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Article: Return to true horse power: It's not a growing trend, but some people still shun the tractor in favor of tilling the earth the old-fashioned way.
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- The Roanoke Times (Roanoke, VA)
- Article date:
- June 2, 2007
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Byline: Christina Rogers
Jun. 2--In a world that's used to revving on all cylinders, Allen West finds his slice of serenity behind the reins of his two chestnut-colored draft horses, tilling the land much as his ancestors once did.
Clad in beige overalls, he guides the plow through tufts of grass, the machinery clanking and squeaking, in what could easily be a scene from days long gone if it weren't for the occasional ringing of the cellphone in his pocket.
For years, West, a General Electric employee in Salem, has spent his evenings and weekends out on this five-mile tract of Bedford County land where he grows soybeans, alfalfa and hay.
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