A Professional 'Water Witch' Explains How to Find Water in a Drought

Water witching, or dowsing, is the old practice of using a willow branch or metal rods to find underground water. Many farmers believe in it and say the rods react when they pass over a water source. Science has never proven it works, but countless wells were drilled based on this method. Is it a real skill or rural folklore? #ruralhistory #waterwitching #dowsing #smalltownlife #farmhistory #midwesthistory #learnsomething #countrylife #undergroundwater #folklore #missourilandpro #realestate #den