Participants in the annual Clark County Ag Day watch a hay grabber move several bales of hay to a hay barn during a demonstration Thursday afternoon on the farm of Charles ¿Shorty¿ Howard. The field day also featured Larry Stewart speaking about raising quail and pheasants for profit and Will Meurer speaking on chickens and cows. (James Mann/jmann@winchestersun.com) |
David Dotson with Bevins Motor Company of Georgetown, loads baled hay on Charles “Shorty” Howard’s hay accumulator, top photo. With the automated equipment, Howard can bale and store 225 bales of hay an hour. Howard talks about his hay production using a computer and other automated equipment during the annual Clark County Ag Day Thursday afternoon on his farm on Jones Nursery Road, bottom photo. Howard had planned to have a live demonstration of the hay accumulator but the last several days of rain ended his plan. The field day is sponsored by Clark County Farm Bureau, Clark County Cooperative Extension Service, Clark County Conservation District and the Clark County Cattleman’s Association.
