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ST. LOUIS (AP) - A long spell of hot, dry weather and some crunchy brown grass do wonders for Mike Salesman's business.
Salesman is general manager of Allen Irrigation, a St. Louis company that so far this summer has installed an average of 15 residential in-ground watering systems per week. That's about double the number from last summer.
"When a guy walks out in his yard like last year and it's green and his neighbor's yard is green, the last thing he thinks about is irrigation," Salesman said. "When he walks out today and everything is brown and his wife is complaining about dragging the hose around, he's motivated to get a system."
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