Farm Couple In New Jersey (Continued from Page E 2) example of the changing times. Henry and Ann also note the advances in technology that helped make farm chores less la- borious. Milking by hand soon turned to milking with buckets. A pipeline installed in 1948, plus a new bam, brought the Trouts to modem times. The memories live on. "We pitched hay by hand and cut wheat with a binder," Ann recalls. Henry fondly remembers his team of horses, Jake and Lena. "They were good," he says. "You could let them stand in the field and they would stay there." But life was not always filled with happy times. Ann speaks of the day that nearly cost Henry his life. The young fanner had stepped over a belt to start the old thrashing machine. The whirling strap vC INC. V TRACTOR & CATTLE GUARD For Rar Kee Cat on PAUL B. ZIMMERMAN, INC. Call or Wrtta For 295 Woodcorner Rd. Additional Information Lltitz, PA 17543 And Your Nearest Dealer 1 Mile West of Ephrata Phone: 717-738-1121 caught his overalls and began pull ing him toward the feeding arms. Ann appeared just in time, and "little me, all of 100 pounds, pulled him out," she says. These are just some of the memories Henry and Ann store in their hearts. They are part of the fuel that has kept them going all these years in a livelihood they wouldn't trade for anything. Farmers at Heart When asked'why, at their ages, they continue to farm, Ann answers: "others say to us, 'Why not get rkf of those cows and start living?”' She tells them, "We like the farm. We like what we're doing." What they are doing is this. Henry twice daily milks the 50-cow herd while son Henry Jr. manages the 200 acres of farm land. Ann "raises the animals" and. helps carry the milking equipment into the bam. She doesn't milk, she explains, because with her petite size, she can’t reach the pipeline. Ann makes up for the milking chore by spending endless hours in her garden one that the county agent has said "is the nicest he's seen." Her half-acre plot this past summer provided her with enough vegetables and fruits to fill three freezers. Her canned vegetables earned her "a lot of first prizes at the fair.” Henry has had his share of acco lades, too. In 1988, at the age of 78, he was named Warren County’s Farmer of the Year. Henry smiles, "The county agent says I'm just it, there’s no one like me." The Trouts say they are blessed with good health, a reward from "eating right and living right." (Turn to Pago E 4) TGIC Powder For Years Of Service! i * The milk cans used on the farm in the 1930’s now have a new use. This can with a painted farm scene helps decorate the farm kitchen. wth AUTO TURN CARTS Without Brakes $425.00 With Brakes $675.00 Spring Harrows j j 8’ $600.00 | | 9’ $680.00 i | 10’ $710.00 i 1 12’ $815.00 ! For Information and Delivery Write Little Britain Welding Shop 455 Nottingham Road, Nottingham, PA 19362 or Call 717-284-4745 before 8 A.M. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 14,1992-E3
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