His invention grew into a company which he later sold.
George Ballas became known as the "Weed King." As he once told the Houston Chronicle, "A Weed Eater comes along once in a lifetime."
Today the idea lives on in a new generation of string trimmers and edgers that people often call weed whackers.
The noise may not be the nicest, but neither is a loud mower. Trimmers work well in corners and along walls and fences. And, as weed expert Bill Curran at Penn State University points out, they avoid the use of chemicals. Or the labor of pulling weeds by hand.
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Of course, in the wrong hands, a weed whacker can do damage like any other power tool. The high-speed cutting line can whack pieces out of trees, wood fences, stone surfaces or birdbaths.
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In nineteen fifty-two, George Ballas married Maria Louisa Marulanda, a Spanish flamenco dancer and film actress. They were together for fifty-nine years until his death.
And that’s the VOA Special English Agriculture Report, written by Jerilyn Watson. I’m Bob Doughty.
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