Posted by M Nut on March 19, 2010 at 06:03:38 from (74.33.23.209):
In Reply to: Just a nosey question posted by Minnie Mo John 2 on March 18, 2010 at 18:14:02:
Have to go back into the 1950's to find a working team on the farm. Dad likes horses so always been a few on the farm since then, but mostly just to look at and burn hay. He will occasionally ride one, and has had a driving team or two over the past 20 years. Next door neighbor still uses horse power for everything except baling. He has a WD with a roto-baler for that. Otherwise mowing, raking, hauling hay, manure spreader, firewood, etc. are all done with a team. Used to have 3-4 working teams, but he only has 3 draft horses left. Others died of old age. He's in his 70's and not the greatest health so I imagine these three will be the last.
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