With the horses out to pasture, I took an opportunity to take some detail shots in the barn -- lines and harness waiting ready for spring plowing, a recently used rake, horseshoes against an anvil.
In doing some research recently about the industrial revolution, I was reminded how Howell Farm's era -- the late 1800s and early 1900s -- was a time of rapid technological advancement. New machines and ways to hook a horse to machines were changing the way farming had been conducted for hundreds (and sometimes thousands) of years. It's easy to think of what happens at Howell Farm as old. But it's also interesting to step into the farmers' boots -- they lived during a time in which the old ways were constantly being replaced by something new.
In doing some research recently about the industrial revolution, I was reminded how Howell Farm's era -- the late 1800s and early 1900s -- was a time of rapid technological advancement. New machines and ways to hook a horse to machines were changing the way farming had been conducted for hundreds (and sometimes thousands) of years. It's easy to think of what happens at Howell Farm as old. But it's also interesting to step into the farmers' boots -- they lived during a time in which the old ways were constantly being replaced by something new.
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