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Caleb Dugger explained how this John Deere self-propelled sprayer works to a group of first graders. Dugger is a senior at Shenandoah High School and a member of the school's FFA chapter.
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The Trennepohl Farm near Middletown, Ind. hosted an ag day for first graders sponsored by the Henry County Farm Bureau. Here the students learn about combines.
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These first graders couldn't believe th size of this John Deere self-propelled sprayer. A few were brave enough to walk underneath it.
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A pretty purple flower peeks out of the ground in Knightstown, Ind. last week.
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Spring blooming bulbs made an appearance throughout the Midwest as the weather turned warmer.
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Check out our Lawn and Garden section in the April 12 issue of Farm World for handy gardening tips.
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Trees are in bloom as temperatures rise across the Midwest.
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Springtime has arrived in Knightstown, Ind.
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Jerald Keegan, Reading, Mich., and his helper warm up for a contest.
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Tom Walstra, Jr., 19, from Indiana is one of the younger participants in the horsepulling events across the Midwest.
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With remnants of a recent snowstorm all around, a horse on a north central Ohio farm withstands the cold weather.
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Josh Friedrich and his favorite Section D cob stallion, Magic Marvel, exit the 2005 American Nationals show in Canfield, Ohio. Debbie Williams of Chandler, Arizona, owns the pony.
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Lined with clean, white fences, the mission of the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. is to highlight the relationship between man and horse. In 2010, the park will host one of the world's largest equine events - the World Equestrian games. This will be the event's U.S. debut.
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The Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. features two museums, twin theaters and nearly 50 different breeds of horses.
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The Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. was first opened to the public in 1978.
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The draft horses are among the more popular exhibits during the annual Maple Syrup Festival on the Malabar Farm near Lucas, Ohio. The horses are used to pull carts of visitors around the event.
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The draft horses are among the more popular exhibits during the annual Maple Syrup Festival on the Malabar Farm near Lucas, Ohio.
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Eric Parsons works on a horseshoe for a customer at the Equine Podiatry Center in Lexington, Ky.
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Eric Parsons works on a horseshoe for a customer at the Equine Podiatry Center in Lexington, Ky.
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Mary Lou, the pony, poses with her prosthetic leg. Mary Lou lives behind the Equine Podiatry Center in Lexington, Ky. She was brought to the center with a severe break in her front left leg.
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Ralph Umbaugh from Napanee, Ind. and his horsepulling team kick up a cloud of dust during a Michigan pulling contest.
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Shiny new horseshoes, belonging to the Equine Podiatry Center in Lexington, Ky., glimmer in the sunshine.
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The new fertilizer hub can now receive 65 railcars, like the one here, at one time.
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Co-Alliance Agronomy Manager Phil Brewer (left) stands with Gordy Barnet, manager of Co-Alliance's new fertilizer hub.
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