Spring Field in Bethel, Vermont
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New England was once covered with farms, or at least the accessible places were. Yet farming in New England has always been difficult. Because of the region’s hilly, rocky terrain, most farms are small; farmers cannot plant vast fields like those in the Midwest or South. Another hurdle is the famous New England weather: harsh, unpredictable, and sometimes downright crazy. Finally, the length of the growing season, which is very short and variable, can prove to be a formidable obstacle to success.
Despite these challenges, cornfields, cows, and curling pumpkin vines were familiar sites to most people in the area. Barns, silos, stables, and icehouses once dotted the landscape. The smell of manure spread on open fields was for many the most certain sign of spring.
The whole region was filled with farms. Most raised cows, hay, or fruit. According to an almanac of 1900, Massachusetts alone had more than 34,300 of them, just under 3 million acres of farmland.
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Beautiful!
Posted 27 months ago.
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nice scenery..very peaceful!
Posted 27 months ago.
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beautiful!
Posted 27 months ago.
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Did you just finish plowing the back 40?
Beautiful shot.
Posted 27 months ago.
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great work I love this!
Posted 27 months ago.
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lovely lines.
Posted 26 months ago.
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Fantastic essay and great photos! I read the
whole lot with great interest!
Posted 24 months ago.
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you have lots of lovely pics ~
Posted 23 months ago.
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Magnificent Panaramics! This is just
beautiful...Makes me homesick
for spring...Tymelynerdelux
Posted 19 months ago.
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Great shot! Nice light.
Posted 10 months ago.
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