The farmer’s wife died.
He called the newspaper in town to check the cost of getting an obituary printed – “£20 per word” they told him.
There was a long pause and then he said – “okay, write: WIFE DEAD”.
The newspaper secretary understood the dilemma and said “look, you can do better than that, I’ll give you 3 extra words for free”.
Another long pause followed before the farmer replied – “WIFE DEAD, HAY FOR SALE”.