Plowing season at Howell Farm has commenced. Following the traditional COWS rotation (corn, oats, wheat, sod), the farmers are plowing up last year's corn field to prepare for planting oats, the first crop of spring.
The first few days of plowing are always challenging. Not only is the soil this year still a little wet (and thus heavy) but the horses and farmers haven't plowed since last fall--they're not quite in game shape. On the plus side, spring plowing is often completed on beautiful, warm-but-not-hot, sunshine-filled days such as today.
The first few days of plowing are always challenging. Not only is the soil this year still a little wet (and thus heavy) but the horses and farmers haven't plowed since last fall--they're not quite in game shape. On the plus side, spring plowing is often completed on beautiful, warm-but-not-hot, sunshine-filled days such as today.
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