by Pete Beckary | Apr 20, 2017 | Down on the Farm
Mixing the Old with the New So you’re thinking – “I thought they distanced themselves from ‘technology’ and did their work manually – why are they pulling powered farm implements behind a team of horses/mules? What is the difference...
by Pete Beckary | Sep 21, 2016 | Down on the Farm
Baling Hay With Summer over harvest time arrives in Lancaster County. Our Amish neighbors grow corn, tobacco and soybeans in their fields. This photo shows them baling hay and using a mix of gas (diesel)-powered equipment and real horsepower and manpower. Woman...