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the description of the farm
work reads as follows:
“FARM - 40 students -
Gardening; grain and hay
farming; beef and hog
feeding, - butchering, and
related work; machinery
maintenance, repair,
painting, and operation;
fence building and repair;
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LANCASTER, PA 17601
tree planting,
nesting.”
But, surprisingly enough,
with all that work to be done
the farm crew is very
popular. “There’s a waiting
list to get on the farm,”
Ernst Laursen, farm
manager, was quoted as
saying in another publication
about the college.
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The reason for the surprise
at a waiting list for this farm
is that of all the 41 areas
students can choose to work
in, farming hires the most
people. And, as was stated,
there is a crew of 40 students
working under the farm
manager. This number
compares to an average of
nine for all other 40 areas.
Not only this, but farming is
hard work compared to some
of the other easy positions
such as dorm counsellor or
kitchen help.
and har-
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“But it’s great," declares
John. “On the farm there are
just so many things to do,
and it’s a great way to let out
tension. Instead of going to a
pool hall, you can go to work
and earn your room and
board.”
That’s not a statement that
will be heard every day, but
John means it. He’s an in
terested young adult who
knows the value of work and
the value of farming.
“I went down there in
tending to leam more about
farming and to leam a little
on the side," he says in his
clear, definitive manner.
What he has come up with
is a practical philosophy on
farming. Instead of sitting in
a classroom, learning facts
and figures about the trade,
he has developed his own
attitude on how to be a
successful farmer.
“Actually, the only way to
be a good farmer is to try
new methods and watch for
the results, modifying things
if necessary,” he explains.
John certainly is getting
practical experience this
summer in testing out his
philosophy since he is one of
seven or eight students who
have stayed at Warren
Wilson to work on the farm.
When a 40 member crew is
reduced to seven or eight,
each one of that small
number gets a real taste for
what it’s like to really farm.
“So far we haven’t done
anything special,” John
says. “In the beginning of
the summer we planted the
com, and then we mowed the
hay and took care of the
tomatoes.”
So, actually, even though
John is three states south of
Pennsylvania, the crops
aren’t much different from
those here.
“The climate in that
particular part of North
Carolina is pretty much like
here,” explains John.
“About the only difference is
that the temperature is a
little milder in the winter
and in the summer.”
And, the area is quite a bit
more mountainous since the
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 28,1976
John Shenk looks at a sunflower in his mother’s
garden at Lititz R 3 to compare the difference
between this one and those in the garden at
Warren Wilson College.
college is in the foothills of
the Blue Ridge mountains.
“Sometimes when I’m up
there with the mower it gets
a little scary,” John reflects.
As one would expect, the
bottomland is in com while
the hills are in pasture.
With all this mowing,
planting tomatoes, making
hay, etc.,< where do all the
fruits of the labor go, if not
back into the college?
“Usually we’ll slaughter
about 20 steers, package the
meat, and sell it to the
faculty,” says John. The
college also has a produce
stand for the garden
vegetables, and most of the
com which is harvested is
put back into feed for the
animals on the farm.
The machinery that is used
is mostly old equipment
which was either donated to
the college or gotten as army
surplus. Most of the time the
MAffnrs
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Use in any stable or animal
pen that has a tendency to
become slippery when wet.
• Cow Stables and Runways
• Hog Pens
• Sheep Stables
• Dog and Cat Kennels
• Chicken Houses
• Other damp areas
See your local dealer.
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students do the major repair
work in the machine shop,
but if the job gets too big,
they hire a professional.
One lucky break came for
Warren Wilson when a
Lancaster minister helped to
raise money for farm
equipment. As a result, the
college received a disc, a
rake, a manure spreader, a
mower, and a baler.
“These are the kinds of
things that keep us going,”
says John in earnest.
Timbering is also part of
the farm labor. Lumber
which is cut is used for
constructing new buildings,
putting up fences, and
similar activities. A small
amount also goes to pulp
wood.
So, in actuality, the farm is
not out to make a profit or
even sustain the college as a
self-sufficient entity. It is
primarily set up to be a
learning experience for all
involved.
John will attest to its
success in this area.
“I really like the place a
Ipt,” he claims. “It teaches
you farming, but more than
that, it teaches you
organization and how to
work with people and un
derstand them. And, the
atmosphere and philosophy
really round you out as a
total person.”
What more can a student
ask of a college experience?
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