.
Early examples of these circles, were simple patterns but in later years these became more complex which suggests that these circles are manmade, even though there is an small element of people who think more supernatural processes are involved.
Some farmers have expressed concern at the damage caused to their crops, but as mentioned in Wikipedia, most of the locals generate quite a lot of business from tourists who visit the areas to see these circles.
In 1996, a circle appeared near Stonehenge, and the farmer set up a booth and charged a fee. He collected £30,000 in four weeks. The value of the crop had it been harvested was probably about £150.
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