Wu Shui-jung says that in the past, rice crops were watered by showers from the northwest. Locals believe that with the death of the windbreak trees, the northwestern showers stopped coming and agriculture declined. But industry stepped in to take its place.
「古早人說：西北雨澆樹仔（稻子的音誤），」吳水榮說，防風林死掉之後，西北雨就不來了，農業逐漸沒落，工業應運而起。