Monthly Archives: May 2009

  Today the farmers devoted much of the afternoon to equipment maintenance — greasing up hay tedders and testing corn planters — in preparation for a long season of field work. The grassy area behind the horse barn, shown above, … Continue reading →

Farmer Jeremy disks the corn field with Chester, Jack, Bill, and Jess.  The disk is best after plowing sod because the disks either cut or push the sod into the soil rather than lift it up like the spring-tooth might.

Today I took Chris and Jake and pulled the spike-tooth harrow over the potato field. It is day 17 since the potatoes were planted, and no sign of them is showing. The spike-tooth harrow works about 2 inches deep, digging … Continue reading →

Lambs grazing in the pasture… and school children plowing up a future corn field.

Chester heads out to the tubyard to get his morning drink. Historic House Tours Today: A 90-minute walking tour will be offered at 1 p.m., led by Howell Farm historian Larry Kidder. Three houses will be featured on this tour … Continue reading →

Last night was Howell Farm’s second annual historic fashion show. Here’s a photo of the fashionable group before the show.