Horse-drawn plow On a lovely evening near Twisp, Washington, Sam is mowing one of the fields with Salt, a Percheron gelding, and Babe, a Belgian mare. What is wrong with enjoying a few quiet hours away from noise and fumes? And these 3 are travelling at a tractor-like pace. We need to see more of this, and given the cost of petrol, it's a fairly good deal.

Following his discharge from the USMC at the end of World War II, my grandfather began farming with two Belgian horses. They are such magnificent and lovely creatures! It's encouraging to see that the traditional ways are still in use.

Following his discharge from the USMC at the end of World War II, my grandfather began farming with two Belgian horses. They are such magnificent and lovely creatures! It's encouraging to see that the traditional ways are still in use.

I am astonished by how healthy the grass and ecology in the ground are due to the Amish not compacting their fields, which is kind of the original no-till idea. Horse-drawn equipment really works the soil better and has a much smaller negative impact on the environment. It is an extremely effective method of farming. They just use bailing because it is portable and simple to stack it in storage; it is more common sense than a preference for equipment.

Excellent individuals, just like everyone else, with problems. But the hay loader, which was my greatest childhood memory, eventually switched to square bales; I have no idea what became of the original hay loader, which was modified to use hay forks to lift bales into the barn loft. Great to see a hay loader in operation once more. When farmers had less than ten cows, as well as a number of kids, loose hay kept well and met their needs.