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THE FURROW: The online newsletter of Howell Living History Farm

The Winter Wheat is Up

11/10/2011

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It was a misty, mild morning on the farm today. As I walked up the farm lane, I spotted six giant draft horses grazing contently on the hillside pasture. The mist was thick enough that the horses appeared indistinct and shadowy and perhaps more giant than usual against the low-contrast sky. It was a nice scene.

I started to line the horses up for a photo, but I was a few seconds too late. Farmer Jonathan was already making his way through his list of morning chores and the horses knew that feeding time was imminent. They started trotting down the hill and in short order were jostling for position along the farm gate, ready to enter the barn and get some grub.

Whenever I arrive at the farm for my weekly photography and blogging session, my routine is to start by taking a lap around the fields to see what's changed. This week the farm's second field of winter winter is up, green, and thriving. (Last week it was just brown soil.) And the first field of winter wheat -- planted a few days earlier -- is even taller and greener.

One nice thing about farming is that the job changes as the season changes. Winter is a slower time in the fields, but there's plenty of work going on in the barns and workshops, fixing up equipment and preparing for another new season. So this winter, keep checking back on this blog to get a behind-the-scenes look at the world of winter on a 1900s farm.
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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.

    Funding for the Howell Living History Farm Furrow is made possible in part by an operating grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State. 

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