At Howell Farm today, the last of the feed corn was collected (by hand) by Intern Noah and Farmer Jonathan. The field of corn stalks was then chopped and collected using a tractor hooked up to a chopping implement and wagon.

Chopped corn stalks are among the world's best and most absorbent bedding materials. So this winter, Howell Farm's livestock will be bedded down in style.

Other updates:

-Work continues on the roof of the Howell Farm horse barn.

-Over at the Howell Farm corn maize (located on a separate property) a cover crop of wheat and spelt is up and thriving. A mild winter has allowed for good germination rates and growth. Hungry geese are a problem, but now that the ground is frozen, the geese seem to be nibbling only the shoots, rather than pulling the entire plant out, roots and all.
 


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    The Furrow is the online newsletter of The Friends of Howell Living History Farm. We will be updating this site about once a week with crop reports and other insights into life on a horse-drawn living history farm.

    Howell Farm is owned by Mercer County and operated by the Mercer County Park Commission.

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